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In July 2014, the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development proposed a universal set of post-2015 goals and targets to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The draft consists of 17 ambitious goals for social, economic and enviro...

Last week the UN Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals (OWG) adopted their final report to standing ovations after 13 formal sessions and a final marathon meeting. From a European perspective, the outcome is considered a sat...

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The recently launched Millennium Development Goals Report gives reason for optimism about achievement of the first goal: reduce extreme poverty by half. However, the figures do not display the little progress made for the poorest of the poor,...

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Now the process of agreeing a new set of sustainable and inclusive development goals is reaching its decisive phase, the middle-income countries (MICs) are threatened to be mostly left out of the agenda. Even though 75% of the global poor live in...

The African Studies Centre (ASC), the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS/EUR) and globalization think tank The Broker are excited to announce that they will be hosting the Secretariat fo...

In response to David Sogge, Seth Kaplan adds five ways in which those working to develop or enhance social contracts can be more effective.

Criticism of East Asia’s alleged self-interest-led development aid can also be applied to Western donors.

Mandela was an ethical realist, who rejected confrontation both at home and internationally.

Will the BRICS Development Bank’s constructive capacities overcome its destructive ones? The world is watching.

Norway’s recent international cooperation white paper, Sharing for Prosperity, seems stubbornly non-conformist. For it recommits Norway to some fundamental, if today unfashionable, purposes: for low-income lands, pursuit of growth-with-r...

The discussions about a new global development agenda to supersede the MDGs will reach a climax in the coming months. The Broker invites you to join in the conversation.

Increasing awareness and knowledge about water use is essential and should be a key part of the post-2015 agenda.

The Broker was present at the annual conference of the Development Studies Association in London on 3 November to learn about the present state of the debate within the development studies community in the UK. During the discussion, five hot issue...

INGOs are at a crossroads. Caught up in a tide of technocracy, they have become increasingly managerialist – ‘outsider’ experts disconnected from the real struggle. But which road should they take? Can they transform societies, or should they opt...

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The Broker asked Allister McGregor to reflect on the following three questions concerning Europe's role in international development.

The broker asked Stephan Klasen to reflect on the following three questions concerning Europe's role in international development.