News, comment and features on the future of development after the millennium development goals expired in 2015
July 2024
From conflict to the climate – what are the UK parties’ international plans?
As the election nears, we scrutinise how each of the main contenders would deal with problems around the world
November 2016
Don't let shifts in trading policies throw poor countries off balance
Mukhisa Kituyi
Financing for development
'Little evidence' public-private finance can plug development funding gap
October 2016
Aid reforms could see big increase in private sector subsidies
Leaked document shows OECD members discussing changes to official aid rules that would allow more funds to be invested in or loaned to private companies
June 2016
As an internationalist, I'm voting to stay in the EU
Jonathan Glennie
Will giving fat cats some of the cream help to cut poverty?
Jonathan Glennie
May 2016
Can innovation help fix the world's overwhelmed humanitarian system?
Antipathy towards working with the military and the private sector may have to make way if the buzz surrounding innovation is to result in real change
April 2016
Five steps to put young people at the heart of development
Responding to the needs of the world’s 3.5 billion young people will be vital in achieving the global goals. How do we get them more involved in policy-making?
March 2016
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Development finance in 2016: eight steps forward
Eight months on from the Addis Ababa Action Agenda being signed, what’s next for development finance? A panel of experts share their thoughts
February 2016
Live Q&A: What is the future of development finance?
Join a panel 1-3pm GMT on Thursday 3 March to discuss alternative ways to raise money for development projects
January 2016
If the world is getting better, where next for NGOs?
Jonathan Glennie
The development sector is divided between radicals and conservatives, fighting over time and money. But it doesn’t have to be this way
December 2015
Poor people living with disabilities are counting on better data for better lives
Harpinder Collacott and Tim Wainwright
International Day of Persons with Disabilities should herald a data revolution, to ensure we hear the voices of the 1 billion people living with disabilities
November 2015
$1.4tn a year needed to reach global goals for world's poorest
Women's rights and gender equality
$1m awarded to groups working to empower girls and young women
Public-private initiative funds innovative solutions to development challenges affecting some of world’s most marginalised people
Tax reforms are small beer when big firms are denying poor countries billions
Anders Dahlbeck
An unfair global tax deal backed by the world’s richest countries will do little to curb tax dodging by multinational firms in developing nations
Migration can help to forge a more prosperous world, says World Bank
Movement of people from poor to rich countries could drive economic growth and boost battle against global poverty, claims World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim
September 2015
Global goals summit: dignitaries convene for a day to define the world
Three years in the making, 17 goals, 169 targets, 193 countries: the moment has arrived for the world to stride towards a better future. Will vision become reality?
The UK government must act now, to end world poverty by 2030
David Morrissey
We can’t be daunted by the statistics. Eradicating extreme poverty, through new global goals, is the challenge of our time – and now is the time to commit.
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Attending a #LightTheWay rally? Share your photos, videos and stories
To mark the formal adoption of the sustainable development goals, campaigners are staging candlelit vigils, light shows and myriad other events around the world. If you’re getting involved, we would like to hear from you
