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Every year, Somalia receives approximately $1.3bn in remittances – money sent from the Somali diaspora to loved ones back home. Remittances account for between 25 and 45 percent of Somalia’s economy and exceed the amount it receives in humanitarian aid, development aid and foreign direct investment combined. As Somali money transfer operators lose their bank accounts, Somali families are losing their only formal or transparent channel through which to send money. Somalia needs longterm support to build sustainable financial institutions as well as urgent help to maintain its current remittance flows.
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Politics of Poverty
Clinton preaches development—are rich countries listening?
Secretary Clinton has an opportunity to push OECD countries in the right direction to make foreign assistance more transparent.
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With the announced US withdrawal from north-eastern Syria, and Turkey’s offensive, Oxfam and the humanitarian community are primarily concerned for the safety, security and rights of the civilians caught in the middle.
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Politics of Poverty
How can Dodd-Frank help renew Libya?
Transparency from the ground up will help the oil-rich state.
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First Person
"I fear for my mother every day"
On International Women’s Day, we honored three women whose commitment to peace and justice is unwavering, even in the face of violence.
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Politics of Poverty
Making the “right to remedy” a reality at development finance institutions
The UN Human Rights Office just released a groundbreaking report on the state of play of “remedy” in development finance. The bottom line? Development finance institutions can and must do better to center the rights of people in their investments and facilitate the right to remedy.
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First Person
2008 in Photos: Part Two
In Ethiopia, one woman's strength in the face of trouble sends a message of hope.
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Politics of Poverty
Kick in the Behind, or No Company Left Behind?
10 things that made the Behind the Brands NYC event remarkable
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Politics of Poverty
Hmmm. Not an encouraging turn of events…
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Publication
Emiliana Aligaesha, Venture Capitalist
Tanzanian farmer is leveraging a tiny investment of US foreign aid to ensure the success of early-stage, high-potential start-ups.
