- Germany announces record boost to aid budget to €7.4 billion, though still far from the 0.7% target.
- Apart from making pretty visualisations on maps, what can geo-coding, add to aid delivery?
- Does America's diplomatic failure on the Asian Infrastructure Bank symbolise US decline?
- Coaxing the dragon: why China should join the aid debate in Africa.
- A crisis of anxiety : a NY Times op-ed on high rates of mental illness among aid workers.
- Great overview on aid commitments to Cylone Pam from Lowy Institute staff, including a piece on how to rebuild paradise.
- UN Social 500: index of social media influencers working for the UN.
- ICYMI: Great documentary from SBS Dateline on Australian aid worker Jo Dunlop's work in Ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone.
Aid & development links: Geo-coding, coaxing the dragon, aid workers and more
Published 23 Mar 2015
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