ODI [to 18 July 2015]
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QUOTE: Response to Addis aid finance outcome
News | 16 July 2015
Romilly Greenhill, team leader for development finance at the Overseas Development Institute reacts at the end of the Addis Ababa Financing For Development conference:
‘The litmus test of this agreement is: will it deliver for the world’s poor?
‘The accord includes a commitment to a new social compact – a ground-breaking pledge for a basic minimum standard of living for the poorest.
‘This is a major step forward, although it’s disappointing that there has been no new money to fund it. Governments and donors will have to work hard to turn this ambitious vision into a reality.’

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Anti-separatist businessman keeps people alive in rebel-held Ukraine
News | 15 July 2015
Aid from Ukraine’s richest oligarch is saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Eastern Ukraine – according to new research from the Overseas Development Institute and IRIN.

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Uncommon bedfellows: local response to the crisis in Ukraine
Briefing papers | July 2015 | Christina Bennett and Kristina Jovanovski
This IRIN/HPG Crisis Brief looks at how a Ukrainian oligarch, local organisations and Russian aid are providing a lifeline in rebel-held parts of eastern Ukraine.

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Why investing in disaster risk management pays off
Briefing papers | July 2015 | Thomas Tanner, Emma Lovell, Emily Wilkinson, Francis Ghesquiere, Robert Reid and Sumati Rajput
This briefing provides seven key messages that should be addressed by the Third Conference on Financing for Development to ensure that disaster risk does not hamper the progress of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Humanitarian cash transfers: cost, value for money and economic impact
Briefing papers | July 2015 | Sarah Bailey and Sophie Pongracz
This background note discusses the cost efficiency of different transfer modalities, their comparative effectiveness in meeting defined objectives and the impact on local economies and markets.

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Humanitarian cash transfers and the private sector
Briefing papers | July 2015 | Sarah Bailey and Laura Gordon
In a series of background notes on humanitarian cash transfers, this paper discusses the role of the private sector in relation to transfers.

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Risk and humanitarian cash transfer programming
Briefing papers | July 2015 | Laura Gordon
This background note provides a summary on the risks associated with cash transfers programmes and how they compare to other types of aid.

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Can emergency cash transfers ‘piggyback’ on existing social protection programmes?
Briefing papers | July 2015 | Rachel Slater, Sarah Bailey and Paul Harvey
This background note focuses on the current discussion among actors in the humanitarian and social protection sectors regarding the use of existing social protection programmes to provide an emergency response.