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The dominant media permit only a narrow spectrum of opinion regarding Canadian foreign policy. Their refusal to report critical information about this country’s foreign policy can be startling. Even journalists who uncover illuminating internal government files put the information down the memory hole. Recently Canadian Press journalist Lee Berthiaume reported on Canada’s military mission in […]

The SDGs call for a revitalised global partnership: What should we do differently this time?   Partnerships were central from the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000.  Public, private and civil society entities forged ties, leading to some outstanding results. This was notable in health, where path-breaking co-operation across governments, companies and foundations improved millions of lives through medicines and vaccines. Given this track record, why do the Sustainabl...

OECD opens Istanbul Centre for Global Relations to support work with partner countries Development   22/01/2021 - The OECD today opened a regional Centre focused on Global Relations in Istanbul, Turkey, creating a dedicated base for deepening co-operation with partner countries and helping them with policy guidance and technical support to build more inclusive and prosperous societies. The new OECD Istanbul Centre will be instrumental to help countries lay the groundwork for a sustainable post...

The African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org/) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Simon MIZRAHI as Acting Director, Communication and External Relations Department (PCER), effective 16 December 2020. Simon is a British national who joined the Bank on the 10th of May 2009, as Head of Results Management Division. Before joining the African Development Bank, he worked for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), based in France, as Senior Policy Adviser, ...

The African Development Bank has announced the appointment of Simon Mizrahi as Acting Director, Communication and External Relations Department (PCER), effective 16 December 2020. Mr Mizrahi is a British national who joined the Bank on the 10th of May 2009, as Head of Results Management Division. Before joining the African Development Bank, he worked for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), based in France, as Senior Policy Adviser, Aid Effectiveness Division (2001...

Clearinghouse for this type of organization and also important to focus on donor coordination. sometimes the left hand doesnt know what the right hand is doing in haiti when you have so many international aid groups working there. so, i do think it is important there is more knowledge sharing and more transparency. >> certainly, given the amount of money coming in here now and the amount of international interests, theres going to be more focus on how the money is being spent probably in haiti t...

Doing in haiti when you have so many international aid groups working there. more knowledge sharing and more transparency. >> certainly given the amount of money coming in there now and the amount of international interest, theres going to be more focus on how the money is being spent in haiti than ever before. international attention is certainly a good thing. transparency is key. >> international attention is good. first is aid effectiveness. you want to make sure the aid is effective and goin...