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CIDA, NGOs and mining companies: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
In an op-ed to iPolitics, CIGI Senior Fellow Barry Carin argues that "public private partnerships will be easier to promote if CIDA picks unimpeachable NGO partners who operate with complete transparency."
Brazil as an Emerging Environmental Donor
Kathryn Hochstetler, CIGI Chair of Governance in the Americas at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, comments on the history and future of Brazil as an emerging environmental donor.
Del caso Pinochet a la condena a Taylor (Article in Spanish)
In an op-ed to Chiliean-based El Mostrador, Jorge Heine, CIGI Distinguished Fellow and Chair of Global Governance, looks at the conviction of Charles Taylor and argues that an end to cases of impunity will strengthen democracy.
Will Higher Corporate Taxes Improve Education in Chile?
In an interview with the Inter-American Dialogue's, Latin American Advisor, CIGI Distinguished Fellow Jorge Heine comments on a new Chiliean tax plan to finance education reform and says that that "Chile's higher education system needs a huge injection of public funds, for whose provision this bill only scratches the surface."
Time to update the Millennium Development Goals
In an op-ed to The Toronto Star, CIGI Senior Fellow Barry Carin argues that "Canadians should pay attention and influence the coming debate" on the future of United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
Carleton Takes Part in the Africa Initiative Graduate Research Program
Exchange Magazine reports that "Carleton will be participating in the Africa Initiative Graduate Research Program by welcoming Ms. Prisca Kamungi, a top doctoral student at the University of Witwatersrand's African Centre for Migration and Society, one of the world's leading scholarly centres on migration and refugees in Africa."
Cut those shameless perks of international diplomacy
In an op-ed for The Globe and Mail, Thomas Tieku argues that "the spinoffs and savings from perks have turned well-meaning civil servants and aid disbursers into professional travellers."
Diplomatic perks can influence peace talk outcomes, new study concludes
An examination of two peace processes in Africa shows that luxurious perks for delegates can unintentionally derail peace talks, according to a new paper issued by the Africa Initiative and CIGI.
A tale of two very different summits
"The outcomes could not have been more different — one a resounding success, the other a remarkable fiasco," writes CIGI Distinguished Fellow Jorge Heine in comparing the recent BRICS summit and the Summit of the Americas.
Support for 20 Graduate Students Will Enrich Policy-relevant Research on Africa
Through short-term academic opportunities for cross-continent research, the Africa Initiative Graduate Research program is supporting 10 Africa-based and 10 Canada-based graduate students with over $200,000 in funding to facilitate research on critical issues facing Africa.
Is Dr. Jim Yong Kim right for the job?
CIGI Senior Fellow Bessma Momani says Dr. Jim Yong Kim comes to the role of World Bank president "without understanding both the policy side and the economic side" of development.
Canadian grant programme supports research in Africa
CIGI's Andy Best, research coordinator for the Africa Initiative, speaks to Radio Canada International's The Link about one of the 15 recent grants announced by the Africa Initiative. Canadian-based researcher Shishir Shahnawaz will be exploring the engagement of emerging powers in Africa.
Grants send leading scholars to 15 African countries for policy-relevant research
From food security to the engagement of emerging donors, serious policy challenges facing Africa will be at the forefront of 15 researchers’ fieldwork thanks to the Africa Initiative’s 2012 research grants of up to $15,000, it was announced today.
Imbizo – My Debate: Children’s right to education has no borders
In an op-ed to The New Age, CIGI Chair in Global Migration and Development Jonathan Crush argues that South Africa's national policy and legislative framework around school admission violates the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the African Charter on the Rights of the Child and the Bill of Rights.
Is Happiness Just As Important As GNP? And How Do You Measure It?
CIGI Distinguished Fellow Louise Frechette speaks to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on the link between happiness and well-being and the UN's Millennium Development Goals.
Illegal migration and policy challenges in Africa’s most populous country require action, according to Nigerian researcher
Migrants, resorting to illegal means to leave Nigeria, combined with financial, legal and political shortcomings are causing significant management problems for the government, says Nigerian researcher Lanre Ikuteyijo.
Reform in China and the 18th Party Congress
Leading China expert Joseph Fewsmith offers insight on political reform in China and what the 18th Party Congress will bring.
Zimbabweans see a future in South Africa
In an op-ed to The New Age, CIGI Chair in Global Migration and Development Jonathan Crush explains why so many Zimbabweans see their immediate future in South Africa, not Zimbabwe.
Ladies First (or until now, Last): Achieving MDG 5
The UN and the World Bank recently celebrated the “achievement” of two important targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): access to clean water and halving poverty[1]. While we are reflecting on these accomplishments, it’s important to note that the same success story doesn’t extend to all MDGs.
Undernutrition and Overnutrition: Who is Feeding Whom?
We live in a world today where one billion people – that is one in every seven people on the planet – are undernourished. At the same time, more than one billion people are overweight, including some 300 million people who are obese. Both undernutrition and overnutrition are forms of malnutrition, and both harm human health and impose enormous costs on society.