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A woman uses her hands to help irrigate a crop of onions in a field near Dambulla, Sri Lanka, August 9, 2010 (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Courtesy Reuters).
Last week on my blog, I reviewed USAID’s Water and Development Strategy, focusing on the link between water and food security. As I write: Read more »
Women carry bags of rice from USAID in Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti on February 18, 2010 (Carlos Barria/Courtesy Reuters).
Yesterday on my blog, I discussed the Obama administration’s proposed reforms to U.S. food aid. As I note: Read more »
A woman walks past the International Convention Centre where the 5th BRICS Summit was held, in Durban, South Africa, March 25, 2013 (Rogan Ward/Courtesy Reuters).
Yesterday I published an article on ForeignPolicy.com posing ten questions about the BRICS development bank, recently announced by BRICS leaders, and its implications for global development. One question is whether developing countries will welcome the bank. As I write: Read more »
The President of Malawi Joyce Banda arrives for a lunch with Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Commonwealth Nations Heads of Government and representatives of the Commonwealth nations at Marlborough House in central London, June 6, 2012 (Lefteris Pitarakis/Courtesy Reuters).
On my blog yesterday, I profiled several women who made headlines this year with their courageous stories. One of them is Malawi’s president, Joyce Banda, who is working to put her country on a sustainable path to greater prosperity. As I note, Banda’s background is compelling: Read more »
Alcatel-Lucent contractors lay the East African Marine Cable (TEAMS) fibre optic cable on the Fujairah shore-end, United Arab Emirates, April 10, 2009 (Courtesy Reuters).
Yesterday on my blog, I highlighted five innovations poised to have a big impact on global development in 2013. As I write about one of them, Africa’s broadband revolution: Read more »
Employees work at a cocoa micro-manufacturing plant owned by Olga Yenou, an Ivorian woman, in Abidjan on November 29, 2011 (Thierry Gouegnon/Courtesy Reuters).
Yesterday on my blog, I wrote about the importance and difficulties of including more women-owned businesses in global supply chains, the topic of a meeting I hosted this week as part of CFR’s ExxonMobil Women and Development Roundtable Series. As I note: Read more »
![Carpenters carry a coffin shaped in the form of a fish over the main road in Teshie, a suburb of the Ghanaian capital of Accra, January 22, 2004. Funerals are important [social] occasions in this West African country and elaborate, brightly colored coffins have become an art form. Picture taken on January 22, 2004 (Wolfgang Rattay/Courtesy Reuters).](http://blogs.cfr.org/development-channel/files/2012/11/ghana_microinsurance_peter_gross_funeral_life.jpg "ghana_microinsurance_peter_gross_funeral_life")
Carpenters carry a coffin shaped in the form of a fish over the main road in Teshie, a suburb of the Ghanaian capital of Accra, January 22, 2004. Funerals are important [social] occasions in this West African country and elaborate, brightly colored coffins have become an art form. Picture taken on January 22, 2004 (Wolfgang Rattay/Courtesy Reuters).
Yesterday on my blog, I wrote about the obstacles that prevent poor people from obtaining insurance—and the innovations that are upending this reality. I focus on Ghana, where the organization MicroEnsure is offering low-cost life insurance tied to mobile phone use and savings accounts. As I explain: Read more »
Women wait to load their cart with bags of rice and bottles of cooking oil at a food distribution center run by the Spanish Non-Governmental Organization Accion contra el Hambre (Action against Hunger) in Tarenguel, Gorgol region, in Mauritania on May 30, 2012 (Susana Vera/Courtesy Reuters).
Yesterday on my blog, I discussed the current outlook for food security in the Sahel. While a large humanitarian response and welcome rainfall have averted an immediate crisis, the region continues to face underlying problems ranging from unreliable weather to the conflict in Mali. As I conclude: Read more »
A Kashmiri farmer winnows paddy during harvesting season in Bhatpora on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, October 9, 2012 (Fayaz Kabli/Courtesy Reuters).
Yesterday on my blog, I discussed the challenge of identifying the most effective ways to overcome obstacles to women’s economic potential. This was the subject of a meeting of the ExxonMobil roundtable series last week at the Council on Foreign Relations. As I write: Read more »
A delegate checks a Blackberry handset at an exhibition stand during the West & Central Africa Com conference in Nigeria's capital Abuja on June 18, 2009 (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters).
Last week on my blog, I wrote about the potential of internet-enabled cell phones to take existing mobile innovation in Africa even further. As I argue: Read more »
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Yesterday I wrote about the just-released UN High-Level Panel (HLP) report on post-2015 development goals. The focus of the report…
Last week the UN High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda released its long anticipated report: A New Global Partnership:…
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