What Works for Women: Proven approaches for empowering women smallholders and...
ActionAid International, CARE, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, Find Your Feet, Oxfam, Practical Action, Save the Children, Self Help Africa What Works for WomenThursday, March 8, 2012What changes do...
View ArticleBrazil – we are in your hands
You can’t listen to negotiations for much more than 15 minutes here at the Rio+20 summit before you hear the expression “I am in your hands”. It’s not an expression of love between negotiators, but...
View ArticleG20: Leaders still stuck in the policy quicksand
It’s time for another beach resort G20 summit – this time it’s Live from Los Cabos, Mexico. Only seven months ago, world leaders gathered in the beach resort town of Cannes, France. Now they’re back...
View ArticleThe great G20 bioflop (but at least progress was made on helping the banks....
World leaders agreed today to support European efforts to integrate European banking sectors in a bid to support governments affected by the ongoing Eurozone crisis. Heads of state had earlier gathered...
View ArticleMyanmar – Stark Choices Ahead for a New Democracy
As Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi makes a historic visit to the United States after decades spent under house arrest, residents of Myanmar and well wishers abroad will be focused on the political...
View ArticleAfrica’s endless food security talking shop
As this year’s World Food Day approaches, the African continent is faced with a familiar story. Africa’s food situation has not improved and today, even more people are threatened with starvation.Food...
View ArticleHow the G20 can help end poverty
I’m blogging on how civil society might strategically engage with the G20. Here are two areas in which the G20 could take a significant step forward towards ending poverty and ensuring economic...
View ArticleWhat constitutes agriculture spending?
ActionAid what_constitutes_agriculture_spending.pdfFriday, November 15, 2013Public spending on agriculture in Africa is critical to promoting economic growth and the reduction of poverty. GDP growth...
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