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The Oslo SDG Initiative @UniOslo @sum_uio informs policymaking through evidence-based research & cross-sectoral dialogue| #UIOSDG |
Oslo, Norway
Joined May 2018
🚨 AI is everywhere! But can it actually make global development better?
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Vietnam 🇻🇳 is one of the world’s most talked-about development success stories. But what does that “success” look like up close and what new trade-offs come with it? 👉 Link to the episode in the first comment. 🎧
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💥 USAID did not fade. It was taken apart. The world’s largest bilateral donor underwent a rapid and profound transformation. 🎧 Listen to our discussion with @deankarlan
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🌍As globalization fragments and aid declines, countries are searching for new development partners. Our guest is Hong Bo from @SOAS. We explore how China’s overseas investments are shifting and what that means for the Global South. 🎧Take a listen: link in first comment👇
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Mawa tigwire ntchito zaboma🫠 @doro_tembo @Gowokani11 @unimaecon @unima_official @stevesharra @TanjaDHendriks
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🗳️ Democracy without development? #Malawi 🇲🇼 has just held another peaceful and credible election, defying the idea that prosperity is a precondition for political stability. 🎧Listen to @HappyKayuni on Malawi’s democratic paradox Link 👇
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Por que renace el no alineamiento, ahora en 1 nueva encarnacion, como #NoAlineamientoActivo? Mi entrevista sobre nuestro nuevo libro, EL MUNDO NO ALINEADO ( @politybooks) con @danbanik en su serie de Podcasts. @sebastian_gray @bernabemmm @andresmalamud
https://t.co/kWTOEkzIzd
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🎙️OUT NOW! “People should live up to their full potential,” said @pedrotconceicao on a podcast hosted by @danbanik. “The idea of human development is a universal aspiration and more relevant today than ever.” This episode offers a comprehensive look at human development and
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🤖 Will AI make the world fairer or leave millions further behind? Our guest this week is @pedrotconceicao (@UNDP @HDRUNDP) about the latest Human Development Report on #AI. Who really benefits when machines start making the choices? 🎧 Listen now: link in first comment
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🚨 How does a country turn crisis into progress? And keep it going? From famine and fragility to growth and innovation, Bangladesh has rewritten its development story. 🎙️Listen to @nomhossain from @SOASDevelopment
#Bangladesh #GlobalDev #GlobalSouth
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The UN is facing its worst financial crisis in decades. Donors are withholding funds, budgets are shrinking, and reform is colliding with reality. 🎧 New episode featuring @ronpatz about money, mandates, and the future of multilateralism. #globaldev #UN80
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🎙️We are back! Please tune in and spread the word within your networks. 🎧
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In 1992, the world gathered in Rio to create the UNFCCC—a commitment to tackle climate change together. #COP30 in Belém takes us back to Brazil, with the focus shifting to implementation at the scale and pace needed to protect people and planet. Swipe for a history of COPs 👉
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Inequality leaves many more vulnerable to disasters. Strong social protection and #DecentWork opportunities build resilience and empower people worldwide. #DRRday
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160 scientists, 23 countries, 1 report: The Global Tipping Points Report 2025, together with @UniofExeter, highlights mounting risks across Earth’s systems, from melting glaciers & ice fields to slowing ocean currents, ice sheets & rainforests under pressure. Watch now👇
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🚨Season 6 of In Pursuit of Development drops tomorrow. Stay tuned 🎙️🎧
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We’re back. Season 6 of In Pursuit of Development drops Monday.
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We live in an age of polycrisis. Wars, famines, climate breakdown. Staying optimistic is not easy: I struggle too. But despair paralyzes. Hope mobilizes. 🌍 1/3
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⚖️ Liberalism faces its toughest test in decades. @FukuyamaFrancis on democracy’s decline, discontent, and whether AI can save (or break) governance. 🎧 Take a listen (link in comments)👇
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