Ethical guidelines for situation in which the self-interest and the social responsibilities of development agencies collide

Government-owned development banks matter in the global financial crisis – and they must accept the principle of subsidiarity

Civicus assesses civil liberties around the world, and criticises donors for supporting authoritarian regimes in Ethiopia and Vietnam

Reducing poverty and achieving sustainability are daunting goals, as PEGNet conference finds

Cyclone hits Indian coast, Lampedusa disaster, IPCC report on climate change, post-2015 debate and more

According to FAO, a third of all food produced worldwide is wasted

The OECD’s Fragile State Principles are hardly being implemented

D+C/E+Z: Contents page of October's print edition with links to all contributions

Governments are increasingly stifling civil society

Death row for Indian rapists, support for Somalia, state of emergency in Egypt, the Trade and Development Report 2013 and the G20 summit