The Centre for International Policy Studies has published this interesting blog piece on the legacy of Shimon Peres as a peacemaker and as one of the main architects of Israel’s defence cabability.
Those who attended the financing for development session at last May's Conference will have heard about development impact bonds, among other mechanisms. Covergence, which provided one of the speakers, has announced a new grant for a feasibility study to Kois Invest to explore a development impact bond that will fund a number of interventions aimed at improving the welfare of Syrian refugees in cooperation with neighboring host countries.
August 30, 2016 - Dakar, Senegal
Hunter McGill, well known expert on humanitarian issues has written an interesting article on the refugee crisis and the global response.
OTTAWA — Canadian charities are sounding the alarm after Conservative party leadership candidate Tony Clement said he wants to monitor the activities of all charities to ensure that they are not contributing to radicalization or terrorism.
The Economist asks if an ambitious and risky mine developed by Alphamin Resources, a Canadian-funded companycan make a difference in eastern Congo.