G8 and trade: the development angle
The list of competing priorities for this year’s G8 summit was whittled down to three by David Cameron.
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Overlooking the central Kumasi market at closing time in Kumasi, Ghana
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Credit: Jonathan Ernst / World Bank
Source: FlickrUK launch of the European Report on Development 2013
The authors of the European Report on Development 2013 (ERD 2013) will present some of the findings of the report, which provides a contribution to the post-2015 debate, and will put them in perspective with the recent publication of the High-Level Panel Report.
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Lough Erne accountability report comments by ODI
Overseas Development InstituteThis report provides an ODI commentary on the Loch Erne G8 accountability report. -
We must rethink the role of aid for a new era
'It’s time for us to think more about how traditional “aid,” or official development assistance, fits in to the new landscape.' -
The good, the bad and the ugly in the long-awaited UN development report
'We're firmly in "jigsaw" territory – a report trying, ambitiously, to solve interrelated problems at once. It sets out the destination well. We're unclear about the journey, and the roles of different actors in getting us there – but there's still two years left to negotiate.' -
What do discussions about aid modalities and institutional change have in common?
'We need to start defining the way we deliver ODA differently; in a way that is meaningful for work on institutional change.' -
UK should revisit its decision on South Africa and its concept of aid
'Directing aid from middle-income countries demonstrates a misunderstanding about the role it can play in big and increasingly better-off countries.' -
Aid isn’t just about money
'We should focus (and even argue) much more about how aid money is spent, and how we can reduce the need for aid in the long run.' -
If we want to change the world, where's the cash going to come from?
'We have deliberately rejected a simplistic understanding of how finance operates, analysing country context, sources of finance, techniques used to translate money into action, and accountability of financial actors.' -
Live stream launch of the European Report on Development 2013
Live stream of the launch event for The European Report on Development (ERD) 2013. The latest report aims to provide an independent European contribution to the emerging debate on a possible post-2015 consensus on international development.