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By a rough estimate, in 2005, two of every five migrants in the world — some 78 million out of 191 million migrants — were residing in a developing country. Most of these migrants are likely to have come from other developing countries. However, the extent of migration between developing […]

Nonkosi Khumalo, the chairperson of Treatment Action Campaign South Africa, asks whether African civil society has “lost the plot” in its efforts to encourage stronger international action on the AIDS crisis in Africa. Read more

Alim Remtulla writes about the recent questioning regarding Greg Mortenson’s “Three Cups of Tea”. Read more

This blog is hosted by Dilip Ratha, lead economist at the World Bank. The articles, written primarily by World Bank staff, are devoted to the movement of people, and how migration and the money (remittances) that migrants send home can be leveraged for development. read more

Gregory Watson, Team Leader of Climate Change at Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), presents ways of linking remittances and sustainability.