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Toxic Threads: Polluting Paradise

greenpeace.org –

Greenpeace International has commissioned a new investigation that delves even further into the hazardous chemicals used in the production of high street fashion, going beyond previous investigations in China and Mexico. This latest report builds on the Detox campaign’s work, which reveals how textile manufacturing is a major contributor to water pollution in the Global South. The research focuses on a large textiles facility in Indonesia, where it found that a wide range of hazardous more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

An assessment of the EU-US travel surveillance agreement

An assessment of the EU-US travel surveillance agreement

privacyinternational.org –

This is a memo prepared by Barry Steinhardt of Friends of Privacy USA for Members of the European Parliament regarding the proposed EU-US Agreement PNR. The proposed agreement regarding Passenger Name Records (PNR) between the United States and the European Union is riddled with faulty assertions and assumptions about US law and the actual operations of the US government. These faulty assertions and assumptions go to the heart of the agreement and undercut the claims of protections for more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

Unlocking the chains of debt – A call for debt relief for Pakistan

Unlocking the chains of debt – A call for debt relief for Pakistan

eurodad.org –

In a hard-hitting new report from Eurodad member Jubilee Debt Campaign and Islamic Relief, the IMF is criticised over crippling conditions attached to $58 billion of debt. Acoording to the report, Pakistan’s economy has been paralysed by an unpayable and largely unjust debt burden that is preventing the country reaching its poverty goals and hindering the development of democracy. Unlocking the Chains of Debt criticises the IMF for the crippling conditions attached to its loans, and calls for more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

The UNCTAD principles on promoting responsible sovereign lending and borrowing

The UNCTAD principles on promoting responsible sovereign lending and borrowing

eurodad.org –

This briefing paper analyses the UNCTAD Principles and compares them with the Eurodad Responsible Finance Charter. It finds that the UNCTAD Principles have started to fill the gaping hole in the international financial architecture caused by the lack of institutions to promote responsible financing. Among their many benefits is that the UNCTAD Principles make clear that state officers dealing with debt – borrowing or lending – are agents of citizens and obliged to act as such, in an more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

The 2013 Resource Governance Index

The 2013 Resource Governance Index

revenuewatch.org –

The Resource Governance Index (RGI) measures the quality of governance in the oil, gas and mining sectors of 58 countries. These nations produce 85 percent of the world's petroleum, 90 percent of diamonds and 80 percent of copper, generating trillions of dollars in annual profits. The future of these countries depends on how well they manage their oil, gas and minerals. The RGI scores and ranks the countries, relying on a detailed questionnaire completed by researchers with expertise in the more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

ELLA SPOTLIGHT ON ORGANISATIONS: Extractive Industries and Land Use

ella.practicalaction.org –

This selection highlights some of the key organisations who are doing work around extractive industries and land issues, covering a variety of themes ranging from land use planning and environmental impacts, to community and indigenous peoples’ participation in decision making and promotion of land rights.

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Mark Turner on May 22, 2013

How Effective Is the World Bank at Targeting Sub-National Poverty in Africa? A Foray into the Murky World of Geo-Coded Data

How Effective Is the World Bank at Targeting Sub-National Poverty in Africa? A Foray into the Murky World of Geo-Coded Data

brookings.edu –

How efficiently is aid allocated to reduce poverty? This question was explored over a decade ago in a paper by the economists Paul Collier and David Dollar. Their definition of a poverty-efficient allocation included, among other elements, the simple maxim that to maximize poverty reduction, “aid should be given to countries with large amounts of poverty.” When actual allocations were analyzed, it was shown that donor agencies paid heed to this rule. (Donors did less well at giving aid to more...

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D C on May 22, 2013

Right to Internet: Bringing Information to the Citizens

Right to Internet: Bringing Information to the Citizens

internetrights.in –

The best way to characterise human rights is to identify the outcomes that we are trying to ensure. These include critical freedoms like freedom of speech and freedom of access to information - and those are not necessarily bound to any particular technology at any particular time. Citizens must always check that they aren’t getting incomplete or biased data. Open Data are almost always data that should surely be open, and that almost never contain any personal information. Right now, India is more...

