Antipodean apathy on Syria continues (Jo Spratt, Crawford School ANU)

Five years in, and despite a ceasefire largely holding, people are still dying in the Syrian conflict. To assess what wealthy countries are doing to help ameliorate this ongoing catastrophe, Oxfam measures these countries’ financial and refugee intake contributions in their regular ‘Fair Share Analysis’ [pdf]. (See here for a 2014 antipodean summary.) The latest Fair Share Analysis was issued in the lead-up to the ‘Supporting Syria and the Region’ donor conference in London last month, where US$11 billion was pledged (US$5.9 billion for 2016 and US$5.4 billion for the years 2017-2020). What did Australia and New Zealand do in 2015 to contribute their fair share? And how can they lift their game in 2016?

http://devpolicy.org/antipodean-apathy-syria-20150315/

Will gender equality promises be kept? Accountability and the 2030 Agenda (Somali Cerise, Crawford School ANU)

The 60th Commission on the Status of Women taking place this week will focus on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for women and girls. This is particularly significant as it is the first intergovernmental discussion on the 2030 Agenda since its adoption last September that will discuss what the new agenda means for women and girls.

http://devpolicy.org/will-gender-equality-promises-kept-accountability-2030-agenda-20160314/