With a new push for sustainable development and global reduction of greenhouse emissions, 100 million people will remain out of poverty according to "Shock Waves : Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty" that was just released by the World Bank. If new policies are not introduced, there will be a worsening in the level of poverty and higher number of persons affected by diseases

The Resilience Development Forum (RDF) will be held at the Dead Sea, Jordan from 8 to 9 November 2015. The RDF's goal is to create a fundamental shift in the way the international community is responding to the continuing crisis in Syria and the surrounding region. It is organized annually by UNDP

Development Impact & You is a toolkit with 30 tested tool on how to "how to invent, adopt or adapt ideas that can deliver better results". The toolkit was designed by NESTA, the British charity promoting social innovation in partnership with Quicksand and STBY with the support of Rockefeller Foundation.

Khamal Thapa uses the Human Rights Periodic Review to lament the crisis experienced by Nepal following the blockage on the border with India