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CGD in the News
November 18, 2021
With the COVID booster finally available to everyone who had their final vaccination more than six months ago, this is the more serious debate I wish we were having: Should I be going to get my third Covid shot (booster), or should I refuse it in protest and solidarity with people in less ...
Blog Post
November 12, 2021
Obviously, an ethical vaccine distribution would start with a far more equitable sharing of vaccines between rich and less-rich nations. More pragmatically, the current huge imbalance in the global distribution of shots invites another outbreak of a new variant, against which the US and other high-i...
Blog Post
May 19, 2021
Earlier this year, Girin Beeharry stepped down as the inaugural director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s global education program. But he’s not going quietly. His recent essay, “The Pathway to Progress on SDG 4,” is essentially a manifesto for international actors in the education...
REPORTS
May 19, 2021
The heart of Girin Beeharry’s manifesto is that we must reorient global aid for education around promoting foundational literacy and numeracy, unflinchingly monitor progress on that core goal, and hold all development institutions accountable for measurable results in this domain. In this collection...
Op-Ed
March 09, 2021
Owing to years of grassroots mobilization and the rise of renewables and low-carbon assets, financial markets are finally shifting gears to account for the inevitable decline of fossil fuels. But to make the most of the current moment, policymakers must heed the financial industry's call for clear s...