Good week for…
Angelina Jolie who helped to pull together London’s global summit to end wartime rape, which has resulted in sexual violence survivors launching a global advocacy and support network.
Sam Kutsea, a Ugandan Minister who has been elected unopposed as UN general assembly president, despite criticism over his past.
Bad week for…
Laurent Gbagbo, the Ivorian ex-President, has been committed to trial after being charged with crimes against humanity in connection with post-election violence in Ivory Coast in 2010 and 2011.
Aung San Suu Kyi has been banned from standing for president after a parliamentary committee in Burma voted to retain a constitutional clause barring the opposition leader from running in presidential elections.
What you’re saying…
The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict has raised awareness of an issue that affected women from a range of backgrounds across the world, but @Wolfe321 has questioned what long-term impact the summit will have.
Too much money spent on this Global Summit to End Sexual Violence. Too many fancy bells & whistles, not enough given to action. #TimeToAct
— Lauren Wolfe (@Wolfe321) June 13, 2014
The week in numbers
900 experts, NGOs, survivors, faith leaders, and international organisations from across the world attended the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.
£250 is the lowest price boat captains paid for Asian slaves working in the supply chain producing prawns sold by some of the world’s biggest supermarket chains.
100 women were rounded up by al-Shabab militants in at a market in Somalia and ordered to comply with a strict Islamic dress code or risk being whipped.
50 protesters in San Paulo had to be dispersed by riot police with tear gas hours before the World Cup’s opening match.
Reading list
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The future framework for disaster risk reduction: a guide for decision-makers (Overseas Development Institute)
- Delivering social protection in the aftermath of a shock: lessons from Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan and Vietnam (ODI)
- Somali minister tells British Somalis: forget the danger, come back and help rebuild (The Telegraph)
- The best books on Afghanistan (The Guardian)
Picture of the week
Milestones
On Thursday, the World Bank approved a $107 million credit to connect the landlocked Mizoram with Bangladesh and Myanmar via Roads.
It’s been 15 years since a Nato-led UN peacekeeping force entered Kosovo to carry out Operation Joint Guardian.
Wednesday marked the 51st anniversary of Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burning himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
Infographic
Humanosphere published an interactive infographic on comparing World Cup countries on development indicators. Which country is the happiest? Which is the least corrupt? Where are women more equal? Where is it best to be a mother?
Reading list
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The future framework for disaster risk reduction: a guide for decision-makers (Overseas Development Institute)
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Delivering social protection in the aftermath of a shock: lessons from Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan and Vietnam (ODI)
- Somali minister tells British Somalis: forget the danger, come back and help rebuild - The Telegraph
- The best books on Afghanistan - The Guardian
Coming next week
Our live chat on Thursday 19 June is on alternative economic models and development. From social enterprise to 'Africapitalism', are there alternative models for development? Contact us at globaldevpros@theguardian.com to recommend someone for the panel.
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