The task before us is to make existing international organizations work more effectively. A recent survey by the FUNDS (Future UN Development System) project helps…
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The world is a complicated place, and it can be a challenge to interpret new data as signifying continuity rather than change. A Wall Street…
Leave a CommentIn any bureaucracy, organizational documents are notable for what they say about an organization as well as what they don’t say. The International Monetary Fund’s…
Leave a CommentTwo pieces in the New York Times have provided some useful perspective on the state of the global debate about climate change. The first of…
Leave a CommentThe International Monetary Fund recently issued a call for civil society feedback on the forthcoming Triennial Surveillance Review. (For more on this read here). The…
Leave a CommentNB: The full article was first published on the Global Observatory In a new policy paper published by the International Peace Institute, Kristen Boon argues…
Leave a CommentI was recently asked to moderate a panel on the Triennial Surveillance Review (hereafter TSR) for the Civil Society Policy Forum during the IMF/World Bank…
Leave a CommentThe international community was surprised when Russia called an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Sunday evening to discuss the deteriorating situation in Ukraine.…
Leave a CommentThe UN Human Rights Council concluded its 25th session at the end of last month. Many of the Council’s activities are not without controversy. Questions…
Leave a CommentOur blogpost this week is a simple data visualization from Google Trends. In case you were curious about who is using the internet to search…
Leave a CommentAs we approach 2015, the development agenda is becoming increasingly complex. The model for building the post-2015 sustainable development goals (hereafter SDGs) differs from that…
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