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Young Lives Study in Peru: The Story of Two Generations of Children
Young Lives is a longitudinal study that follows the livelihoods of two cohorts of children born between 1990s and [...]
What is the new UN technology bank for?
Interview with Ms Bitrina Diyamett, founding/executive director of the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research Organization (STIPRO), Tanzania The United [...]
From Planning to Implementation: Raising Awareness on the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Sri Lanka
This blog post discusses a component vital for the success of the Sustainable Goals (SDGs) in Sri Lanka: a nation [...]
Sri Lanka’s Sustainable Development Act: Improving Institutional Coherence for SDGs
Improving institutional coherence is key to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sri Lanka’s Sustainable Development Act came into effect [...]
South-South Cooperation: Does it listen to the people who receive its aid?
(re-publication from kiliza.org) This year marks my twentieth anniversary of working in the humanitarian and development sector. It is obviously [...]
Towards inclusive cities: Making UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 work
by Nirmani Liyanage, social researcher on urban development at the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), Sri Lanka Sustainable Development [...]
More health research means more lives saved
Health research needs to include partnerships across different sectors and involve diverse stakeholders. Only then will it have real impact. [...]
The Elephant in the Room: Radicalisation in sub-Saharan Africa & Possible Remedies
Increasing conflict, violent extremism, and unprecedented levels of migration and displacement are shaping the present.
Walking the talk on international development assistance
When Justin Trudeau’s government took office, one of the Prime Minister’s messages overseas was “Canada’s back,” which referred to Canada’s perceived lack of leadership on the world stage under the previous, Conservative, government.
Debt and Systemic Concerns of the Developing Countries: Rising Debt in Nigeria
To achieve the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030, governments need to align their fiscal policies to their development plans and put in place sound macroeconomic policies and sustainable debt management.
