Bold new ideas for helping Syrian refugees and their overburdened Middle Eastern host countries are gaining traction among international donors, shocked into action by this year’s migration of hundreds of thousands of desperate Syrians to Europe. Rather than struggling to gather humanitarian aid for refugees, the plans center around investing billions of dollars, much of it … More New ideas to tackle Syria refugee crisis: Investing, not aid

Rwanda’s Export Boosting Efforts 21 years following a genocide, which devastated the tiny East African country, Rwanda has transformed itself into a beacon of economic development that many hold as a model for Africa. Rwanda enjoyed an average GDP growth rate of 7.73% between 2000 and 2015 and those living under poverty fell by 6% … More Rwanda: Aid for Trade’s Golden Child

Last week, a group of prominent Australians published an open letter calling for world leaders to restrict the opening of new coal mines. The letter comes ahead of December’s upcoming climate conference in Paris, COP 21, where almost every country on the planet will gather in an attempt to draw up a universal climate change … More Environment vs development: an inevitable trade-off? What’s on the cards for COP21