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Inequality

India to roll out cashless food subsidies system

A new cashless benefits distribution system is set to be rolled out across India, after a scheme introduced by a civil servant in a single district caught the eye of […]

Research tracks gender equality among G20 officials

Canada has the highest proportion of women amongst its senior civil servants of any G20 member, new research has revealed. The country is followed by Australia, South Africa, and the […]

New World Bank framework could help governments implement Sustainable Development Goals

Governments around the world are being encouraged to use a new World Bank framework to help them implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). World leaders last September adopted the […]

World Bank pledges to help collect poverty data in 78 nations

The World Bank Group has announced the launch of a regular $300m data collection project to ensure the world’s poorest nations will be able to measure progress towards the new […]

The OECD to launch first global assessment on students’ digital skills

Countries around the world are to be ranked according to their students’ digital skills. The OECD will publish a report report on Tuesday which will discuss the differences in access to and […]

Does Reducing Income Inequality Boost Growth?

This is the question posed by a report from the OECD. Focus on Inequality and Growth from the OECD’s Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, suggests strongly that the […]

Exporting Youth Unemployment

Many countries around the world are struggling to find employment for their young and many countries are trying different solutions. In the Eurozone this is a major problem with youth […]

Global life expectancy goes up, but rich-poor divide remains

People born in 2012 can expect to live an average six years longer than people born in 1990, according to a new report from the UN World Health Organisation (WHO). […]

US urges support for global food security programme

The US government has sent a letter to its international partners in the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), urging them to expand their support. The GAFSP was formed […]

Initiative argues the case for rights-centred development

An initiative that aims to integrate human rights with sustainable development policies has issued a statement to inform the next stage of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. The Righting Finance […]