DEVELOPMENTS BLOG

There Are 42,000 Young People Ready to Lead Tanzania’s Economic Growth

Young role models such as Malala, Amanda Gorman, and Greta Thunberg have given the world a glimmer of hope—that perhaps the world will be better one day because of their efforts.

Governments Are Crucial to Locally Led Development

Global development agencies seeking to improve results are increasingly looking to diversify their stable of partners and implementers as part of a broader drive toward locally led development.

Hybrid Finance Model Shows Promise in Boosting Access to Sanitation

The Philippines is one of only two countries in Southeast Asia to be behind in their commitments to eliminating open defecation and achieving universal access to basic sanitation by 2030, according to the UNICEF-World Health Organization Joint Monitoring Programme.

Health Security is Everyone’s Business

Last month the World Health Organization highlighted the need for “a stronger and more inclusive health emergency preparedness, response, and resilience (HEPR) architecture” in its global architecture concept note.

Seed Trade in Southern Africa: Operationalizing 15 Years of Policy in Six Years

Seventy percent of the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) population depends on agriculture for food, income, and employment.

Climate and Health: What it Means to Have the UNEP Join the One Health Alliance

In March, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was joining the One Health alliance, formally establishing a Quadripartite partnership.