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D C on May 22, 2013

Ghana receives $13.9b Chinese aid in 10 years

Ghana receives $13.9b Chinese aid in 10 years

ghanabusinessnews.com –

Chinese investment and development aid to Ghana totaled $13.96 billion between 2000 and 2011, a new compilation of data has shown. According to global research firm Open Data for International Development (AidData), Ghana received the money between 2001 and 2011 and these were official aid. Ghana, therefore, becomes the second biggest receiver of Chinese aid in West Africa after Nigeria which had $16.43 billion, according to the data released in April 2013. Chinese aid to Ghana was also over more...

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D C on May 22, 2013

A digital route to revive our neglected libraries

A digital route to revive our neglected libraries

defindia.net –

There are 28 state-level libraries in India with 80% coverage. In the districts, the coverage is 76% with 461 libraries. But in the talukas and villages, the coverage drops drastically to 12.5% (501 libraries) and 4.9% (28,820 libraries), respectively. Most of these government libraries are ailing and are either dysfunctional or on the verge of closure. To top it all, most librarians are meagrely paid, if they get their salaries at all. Chaturbhuj Mishra, the 60-year-old librarian, has not more...

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D C on May 22, 2013

Needs-based targeting or favoritism? The regional allocation of multilateral aid within recipient countries

Needs-based targeting or favoritism? The regional allocation of multilateral aid within recipient countries

econstor.eu –

The regional allocation of aid within recipient countries has been largely ignored in the aid allocation literature. We use geocoded data on the location of aid projects financed by the World Bank and the African Development Bank within a sample of 27 recipient countries to assess the claim of donors that their aid targets needy population segments. We also assess whether political leaders in these countries direct aid funds to their home region, irrespective of regional needs. We do not find more...

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D C on May 22, 2013

The "Fix-Rate" – Citizens Can Make a Difference

The "Fix-Rate" – Citizens Can Make a Difference

integrityaction.org –

Over the past decade there has been great interest in the power of citizens to transform society. Engaged citizens are seen as essential in fighting corruption, promoting transparency and accountability, strengthening governance and improving development outcomes. Yet, the evidence base linking citizen action to improved results is often questioned. Yesterday saw an interesting panel discussion on citizen’s role in tackling corruption held at the ODI, London. Integrity Action’s Fredrik Galtung more...

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D C on May 22, 2013

This week in Open Data and Citizen Engagement: The LBD of Open Data

This week in Open Data and Citizen Engagement: The LBD of Open Data

blog.aiddata.org –

As the ability to collect “big data” gets easier and easier, Marc Bellemare’s point that big data is good for forecasting, but not good for finding causal relationship, is an important one to keep in mind. What you want to be able to do with the data should define how it is collected. A recent interview with the “Jedi master of data visualization” Hans Rosling highlighted how much attention data can get once someone dresses it up and gives it some oomph; which actually merges nicely into an more...

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D C on May 22, 2013

Reviewing the evidence: How well does the European Development Fund perform?

Reviewing the evidence: How well does the European Development Fund perform?

This paper reviews the European Development Fund's (EDF) performance in recent evaluations and assessments. It considers the main criteria typically used to assess the performance of the EDF and reviews the existing evidence against three critiques. The European Union (EU) is in the process of concluding a complex and contentious negotiation about its future seven-year budget, the Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-2020. In parallel, the EU is negotiating the budget for the more...

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D C on May 22, 2013

Reviewing the evidence: How well does the European Development Fund perform?

Reviewing the evidence: How well does the European Development Fund perform?

This paper reviews the European Development Fund's (EDF) performance in recent evaluations and assessments. It considers the main criteria typically used to assess the performance of the EDF and reviews the existing evidence against three critiques. The European Union (EU) is in the process of concluding a complex and contentious negotiation about its future seven-year budget, the Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-2020. In parallel, the EU is negotiating the budget for the more...

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D C on May 22, 2013

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