- Curious about how much Chinese aid in spent in the Pacific? Check out Mapping Chinese Aid in the Pacific, by Dr Philippa Brant. It's the first comprehensive survey of Chinese-funded aid projects in the Pacific Islands region, presented as an interactive map.
- Aid data has the potential to radically alter the way development is delivered, but will donors recognise the benefits of investing in it? 'How to Fund a Data Revolution', by Claire Melamed (ODI) and Grant Cameron (World Bank).
- Only when Ebola was framed as a security problem did it prompt global action.
- Real World Development Indicators: suggests helpful indicators such as 'Probability that Prime Minister/President seeks medical treatment in their own country'. (Thanks Sam.)
- The International Criminal Court is in crisis, and it always has been.
- The value of remittances: Westpac will shut down accounts that use money transfer organisations to send money abroad. Will this affect Australians' ability to provide direct cash injections to friends and family in developing countries?
- Why a 'social progress index' is a better benchmark than GDP. Interesting TED talk from social progress expert Michael Green: