World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day was marked on 30 January. Each year on this day, global...
Category - Global aid issues
How to communicate effectively in a crisis
Effective communication is an essential component of crisis response. I have seen it through my...
Managing crisis: the political/civil service divide
Politicians and civil servants think about public policy differently. This may be obvious to many...
Leftovers from our first Memorandum of Understanding
If an assessment team was to use standard evaluation criteria to assess my performance in preparing...
Public policy in a crisis: three lessons from Ecuador’s...
During my time as Minister of Planning and Development in Ecuador and as Acting Vice President, one...
What is the future of work in agri-food?
Up to 80 percent of the labour force in low-income countries works in agri-food, mostly on the farm...
Afghanistan and its donors: a critical time
The Geneva Conference on Afghanistan, on 23 and 24 November, presents an important opportunity for...
Three arguments against aid, and why they’re wrong
Aid: wealthier countries giving money to less fortunate ones for the sake of improving...
Learning from COVID-19 to strengthen food and nutrition security...
Life for ‘Jane’ as a local fish trader in Papua New Guinea has become more precarious since the...
COVID-19: an opportunity to empower
Globally, we are witnessing a movement making it clear that Black voices demand to be heard, and...