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"Women Can Travel Past the Moon, but Senior IFI Leadership Remains Largely Out of Reach"
www.cgdev.org/blog/women-c...
We have a great event on education tomorrow (Wednesday, 4/15) at @cgdev.org. We'll hear from government ministers from Zambia, Sierra Leone, and Grenada, plus the CEO of the Global Partnership for Education. (I'm even sharing some evidence.)
Register here cgdev.org/event/sustai...
Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today.
One for the history books
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Ahead of the #WBGSpringMeetings, what are the hard questions shaping global development?
Join CGD and @devex.com for a candid look at what to watch from the economic fallout of the Iran war to the future of MDBs in a shrinking aid landscape.
Register today 👉 https://go.cgdev.org/4cuXNIj
The Iran war oil shock will hit the hungry hardest.
The same food price increase can mean 3× larger income losses for the poorest households.
@leecrawfurd.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social on why cash should be part of the response.
https://go.cgdev.org/47KhM36
"New research from the Center for Global Development shows the clear link between aid cuts and conflict. Within the last year, conflict and conflict-related deaths have risen 5%. Part of the solution must be to restore aid cuts"
time.com/article/2026...
Making a good case for "humanitarian" targeted cash transfers given the war's effects on food prices: www.cgdev.org/blog/when-oi... @eeshani.bsky.social @leecrawfurd.bsky.social
Bizarre that the amidst brutal cuts to foreign aid the British government is INCREASING aid for overseas territories
www.cgdev.org/blog/big-inc...
"the field of aid advocacy is neglected; I estimate that only $1-2 is spent on advocacy for every $1,000 of Official Development Assistance disbursed"
forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/hPKBAp...
The Iran War Oil Shock Will Hit the Hungry Hardest—Cash Should Be Part of the Response (new @cgdev.org blog with @eeshani.bsky.social)
www.cgdev.org/blog/when-oi...
Can test results lead to education reform?
@alenestour.bsky.social and @leecrawfurd.bsky.social show how PASEC results have improved learning in Francophone Africa.
At a few cents per child, the question is not cost but whether countries can afford to lose it.
cgdev.org/blog/pisa-shocks-africa
"Even under conservative assumptions, PASEC's benefits exceed its costs by a comfortable margin. Counting just one successful reform in one country per decade with a very conservative learning improvement, yields a benefit-cost ratio of around 31:1." www.cgdev.org/blog/pisa-sh...
Proof that descriptive results matter!!
Govts can be embarrassed into educ reforms; national assessments of learning are not enough. www.cgdev.org/blog/pisa-sh... Thanks @leecrawfurd.bsky.social and Alexis de Nestour; attn @davidevans66.bsky.social @cgdev.org
You might have heard of "PISA-shock".
You probably haven't heard of "PASEC-shock" in Niger
[new blog with @alenestour.bsky.social]
"In 2010, China accounted for less than 8% of global clinical trials; by 2020, it had surpassed the US"
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
The UK is considering scrapping the Independent Commission for Aid Impact. But it plays a key role in scrutinizing aid and strengthening accountability.
@leecrawfurd.bsky.social and @ianmitchell1.bsky.social propose 5 reforms to improve its value:
https://go.cgdev.org/4toR09E
With Tinubu in London this week, I'd just like to say thank you to the Nigerian state for paying to train the thousands of Nigerian doctors & nurses working in the UK. Probably on the order of a £1bn subsidy for the NHS
Glad to see this is out in @nber.org WP series and since my excellent co-author @chinemeluokafor.bsky.social and I have been discussing the results for the past few weeks, here's an old-fashioned paper thread on why protests matter/can work to influence economic redistribution 1/n
"Plans to cut NHS international workforce appear overambitious, say MPs"
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
New blog: How Foreign-Trained Health Workers Saved the NHS £14 Billion
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-for...
Some of the biggest unsung heroes are public officials in developing countries who do the right thing even at gunpoint.
open.substack.com/pub/alltrade...
We know unsafe recycling of car batteries exposes people to lead—but how much does it contribute globally?
A new paper from Theo Mitchell & @leecrawfurd.bsky.social shows that it could drive a third of all lead exposure in LMICs:
https://go.cgdev.org/49Z9wMR
Cool post by Euan Ritchie on how ICAI is viewed from FCDO, according to new analysis of 2,591 business cases
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-uk-...
It is inherent in any 'red list' proposals for countries (whether longterm or negotiating tactic) that they treat individuals as a means to an end, discriminating via [national] group characteristics. Exempting Chevening scholars would be a small mitigation
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
