Liz Ford

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  Child marriage could trigger surge in Africa's under-15s pregnancy rate – UN

  30 Oct 2013: UN population survey predicts steep climb in young girls giving birth in sub-Saharan Africa unless child marriage is banned

• Food security in Ethiopia, and the first global index on modern-day slavery

  29 Oct 2013: Reporting on failing cash crops, plus individual country analysis on slavery and the work of anti-trafficking campaigners

• UN passes new resolution on women's role in peace processes

  21 Oct 2013: Resolution 2122 creates roadmap for systematic approach to 'implementation of commitments on women, peace and security'

• Oil's dark legacy in the Niger delta, food security and the Ibrahim index

  15 Oct 2013: The environmental, social and economic impact of Nigeria's oilfields. Plus, global food security, and the rule of law in Africa

• African rule of law declines despite economic gains, Ibrahim index shows

  14 Oct 2013:

  Mo Ibrahim Foundation's annual governance appraisal calls for greater focus on justice and safety to avoid social unrest

• No plans yet for UK development bank, says Justine Greening

  9 Oct 2013: Development secretary says bank would need to have clear advantages, and rules out allocating aid via loans for now

• A woman's job: who cares about unpaid carers?

  7 Oct 2013:

  Endless cycle of cooking, cleaning and caregiving can adversely affect a woman's health, studies show. How can women be better supported? Tell us what you think

• Qatar's World Cup 'slaves', UN goals, and food shortages in Venezuela

  1 Oct 2013: Investigation into the abuse of migrant workers, the UN general assembly, and the scramble for food in Venezuela

• Mary Robinson: Climate, human rights key to new development goals

  26 Sep 2013: Former Irish president urges equitable sustainable development goals and 2C global warming limit

• New UN development goals must focus on rights and apply to all countries

  25 Sep 2013: General assembly sets fresh targets on poverty and environmental protection that will replace the millennium goals

• We need new ways to measure poverty, UN meeting told

  25 Sep 2013: Experts say using a single figure of $1.25 to measure poverty fails to address its complexities, and a wider index is needed

• Global development podcast: Big ideas for development after 2015

  Audio (36min 07sec), 25 Sep 2013:

  The millennium development goals expire in 2015. What have they achieved? And what are the key issues moving forward?

• UK makes £1bn 'all or nothing' pledge on Aids, tuberculosis and malaria

  24 Sep 2013: Commitment to replenish Global Fund for 2014-16 period contingent on other donor countries following Britain's lead

• Mobile phones have been a gift for development, says Jeffrey Sachs

  23 Sep 2013: Better access to technology can help achieve millennium goals, says economist, as UN calls for affordable broadband worldwide

• UN general assembly 2013: current goals and future priorities on agenda

  23 Sep 2013: World leaders will renew pledge to meet 2015 targets on child mortality and gender imbalances, while setting future agenda

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