Press Releases
New UNFPA Head Urged to Focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health
WASHINGTON, D.C.(April 11, 2011)— The new head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) should focus on the agency’s core mission—promoting sexual and reproductive health, including universal access to family planning, according to a Center for Global Development (CGD) study released today.
Speech Text: Tony Blair: Making Government Work Will Transform Africa
WASHINGTON, D.C.(December 17, 2010)—Text of Mr. Blair's Speech from the Center for Global Development event on December 16, 2010: "Making Government Work Will Transform Africa."
Press Release: Tony Blair: Making Government Work Will Transform Africa
WASHINGTON, D.C.(December 16, 2010)-Tony Blair today set out his vision for a new partnership with Africa, in which the international community supports committed African leaders to transform their countries by making government work better.
Publish What You Pay Wins the 2010 Commitment to Development Award
WASHINGTON,D.C.(November 15, 2010)--Publish What You Pay, a global civil society coalition dedicated to promoting revenue transparency in the oil, gas, and mining industries, is the 2010 winner of the Commitment to Development “Ideas to Action” Award, sponsored jointly by the Center for Global Development (CGD) and Foreign Policy magazine.
Assessment of Rich Nations' Policies to Help Developing World
WASHINGTON,D.C.(November 4, 2010)–The world’s richest countries have made modest progress in improving policies that support development but still have a long way to go, according to a Center for Global Development analysis released just days before Group of 20 leaders are expected to adopt a development action plan at their summit in South Korea.
World Bank Could Unlock $7.5 Billion for Poorest Countries
WASHINGTON,D.C.(June 8, 2010)-A new working paper released by the Center for Global Development (CGD) urges the World Bank’s two lending arms, the International Development Association (IDA) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), to rebalance their loans to low- and middle-income countries. The proposal could provide a surge of finance to the poorest countries.
FRIDE Founder Diego Hidalgo Wins the 2009 Commitment to Development Award for Promoting Development Programs Worldwide
WASHINGTON, D.C.(December 22, 2009)-Diego Hidalgo Schnur, a Spanish philanthropist, academic and businessman, is the 2009 winner of the Commitment to Development “Ideas in Action” Award, sponsored jointly by the Center for Global Development (CGD) and Foreign Policy magazine.
New Internet Tool Uses Satellite Data to Monitor Tropical Forests, Slow Global Warming
WASHINGTON,D.C.(November 11, 2009) -An online tool to monitor tropical rainforests, released today by the Center for Global Development (CGD), detects forest loss in areas as small as a square kilometer (about a third of a square mile), making it easy to know when and where forest destruction is occurring—and thus potentially intervene to stop its spread.
G7 Nations Fare Poorly in Ranking of Wealthy Countries' Policies Benefiting Developing World
WASHINGTON,D.C.(October 22, 2009)-The Group of Seven major industrialized nations fared poorly in the latest assessment of wealthy countries’ policies related to building prosperity in the developing world, with none finishing in the top 10 of the 22 countries ranked, the Center for Global Development announced on Thursday.
Development Experts Urge G-20 to Address Poor-Country Needs
PITTSBURGH,PA(November 23, 2009)-A panel of policymakers and global development experts speaking on the eve of the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit expressed deep concern that despite the rhetoric of the previous two G-20 summits, the needs of poor countries left out of the club are getting short shrift.