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Aid & development links: Africa, the 'C' word, 'effective altruism' and more

Aid & development links: Africa, the 'C' word, 'effective altruism' and more
Published 29 Jun 2015   Follow @StephieDunstan

  • Africa's moment to lead on climate change: a Washington Post op-ed from Kofi Annan and Robert Rubin.
  • UN chief offers help to Pakistan to deal with deadly heatwave.
  • Using the 'C' word in aid conversations: does talking about corruption make it seem worse? 
  • Erik Solheim on why NZ could do so much more in aid delivery in the Pacific Islands.
  • EU to use development aid to motivate  African governments to stem illegal migration and smuggling networks.
  • The most efficient way to save a life?  Atlantic article  on 'effective altruism',  a burgeoning movement that has been called 'generosity for nerds', which may impact  aid donations.
  • Saving Somalia (again): how reconstruction stalled and what to do about it.


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