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Open data helps to establish accountability, but more resources are needed to push the transparency agenda
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a relative newcomer in the development sector. It was launched in 2004 under the Bush presidency. But the agency has used its late comer advantage wisely. It has benefited from the lessons learnt from 50 years of trial and error in the field of development, and identified transparency as a key area where there is capacity to do better.
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Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of the final day of the G8 summit at Lough Erne, near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, including David Cameron's final press conference
Andrew Sparrow
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Malawi's government has had to apply a painful remedy to heal economic damage of the past but we're seeing signs of recovery
At the nutrition for growth summit, held in London this month, Malawi became a member of the G8's new alliance for food security and nutrition. This is a tremendous opportunity to accelerate my government's efforts to generate greater investment in agricultural development.
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The long-term impact of undernutrition on individuals and societies is finally being addressed. But experts are divided about how to tackle this international problem
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Prime minister claims EU-US deal could create 2m jobs but anti-poverty activists warn that it could sow seeds of next crisis
David Cameron held out the prospect of Europe and the US concluding the "biggest bilateral trade deal in history" after Washington and Brussels agreed on Monday to launch talks to free up markets on both sides of the Atlantic.
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With millions living in refugee camps, how can innovations push beyond meeting their basic needs to harnessing their wellbeing and prosperity? Join our live debate on Thursday, 20 June
Some 15 million people live in refugee camps around the world, according to the latest UN refugee agency (UNHCR) estimates. Though traditionally built by governments or international organisations to provide temporary shelter for displaced people, some camps become homes for refugees for decades or more.
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David Cameron wants to focus on the three Ts - trade, tax and transparency - at the G8 in Lough Erne, but what is at stake for developing countries?
Why does this G8 summit matter for poor countries?
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Henry Saragih heads what may be the world's largest political movement and he's ready to challenge the multinational institutions that he blames for poverty and inequality
Henry Saragih heads what may be the largest single political movement on Earth. As secretary general of La Via Campesina, the transnational peasant movement, he is the public voice of nearly 200 million small-scale producers, landless people, and farm and food workers in 150 organisations across 70 countries. Yet he is not asked to sit at presidents' tables, nor is he courted by global bodies like the World Bank or International Monetary Fund (IMF). He can walk through the streets of his home town, take the bus and eat in restaurants without being recognised.
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Josephine Okot, founder of Uganda's leading seed company, says absence of advice and good seeds mean crop yields are only a third of their potential
Try as she might, Josephine Okot cannot stay quiet, her voice getting louder and louder as she gets carried away with the point she is making. "I'd be sacked if I worked here," says Okot. "I'm much too loud ... you have a horrible office, I'm not coming back."
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As a new screening process increases the likelihood of irreversible mistakes, Australia should rethink its attitude towards Sri Lankan asylum seekers
At the end of last week the Australian Government flew another group of Sri Lankan boat arrivals back to Colombo, claiming that they failed to engage Australia's international legal obligations. Australia has now sent back 1,035 Sri Lankans against their will since August 2012, including over 200 Tamils.
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