MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Making poverty history by 2030 will require massive increases in private investment, not just public aid, argues Brett House.

John McArthur on what to expect for development in 2015.

Only one week into 2015, and January has proven to […]

Dr. Jamie Bartram on why we can’t continue building 20th century systems for 22nd century problems.

Inclusive development depends on both freedom from want and freedom from fear, argues Robert Muggah.

And the next step will require trillions of dollars of investment throughout the global economy, says John McArthur.

Margot Salomon on how globalization has shaped the concept of human rights and how to keep international organizations and companies accountable.

The challenges facing Rwanda’s “false twin” are also an opportunity to lead the global development agenda from behind, argues Katrin Wittig.

Dr. John Ruggie spearheaded the UN’s effort to transform the relationship between business and human rights. OpenCanada spoke to Ruggie about the evolution of global CSR norms and the road ahead.

Aniket Bhushan and Yiagadeesen Samy on the real lesson of the Millennium Development Goals and why it needs to be applied to the post-2015 discussion.

John McArthur on the roadmap established by the UN General Assembly for setting the post-2015 global development agenda.

The final deadline for the Millennium Development Goals is fast approaching. There is much that can still be done says John McArthur.

Sabina Alkire, Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, on the important role of measurement in poverty eradication.

John McArthur on the importance of accountability in emerging resource economies and Canada’s responsibility to help raise global standards.

Kate Higgins on the need for a forum that fully embraces all three dimensions of sustainable development.

Robert Muggah on why the MDG High-Level Panel needs to take conflict, violence, and fragility seriously.

John Sinclair on why the most recent model for a Global Partnership on development is failing to reach its potential.

Fraser Reilly-King on why the post-2015 framework still misses the meaning of ‘partnership’ in ‘global partnership’.

Derek Evans on how the nature of global poverty has changed, and why the post-2015 MDGs need to reflect that change.

John Sinclair on why universality and tiering should be part of the post-2015 Millennium Development Goal conversation.