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Mixing it up in Middle Income Countries

Posted by: Hannah Ryder, Team Leader for Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, Posted on: 11 December 2013 - Categories: Other

During my teenage years, I had a good number of friends who were determined to be DJs. Personally, I was never very excited by DJ'ing, mostly because I found it rather difficult to a) find great music that other people …

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Designing a 21st century Summit

Posted by: Hannah Ryder, Team Leader for Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, Posted on: 20 June 2013 - Categories: Other

The coverage of the Tax, Transparency and Trade "Three T’s" agenda for the G8 over the past few days has been excellent. On my twitter feed I’ve seen many commentators, Non-Governmental Organisations and others welcoming the outcomes. As a civil …

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The rise of development effectiveness

Posted by: Hannah Ryder, Team Leader for Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, Posted on: 22 March 2013 - Categories: Other

A few months ago, DFID's Secretary of State Justine Greening announced the beginning of a new, non-aid based relationship with India focused on trade and the private sector. Around the same time, David Cameron, announced a focus for the UK's G8 presidency …

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Going further for fairtrade

Posted by: Michael Gidney, Posted on: 8 March 2013 - Categories: Development Debates, Economic Development

In 2013 we are asking everyone to Go Further For Fairtrade. This is the message during Fairtrade Fortnight (25 Feb – 10 March). In particular we will be focusing on food and the crucial role of smallholders, so that together, …

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Aid in troubled times

Posted by: Paul Collier, Posted on: 2 July 2012 - Categories: Development Debates

At a time of national austerity and global alarm, sources of pride and international affection for Britain are particularly valuable. Earlier this month ordinary British people took pride in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, and this was matched by a global …

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Next steps and UK action

Posted by: Harriet Macdonald-Walker, Posted on: 17 May 2012 - Categories: Africa, International Citizen Service

My fellow volunteers mocked me when I first arrived in Burkina Faso, asking me why I had brought such a ridiculous garment to a 40 degree climate. However, back at Heathrow I very much appreciated my large puffer jacket, and …

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And why did the human cross the river?

Posted by: Vicky Seymour, Posted on: 30 June 2011 - Categories: Democratic Republic of Congo, Infrastructure

Well, also to get to the other side. The challenges of building roads that spring to mind tend to be things like the topography of the area in which you’re trying to build, the density of the population, and the …

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Afghanistan's fragile hope

Posted by: Tim, Posted on: 9 August 2010 - Categories: Afghanistan

I can hardly believe how quickly it’s come around – but my time here in Helmand is over. It’s been a fantastic experience, and what I've seen on the ground is very different to the picture so often presented on …

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Building bridges: the lifelines of rural Nepal

Posted by: Sarah Sanyahumbi, Posted on: 22 July 2009 - Categories: Infrastructure, Nepal

I was born and brought up in Bristol, South West of the UK. In Bristol there is a famous bridge, the Clifton Suspension Bridge, which I learned at school was one of the first suspension bridges of its type in …

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Southern business is on the up

Posted by: Adam Smith, Posted on: 1 May 2009 - Categories: Economic Development

Last weekend I was talking to some friends about my job, DFID's work with business and what my team does with the private sector. We were also talking about how several of us had read several articles about the rise of large …

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