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Brazil's poverty makes its aid donations both natural and surprising

25 Jul 10

21 July 2010 - An increasingly assertive Brazil is now one of the world's biggest providers of help to poor countries.

G8 and G20: Where is the farmer in debates about food security?

26 Jun 10

While G8 and G20 leaders are devising plans to ensure food security, farmers continue to remain on the sidelines. Why the disconnect, asks David King, secretary general of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers.

Where is the transparency on aid to Afghanistan?

21 Jun 10

Australia's aid commitment to Afghanistan is $650 million so far. Why is there no information about audit activities for this aid?

Greater aid transparency: crucial for aid effectiveness

14 Feb 10

ODI Project Briefings 35 - January 2010. The poorest countries will lose out if donors do not publish aid information that is easy to link with recipient government budget systems.

Australia embarks on forest program

21 Oct 09

Six developing countries will join five western nations, including the United States and Australia, to combat climate change by better managing forestry resources, the World Bank said Tuesday.

Doing a Decent Job? New Report on the IMF shows a Leopard cannot change its spots

07 Oct 09

05 October 2009 - Despite changes in rhetoric, IMF policy advice and conditions are still having the same detrimental effects on social protection, decent work and poverty in countries forced to take out loans due to the financial crisis, a new report released today shows.

ARTICLE: Push to Privatise Community Land in PNG Rebuffed

12 Jun 08

BoB Burton from IPS looks at group of Australian academics and NGOs who have accused a conservative think-tank of using inaccurate data to underpin claims that customary land in Papua New Guinea should be privatized because it was frustrating agricultural production. (2005)