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UN Economic Commission for Africa Conference Center in Addis Ababa. Photo by Jose M. Alonso

What's Addis All About?

Everyone in the development community seems to be talking about Addis these days. The capital of Ethiopia is hosting the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development on 13-16 July.

Anuradha Rajivan

The 17 SDGs present a shared world vision for the next 15 years.

My 6 Takeaways on the SDGs

Presenting a shared world vision for the next 15 years, the 17 SDGs came as no surprise as the text was politically negotiated and agreed ahead of time. Here are my 6 takeaways.

Anuradha Rajivan

Getting Ready for the Post-2015 SDGs: Join the E-Dialogue

The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are expected to bring a stronger focus on longer-term durability of development gains as opposed to the current approach which sees decision-making targeted at the shorter term. At present, businesses main focus is annual balance sheets; for development organizations it is annual results reporting; and for democracies there's cyclical elections. 

Anuradha Rajivan

The majority of our respondents believe the main source of funding for the SDGs should be domestic taxes.

Blog Poll: Where is the Money to Pay for the SDGs?

In our August blog poll, we asked readers what they believe to be the priority sources of funding for the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set to be implemented on 1 January 2016. ADB has been getting prepared ahead of time, especially on the financing question.

Anuradha Rajivan