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Monthly Archives: November 2011
From Busan, a look at past commitments
Have developing countries benefited from implementing their Paris Declaration commitments? No, and probably not. by guest bloggers Paul Callan and Andria Thomas Before heading to the Fourth OECD High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea this week, Dalberg took … Continue reading
Posted in Strategy and Performance
Tagged aid, aid effectiveness, Busan, HDI, human development index, Korea, OECD, Paris Declaration
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Applying private sector incentives to agricultural investments
In development, grants are typically awarded in advance of achieving results. In the private sector, however, payment is typically offered after a result has been achieved. Utilizing this approach in the development sector is known as a pull mechanism, where … Continue reading
Impact investing in an economic downturn
By guest bloggers Wouter Deelder and Nicolas Theopold Impact investments, or investments that generate financial and social returns, have grown rapidly over the past few years as investors have begun focusing their assets in areas such as microfinance, SME finance … Continue reading
Supporting the fight against human trafficking
According to the International Labor Organization, approximately 2.4 million people are trafficked at any given point in time, representing a $32 billion industry that affects 137 countries across the world. In 2007, the United Nations launched UN.GIFT, the United Nations … Continue reading
Transformational partnerships between the UN and business
How can partnerships between the United Nations and the private sector be more effective? Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon asked Unilever CEO Paul Polman to help him think through this question late last year. As a result, Unilever and the UN … Continue reading
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Tagged business, New York, partnerships, transformational partnerships, UN, UN Global Compact, United Nations
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