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Ten Ideas for a 21st-Century Global Development Agenda
As we approach the final stretch of the Millennium Development Goals period, many people are wondering, what’s next? CGD president Nancy Birdsall offers a list of 10 actionable ideas for global prosperity.
Read Full StoryMemo to UNESCO: Make 2010 a Watershed Year for Adolescent Girls' Education
Cynthia B. Lloyd, Ruth Levine, and Miriam Temin, authors of reports in CGD’s Girls Count series, call on Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, to push for global and national action to increase the commitment and funding to support adolescent girls’ education.
Read Full StorySome Dubai Investments Not Dubious
Motionless cranes and empty skyscrapers are testimony to Dubai’s profligate spending and looming debt. But CGD senior fellow Vijaya Ramachandran writes from Dubai that not all of the emirate’s investments have been foolish.
Read Full StoryDespite Coup in Niger, Wrong Time to Yank Humanitarian Assistance
Last week’s coup in Niger presents the United States and other donors with a common conundrum: how to chastise coup plotters without hurting poor people. U.S. law requires a halt to most assistance but makes an exception for humanitarian aid.
Read Full StoryStrauss-Kahn Urges More Aid for Poor Countries
Dominique Strauss-KahnIn a CGD speech ahead of the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn asked rich countries to provide $55 billion...
Read Full StoryHelp Haitians: Let Them Leave
"To help Haiti's earthquake victims, change U.S. immigration laws," CGD fellow Michael Clemens argued in an op-ed published in Sunday's Washington Post.
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