As world leaders debate development targets for the next 15 years, campaigners say the rights of the estimated 1 billion people living with disabilities must be explicitly included in the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Input subsidy programs (ISPs) remain one of the most contentiously debated development issues in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Since the first debate, major developments have thrust foreign policy back into the forefront of the news.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has recalled Parliament for a debate on developments in the phone hacking scandal.
If I were to make one key observation, I'd say that the "D" in ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development) resembled more "debate" than "development" during 2010.
Elaborating on the theme that aid is just a component of development, Canfin said France would hold a public debate on development policy next month.
It also called on the UN System to continue informing the global debate on development and to lead the international discussion on a post 2015 development agenda.
But there is room for debate and development, for moderation.
It was a welcome suggestion that should help stir an overdue debate on development priorities.
The public debate on development has been viewed through this prism for decades.
