Blended finance in the national planning processes and the SDGs in Least Developed Countries: Evidence from Senegal
Abstract This research paper looks at the application of blended finance in Senegal. Southern Voice analysed the scope and [...]
Who is being left behind by the Education Revolution in Bolivia?
Lee en español aquí. This blog sheds light on surprising findings in the field of education in Bolivia [...]
The myth surrounding urban Indian women
Are urban Indian women more likely to participate in labour, compared to their rural counterparts? India’s Public Affairs Centre [...]
Assessing the effectiveness of external financial flows for meeting the 2030 Agenda goals
Panel discussion at the Global Solutions Summit 2019 Date and Venue 18 March 2019, 15.00 – 15.50 hrs; European School of [...]
Financing SDGs: Is humanitarian aid causing a diversion?
This article looks at how a higher flow of humanitarian assistance has influenced the development finance discourse.
Is blended finance trending in the LDCs? Perspectives from the ground
Blended finance is picking up as a new source of finance to meet the funding gap in implementing SDGs. [...]
Five Questions for New Metrics to Assess Development Effectiveness
There is an urgent need to revisit the metrics of assessing development effectiveness of development cooperation. It is underpinned by significant changes in recent times regarding the concept of development effectiveness, and the emerging new modalities of development cooperation.
Need for International Support Measures for Graduating LDCs
A rising number of countries will be leaving the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) group in the coming decades. There is [...]
Non-traditional aid in Uganda: Weighing private vs public priorities
Uganda needs to take lead in establishing a more accountable structure for negotiating external support from “non-traditional” development partners.
Why do we need to rethink Development Effectiveness?
It is maintained that the aid effectiveness initiative remains an unfinished business. Despite being technically sound, it lacks necessary political ownership on the part of both providers and recipients.