s chief economist for Africa, Shantayanan Devarajan, argued for $63-$72bn. In 2005, the Millennium Project pushed the figure up again, to between $82 and $152bn. Yet economists recognised that all these estimates came with serious caveats. Jan Vandemoortele, one of the chief architects of the MDGs, suggested the only correct answer to questions about the cost of the MDGs is "more". Last month, the...
t feature specifically in the MDGs, but many campaigners say lack of provision for the disabled is holding back development progress. Here 14 people with disabilities tell us about the challenges they face in their countries Interactive: Global development voices: Living with disabilities Debate: Talk point: Fighting the stigma of disability Antenor Ruperto Montalvan Miranda, 66, lives in Lima, Peru...
There are estimated to be 1 billion disabled people around the world. Here, 14 tell us about the challenges they and other people living with disabilities face in their countries Jaz Cummins Lisa Villani ...
s poorest countries. Britain last year gave £13.7m – representing 3.6% of all aid – to the east African country, focusing mainly on education, health, access to justice, and regional economic integration. The decision to axe bilateral aid to Burundi follows a bilateral aid review begun last year by Andrew Mitchell, the international development secretary . As part of the review announced in March,...