International development

United Nations Department of Social and Economic Affairs

Social Watch poverty eradication and gender justice

Ananya Roy, director of UCLA Luskin’s new Institute on Inequality and Democracy, is concerned about the ubiquitous presence of inequality discourse within and

Latest edition from WHO http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/Global_Immunization_Data.pdf

6 richest countries host only 9% of refugees

Trade Logistics improving in developing countries, but more needs to be done.

O'Neil, T. and Domingo, P. (2016). Women and power. Overcoming barriers to leadership and influence. London, UK: ODI.

. This is the fifth edition of an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) study, commissioned by DuPont.

Which covers issues of affordability, availability and quality of food across 113 countries using  28 unique indicators. Free registration required

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Try also the annual FAO state of World food insecurity report and hunger map

And the World Food Programme food security monitoring system which has bulletins on specific nations

In 2014, UNDP, with the generous support of the Government of Denmark, established an Innovation Facility to improve service delivery and support national governments and citizens to tackle complex challenges.

The UNDP Innovation Facility’s second annual Review focuses on 62 initiatives across 45 countries sponsored by the Facility in 2015 with seed-funding and technical assistance.

This aims to create a single platform or place where information can be found about people displaced by natural crises, disasters and climate change. It is supported by Federal republic of Germany in order to implement the recommendations of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda. It currently contains news and documents relating to refugees, displacement and humanitarian aid. These include recent materials from UN bodies.

Effective management of fiduciary risk is key to achieving value for money and ensuring that UK aid makes maximum impact.

Oxfam has developed a new set of A series of guidelines on sharing resources, methodology and best practice in conducting research.

This report outlines key concerns and needs of developing countries in relation to green finance, particularly focusing on developing countries that are not members of the G20. It also highlights emerging innovations, drawing in particular from engagement with practitioners and regulators from Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Honduras, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Nigeria, the Philippines, Thailand

Report of the Reflection Group on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Published by Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN), Third World Network (TWN), Social Watch, Global Policy Forum (GPF) and Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND)
ISBN 978-3-943126-27-3

2016/06 – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM);
IAI Working Papers 16/14;

NEW YORK, 28 June 2016 – Based on current trends, 69 million children under five will die from mostly preventable causes, 167 million children will live in poverty, and 750 million women will have been married as children by 2030, the target date for the Sustainable Development Goals – unless the world focuses more on the plight of its most disadvantaged children, according to a UNICEF report released today.

NGO networks’ statement following World Humanitarian Summit conclusions

This statement is made by six national and international networks (Coordination SUD, ICVA, InterAction, NEAR, VENRO, VOICE) and is based on the declaration of Dr F. Sivignon, President of Médecins du Monde, at the Summit’s closing ceremony.