Development Blog
The global negotiations to agree a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to eradicate global poverty by 2030 will come to a conclusion this September. Many supporters of women’s economic empowerment have backed a petition urging governments to ensure women’s…
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Members of the Yesu Amala VSLA group open the group’s shared safe during a meeting of the group’s members in Busia District, Eastern Uganda
CARE’s dairy value chain: Making markets work for smallholder farmers in Bangladesh
By Kevin McKague 23rd Feb 2015
Many of us dream of a world free from poverty, but how can this be realistically achieved, especially for smallholder farmers who make up the majority of the world’s poor? One important answer to this question is found in our…
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A dairy farmer in Bangladesh
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Eight months coordinating an All Party Parliamentary Group has given me a unique opportunity to see democracy in action. According to Ken Livingstone I should be concerned, but I’ve been left feeling both encouraged and energised.
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The House of Commons
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How citizen monitoring could make the SDGs really deliver for poor people
By Laurie Lee 09th Feb 2015
“What gets measured gets noticed,” said Hilary Clinton. True enough, which is why officials are meeting at the UN this week to thrash out how the proposed new Sustainable Development Goals will be resourced and implemented. The UN Secretary General…
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A village savings and loan association meeting in Kaundama community, Malawi
I am currently in Budapest, Hungary, attending the second of two days of regional consultations. This is the fourth in a series of regional consultations leading up to the May 2016 World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) taking place in Istanbul. The…
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Women holding emergency supplies provided by CARE following flooding in Malawi, January 2015
African Union Summit 2015: A reminder to keep our eyes on the long-term vision whilst addressing immediate crises
By Michelle Spearing 02nd Feb 2015
Over the past few months, I have been scoping out the potential for CARE to engage more strategically with the African Union and civil society at continental level. For me, it’s clear that we can and should do more –…
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The African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa
