Good week for
Girls’ education in Ghana, where 72 schools are piloting a £3m interactive distance-learning project that’s incorporated spider man and skiing into lessons.
Aspiring female politicians in Namibia, as the South West Africa People's Organisation has not only committed to filling half of its seats in parliament with women, but also committed to what they call a "zebra system", whereby if a minister is a woman, the deputy minister will be a man, and vice versa.
Bad week for
A United Nations military observer group in Kashmir who were asked to leave New Delhi, where it was running a liaison office for more than four decades for free.
Four Burmese journalists, who were sentenced to 10 years in prison for publishing a report that said a vast and secretive government factory was designed to produce chemical weapons.
Quote of the week
Here's a quote we spotted from Mia Farrow, highlighting the continued need for humanitarians in Gaza.
What you’re saying
Our talkpoint on ‘should aid be withdrawn from countries violating LGBT rights?’ highlighted the ethical dilemmas around aid provision, but Henry Cobb reminds us why we give aid in the first place.
The week in numbers
6 billion people, two thirds of the world’s population, will live in cities by 2030.
200 Ghanaian World Cup fans have asked for asylum in Brazil.
4% of Syrian refugees have been taken in by Europe. The UN says that number’s not high enough.
1 of the world's dying languages goes extinct every 10-14 days.
Picture of the week
Milestones
South Sudan celebrated its third independence day on Wednesday.
Russia cancelled 90% of Cuba's $35.2m Soviet-era debt this week, while the remaining 10% will go into joint investment projects.
The 25th world population day was celebrated on Friday (11 July) - the idea for the day was originally inspired by the interest created by five billion day on 11 July 1987, the exact day the world’s population reached five billion.
Infographic
This week our infographic is a historical one by blogger Will Wright, charting major civil resistance campaign outcomes between 1945-2006.
Reading List
- More targets within reach - MDGs report 2014 (UN)
- Beyond basic: the growth of post-primary education in Kenya (ODI)
- Saving lives with reliable energy in Samoa (ADB)
- Displacement and dispossession through land grabbing in Mozambique: the limits of international and national legal instruments (Oxford University)
- Food for thought: undernutrition policy could be better, says UK aid watchdog (The Guardian)
- Evidence of HIV found in child said to be cured (New York Times)
Coming next week: have your say
- Our live chat on Thursday 17 July is on 'democracy in Indonesia - what does the future hold?' Contact us at globaldevpros@theguardian.com to recommend someone for the panel.
- Next week we will be hearing from the professionals working at the frontline of the Ebola epidemic - stay tuned!
Join the community of global development professionals and experts.
Become a GDPN member to get more stories like this direct to your inbox.
