Multilateral Development Organizations

Future Development

The fierce urgency of now: Toward a new multilateralism

Kevin P. Gallagher and Richard Kozul-Wright

Monday, June 24, 2019

Office buildings under construction stand behind the Angolan central bank building in the capital, Luanda, in this January 20, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/Files - GF10000382251

Future Development

Stressful speculations about public debt in Africa

Indermit Gill, Kenan Karakülah, and Shanta Devarajan

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

A worker inspects solar panels at a solar Dunhuang, 950km (590 miles) northwest of Lanzhou, Gansu Province September 16, 2013. China is pumping investment into wind power, which is more cost-competitive than solar energy and partly able to compete with coal and gas. China is the world's biggest producer of CO2 emissions, but is also the world's leading generator of renewable electricity. Environmental issues will be under the spotlight during a working group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which will meet in Stockholm from September 23-26. REUTERS/Carlos Barria BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE - GF20000056392

Future Development

Will the G-20 provide the urgent leadership needed on climate action?

Amar Bhattacharya

Friday, June 14, 2019

A woman uses a hand pump to collect drinking water on Ghoramara Island, India, September 22, 2018. Picture taken on September 22, 2018. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri - RC138069BE00

Future Development

The future of aid: How the global development business is evolving

George Ingram

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Reports

Report

Sustainable financing for development

Homi Kharas, Sachin Chaturvedi, Mustafizur Rahman, and Imme Scholz

Sunday, March 31, 2019

A girl walks towards her family's tent at a refugee camp for people displaced by fightings between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Islamic State militants in Ain Issa, Syria October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro - RC182B251DD0

Global Development

Global development disrupted: Findings from a survey of 93 leaders

George Ingram and Kristin M. Lord

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

The United Nations flag flies in front of the Secretariat Building at the United Nations headquarters in New York City September 18, 2015. As leaders from almost 200 nations gather for the annual general assembly at the United Nations, the world body created 70 years ago, Reuters photographer Mike Segar documented quieter moments at the famed 18-acre headquarters on Manhattan's East Side. The U.N., established as the successor to the failed League of Nations after World War Two to prevent a similar conflict from occurring again, attracts more than a million visitors every year to its iconic New York site. The marathon of speeches and meetings this year will address issues from the migrant crisis in Europe to climate change and the fight against terrorism. REUTERS/Mike SegarPICTURE 3 OF 30 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "INSIDE THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS"SEARCH "INSIDE UN" FOR ALL IMAGES - GF10000219185

Report

An assessment of grant-based multilateral funding flows from 2014 to 2016

John McArthur and Krista Rasmussen

Sunday, March 3, 2019

An investor sits in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Wuhan, Hubei province January 4, 2012. China shares started the new year weaker on Wednesday, dragged down by more cyclical sectors after the Chinese premier warned of difficult economic conditions in the first quarter, hinting there will not be another massive fiscal stimulus programme. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA - GM1E81418CH01

Report

The economic and political case for coordinating fiscal stimulus

Adam Triggs

Monday, November 26, 2018

G-20 finance ministers and central banks governors pose for a family photo during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC1BD2582DA0

Report

Can coordination in the G-20 help countries to reduce debt and deficits?

Adam Triggs

Monday, November 26, 2018

Blog Posts

Election officials seal ballot boxes at the end of voting in South Africa's parliamentary and provincial elections at a polling station in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 8,2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo - RC197F6624B0

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Election results in South Africa, low wages in Ethiopia, and new World Bank funding for Africa

Payce Madden

Saturday, May 11, 2019

Schoolgirls eat their free mid-day meals, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi May 8, 2013.

Future Development

Are we reducing hunger in the world?

Homi Kharas and Lorenz Noe

Friday, April 5, 2019

A view of the Moria camp for refugees and migrants and a makeshift camp set next to Moria, on the island of Lesbos, Greece, September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis - RC1C3B625EC0

Future Development

Adapting global development in a two-tiered world

Kristin M. Lord

Thursday, April 4, 2019

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Events

2019

Apr

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Impact investing: Achieving financial returns while doing good

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The new dynamics of global energy and climate: A conversation with Sustainable Energy for All CEO Rachel Kyte

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST

Lean impact: How to innovate for radically greater social good

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT

Washington, DC

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Multimedia

A 40-foot-high (12-metre-high) and 30-foot-wide (nine-metre-wide) inflatable rubber duck, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is towed up the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 27, 2013. The event marks the North American debut of Hofman's Rubber Duck Project, which has taken place in other cities in Asia, Europe, Australia and South America. REUTERS/Jason Cohn (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E99S0NDL01

Up Front

US cities leading on the Sustainable Development Goals

Ambassador Sarah Mendelson and Anthony F. Pipa

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

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Finding breakthroughs for the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Homi Kharas, Enric Sala, Bill Finan, and Fred Dews

Friday, July 20, 2018

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