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Diseases for us, diseases for them…?
Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are those that are not passed from person to person. Often, they are referred to as chronic diseases, in that they progress slowly
The Monty Python guide to development: part 2 – economics
Following on from the Monty Python guide to the politics of development, it’s time to take to a look at economics. Enjoy. Robin Hood redistribution
We can all be refugees
As part of our development debates series, Omar Grech investigates the facts, duties on states and the rising sensationalist language in Malta that is amplifying
Big shoes to fill
Today is the 5th annual Nelson Mandela Day, since it’s inauguration in 2009 on Nelson Mandela’s birthday – the 18th of July. Today he turns
The Monty Python guide to development: part 1 – politics
And now for something completely different. No matter what your social station or what time period you lived in – from the milkman to the
Infographic: the Global South is rising fast
Since 1990 the annual Human Development Report has become THE one stop shop for regular reflection and analysis on one general issue issue year, such
Development Education: Responding to the Global Crisis?
The DEEEP Seminar “Development Education: Responding to the Crisis?” took place in Dublin last month, bringing together over 100 development education practitioners and policy makers
Interesting (development) times in Scotland
Recent meetings in Edinburgh (part of the IF Campaign) and elsewhere have highlighted the fact that issues such as ensuring a legal commitment to 0.7%
What we’re watching: Bahia Shehab; the Racist BnB; We’re on Twitter! Beatrice Mtetwa; Jackson Katz
The latest roundup of videos we’ve been watching this week. Bahia Shehab | Egypt At the Irish Development Education (IDEA) annual conference last week, I
Why didn’t all the aid reach the poorest? Here’s why.
So you donated a week’s lattes to save refugees from an African civil war; you suspect the refugees received only an ordinary cup of Joe…