A new era for CGD! We are thrilled to announce Dr. Rachel Glennerster as the new President of CGD! Rachel's pioneering work has shaped markets to promote innovation in addressing global challenges, including pandemics and climate change. Renowned for her rigorous approach to development economics, she has leveraged randomized trials to address critical issues spanning democracy, health, education, and women's empowerment. Rachel is ready to build on the legacies of Nancy Birdsall and Masood Ahmed, to propel CGD forward with innovative ideas and new approaches—at a time when the world needs them more than ever. Read more >> https://lnkd.in/g5JbN-kc
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The Center for Global Development works to reduce global poverty and improve lives through innovative economic research.
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Over the past two decades, the Center for Global Development has maintained an unwavering focus on providing independent non-partisan research that has driven major changes in global development policy and practice. Our staff, located in Washington, D.C. and London, are our most valuable asset in achieving our mission to reduce global poverty and inequality. CGD seeks highly qualified and deeply dedicated colleagues to further our research and program goals, communications and outreach efforts, as well as to support organizational operations. We are committed to transparency, diversity, and professional and personal integrity. We value mutual respect, a collegial work place, and a healthy sense of humor.
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The What Works Hub for Global Education (WWHGE)—launched in September—is off to an exciting start, writes Barbara Bruns. 🍎🏫 Explore how the Hub has sparked research to understand how and why such education programs achieve (or fail to achieve) desired results. 👇 https://bit.ly/4a8yolb #Education #Research
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🌍 Financing primary health care in Africa ➡ CGD experts highlight three key ideas to help the continent mobilize more of their own resources to finance PHC as part of honoring political commitments to achieve universal health coverage by 2030. Explore the ideas ⬇ https://lnkd.in/esfipBpM #Healthcare #Africa #Healthcoverage
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Despite being a poorer region, Sobral in Ceará, #Brazil, has been hailed for its "world-class" #education. But is its success overstated?🇧🇷 Lee Crawfurd examines new #data that raises doubts. 👇 https://bit.ly/49DXsAe
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At the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending #Violence against Children, 101 countries submitted pledges to action to end abuse against children. What were they, and were they bold enough? Yi Ning Wong and Gabriela Smarrelli review the pledges. Dive in ⬇ https://bit.ly/3P8660e
How Are Countries Thinking About Violence Against Children?
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📅 On January 21, join Anthony McDonnell for a lecture on understanding the #economic burden of antimicrobial resistance at LSE Department of Health Policy. #AMR Register here! ⬇ https://bit.ly/3Wikkjl
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#COVID-19 showed the need for early #vaccine investment, but MDB lending restrictions limited access for low- and middle-income countries. This #Epidemic Preparedness Day, explore Rachel Glennerster, Siddhartha Haria, Lawrence H. Summers, and Leah R. Rosenzweig's five steps to enable earlier vaccine access 💉⬇ https://bit.ly/3BWlcTi
Five Steps MDBs Can Take Now to Unlock Pandemic Financing
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🇪🇺 The #EU’s Global Gateway 2025 flagship projects continue to prioritize infrastructure w/ limited focus on #health & #education. Mikaela Gavas and Laura Granito examine the Gateway's minimal investment in human capital and ongoing transparency issues ⬇ https://bit.ly/3P8Nm0v
What the Global Gateway Flagship Projects Tell Us about the EU's Priorities
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The World Bank successfully crossed the $100-billion mark for the replenishment of #IDA, its concessional lending arm, although donor support was lower than initially hoped. Two major #health funds are behind schedule and below target in their fundraising efforts, CGD experts write—suggesting a tough 2025 for a host of other funds seeking replenishment: https://lnkd.in/ejuK9cbG
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#Childcare & early childhood #development (ECD) are essential drivers of #gender equity—but remain critically underfunded in many LMICs. Kelsey Harris and Kehinde Ajayi examine ECD in four African countries—Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Rwanda, and Senegal—highlighting critical gaps in public investment & policies 🌍⬇ https://lnkd.in/eQin3NvM