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CGD in the News
December 10, 2021
But the debate may also prompt a reconsideration of longstanding assumptions in poverty alleviation. Justin Sandefur at the Center for Global Development told us there’s an “inevitable presumptuousness that comes with philanthropy,” where rich donors and philanthropies are making decisions on b...
CGD in the News
November 05, 2021
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - As U.N. political affairs chief, Jeffrey Feltman met Iran's supreme leader and top North Korean officials. Now back with the U.S. foreign service, his focus is compelling a Nobel Peace laureate and rivals to stop a war and avert famine in Ethiopia.
CGD in the News
October 06, 2021
Wednesday in the United Nations Security Council, the secretary general criticized the Ethiopian government for recently kicking out UN aid workers. He urged the government to allow aid to flow into the northern region of Tigray, where for nearly the last year, Ethiopia and its allies have been figh...
CGD in the News
September 16, 2021
The World Bank canceled a prominent report rating the business environment of the world’s countries after an investigation concluded that senior bank management pressured staff to alter data affecting the ranking of China and other nations.
The leaders implicated include then World Bank Chief Exe...
CGD in the News
September 13, 2021
What an inspiring New York weekend that was: from witnessing 9/11 memorials that testified to the city’s enduring resilience, through to the U.S. Open finals, where four teenagers inspired the crowds. Emma Raducanu — born to Chinese and Romanian parents in Canada, but a Londoner throu...