- Today South Sudan marks two years of independence. What's happened since? Nothing good, according to a group of 'long-time friends of South Sudan' who penned an open letter to the country's president, Salva Kiir, accusing him of corruption, human rights abuses and failing to meet the basic needs of his people.
- Who is Melissa Parke? A look at Australia's new Minister for International Development.
- Forget peak oil, we should be worried about peak water, says Lester Brown in The Observer.
- New technology to assist responses to natural disasters in the Pacific.
- New charts from Transparency International on where bribery and corruption are most widespread. Sierra Leone, Liberia and Yemen top the list.
- The World Bank has released its updated list of country classifications. In the Pacific, Fiji, Marshall Islands and Tonga have moved to 'upper middle income' status. (Thanks Philippa.)
- The G(irls) 20 Summit, held in June in Moscow, encouraged G20 leaders to prioritise and empower girls in the developing world:
Development links: South Sudan, peak water, Pacific, G(irls) 20 and more
Published 10 Jul 2013
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