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New Challenges, New Beginnings: Next steps in European development cooperationEuropean Development Cooperation

The ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, and the arrival in Brussels of a new leadership team, provide an opportunity to re-invigorate European collaboration and collective action on international development. A new joint report from four European think tanks, including ODI, examines New Challenges, New Beginnings

Responding to earthquakes

Rescuing a Haitian man from the rubble | REUTERS/KENA BETANCURThe aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti shows just how hard it can be for aid agencies to respond effectively.

The State of the Humanitarian System

Refugees cross from Rwanda into Tanzania, 1994	Refugees cross the Rusumo border into Tanzania from Rwanda May 30, 1994 carrying their belongings including goats, mattresses and cows.	Reuters	Jeremiah Kamau (REF: RWA104)For the first time the size, shape, resources and overall performance of the international humanitarian system has been assessed and synthesised in one place: the ALNAP State of the Humanitarian System report.

Tourism for poverty reduction

Sunbeds and umbrellas on beach	Flickr	kdperico	http://www.flickr.com/photos/93958054@N00/2853601605Cruise ships docking in a devastated Haiti have provoked controversy, but can tourism benefit the poor? A new ODI blog outlines findings from a recent ODI-authored book.

Agricultural SWAps: an expensive experiment

Agricultural work in Tanzania	Flickr	vredeseilanden	http://flickr.com/photos/vredeseilanden/492387248/Following discussions on donor support to the agriculture sector in Rome, a new ODI blog and ODI briefing paper question the effectiveness of sector-wide approaches (SWAps)

Greater aid transparency: crucial for aid effectiveness

Holding a magnifying glass to a field	Flickr	marcomagrini	http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcomagrini/698692268/The poorest countries will lose out if donors do not publish aid information that is easy to link with recipient government budget systems, argues a new ODI Project Briefing.

Human rights and pro-poor growth

Beggar in street, Malaysia	Flickr	Lo-Key	http://www.flickr.com/photos/syaz/1508097232/What is the relationship between human rights and pro-poor growth? An ODI Project Briefing identifies points of connection, as well as contradiction.

Did Copenhagen deliver for the poor?

UNFCCC COP 15 Copenhagen Though binding emission reductions were not agreed at Copenhagen, there were pledges to support developing countries responding to climate change.

A value chain approach to poverty reduction

Two women sort through Brazil nuts, an important value addition activity in the region, in a factory outside of Lima, Peru.	Flickr	Shared Interest	http://www.flickr.com/photos/31022434@N08/3100319746/Why has trade liberalisation across Latin America not led to significant reduction in levels of poverty? Can value chain analysis help address this apparent contradiction? A new report from ODI and COPLA investigates.

Documenting climate funds by project, fund and country

Map showing projects receiving funding from climate funds in AfricaClimate Funds Update, an independent website managed by ODI contains up-to-date details on funding initiatives and graphs showing amounts pledged, deposited and disbursed by country and fund.

After the war: views on conflict resolution

An Afghan policeman carries a wounded man at the site of an attack by militants in Kabul October 28, 2009. Six U.N. foreign staff were killed when Taliban militants attacked an international guest-house in Kabul	Reuters	Stringer/Afghanistan	ODI Director, Alison Evans, recently participated in a panel discussion on conflict resolution for the New Statesman, alongside the UK Secretary of State for International Development and other senior figures. Full notes are now online.

ODI on... The Seventh Session of the WTO Ministerial

Cargo ship at sea	Flickr	Rennett Stowe	http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomsaint/2709720536/in/set-72157606207993535/The World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial took place last week. In advance, ODI released a set of papers and blogs on some of the key issues discussed.