Kigali is cleaner than Singapore. Growth above 6% for 30 years. So why won't #Rwanda quite count as a development success? New ep with @pritishbehuria π§
The future of development will not be decided for Africa! Aid is shrinking. Multilateralism is weakening. AI & climate transitions are reshaping economies. But across recent consultations, we heard not despair. But urgency, clarity, & agency. The crossroads may be the best road.
I am inviting youth from all world regions to engage with my mandate to promote the right to development globally. Apply or nominate a youth by 27 April. Further details below & here: ohchr.org/en/special-proceduβ¦
π When aid becomes strategy, who gets left behind?
Listen to our latest episode featuring @ElinaScheja from @Sida on cuts, poverty, evidence, and the future of development. π§π
New episode!
βDevelopmentβ is not a neutral concept. It is a contested project with a history.
This week we discuss "Apostles of Development" & the work of Amartya Sen, Jagdish Bhagwati, Manmohan Singh, Mahbub ul Haq, Rehman Sobhan, and Lal Jayawardene.
Vietnam π»π³ is one of the worldβs most talked-about development success stories. But what does that βsuccessβ look like up close and what new trade-offs come with it?
π Link to the episode in the first comment. π§
ποΈ Podcast: @danbanik and @nomhossain@SOASDevelopment discuss Bangladeshβs remarkable but contested development journey β from famine and fragility to growth and global recognition.
π§ Listen here:
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