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		<title>The Truth About Foreign Aid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[...That could be the title of a new 3-part BBC podcast, "The Truth About NGOs". This documentary explores whether and how should NGOs be politically involved, as well as the consequences of having a large international NGO sector in a developing country. The first episode begins with a focus on Malawi, and how the LGBT rights movement has been buoyed by NGOs and their foreign donors. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penelopechester.com&amp;blog=7876953&amp;post=852&amp;subd=penelopemc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Seat at the Table: a Twitter-ful list of women crucial to foreign policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>penelopemc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elmira Bayrasli gave "Levo her (expansive) list of women who are deeply ingrained in critical foreign policy issues, and how to follow their travails and their progress." Among the women in that list, you will find some (if not most) of my all-time favorite lady tweeters: @texasinafrica, @scarlettlion, @meowtree, @bonniekoenig, @saundra_s, @nancymbirdsall.... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penelopechester.com&amp;blog=7876953&amp;post=841&amp;subd=penelopemc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Côte d’Ivoire Votes: What is At Stake One Year Later</title>
		<link>http://penelopechester.com/2011/12/13/cote-divoire-votes-what-is-at-stake-one-year-later/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>penelopemc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post was originally published on UN Dispatch on December 12, 2011.

One year after the presidential election that caused the country to descend into chaos, Côte d’Ivoire held its first parliamentary election since 2000 yesterday, Sunday December 11. Media reports concur on a few points: voter turn-out was low and the election was generally peaceful, in spite of the boycott by pro-Gbagbo supporters.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penelopechester.com&amp;blog=7876953&amp;post=844&amp;subd=penelopemc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bananas from Jersey: How the world is losing trillions to tax havens</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>penelopemc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post was originally published on UN Dispatch on November 30, 2011. Since the economic collapse of 2008 and the ensuing recession, increasingly more attention is being paid to corporate accountability. Recently, the Occupy movement has brought into sharp relief some of the discontent with poor corporate citizenship. If you pay close enough attention, there [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penelopechester.com&amp;blog=7876953&amp;post=847&amp;subd=penelopemc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Côte d’Ivoire: Le couple Gbagbo inculpé de “crimes économiques”</title>
		<link>http://penelopechester.com/2011/08/20/cote-d%e2%80%99ivoire-le-couple-gbagbo-inculpe-de-%e2%80%9ccrimes-economiques%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>penelopemc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post was originally published on UN Dispatch. C&#8217;est le premier billet en français que l&#8217;éditeur m&#8217;a commandité, donc c&#8217;est un essai. Amis francophones, j&#8217;aimerai beaucoup savoir ce que vous en pensez. C’est un premier pas pour la justice en Côte d’Ivoire: Laurent et Simone Gbagbo – assignés à résidence dans le nord du pays [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penelopechester.com&amp;blog=7876953&amp;post=833&amp;subd=penelopemc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sachal Studios is amazing</title>
		<link>http://penelopechester.com/2011/07/27/sachal-studios-is-amazing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>penelopemc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listening to The Strand on late night BBC world last week, I heard a segment about Lahore-based Sachal Studios orchestra. These guys are mind blowing. This Pakistani jazz orchestra recorded jazz classics with traditional Pakistani instruments and flavor. The final product is seriously awesome. The Washington Post writes: Stop what you’re doing and listen. Sachal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penelopechester.com&amp;blog=7876953&amp;post=829&amp;subd=penelopemc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can Inequality Fuel Revolutions?</title>
		<link>http://penelopechester.com/2011/07/27/can-inequality-fuel-revolutions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>penelopemc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post was originally published on UN Dispatch. Many people shared comments and thoughts via Twitter and Google +, thank you very much for engaging. The title of this post has a question mark because I really think of this as a question &#8211; can inequality fuel revolutions? Let me know what you think in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penelopechester.com&amp;blog=7876953&amp;post=822&amp;subd=penelopemc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking Truth to Power</title>
		<link>http://penelopechester.com/2011/07/04/speaking-truth-to-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>penelopemc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten years ago, this op-ed by economist Bill Easterly got him fired from the World Bank. In it, he argues: The failure [of international aid] is so widespread that pointing the finger at any single organisation is futile. The economists, international organisations and aid donors all had an interest in overselling &#8220;solutions&#8221; to economic development [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penelopechester.com&amp;blog=7876953&amp;post=817&amp;subd=penelopemc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On the fragility of democratic rights (and why I&#8217;ve been MIA)</title>
		<link>http://penelopechester.com/2011/07/01/on-the-fragility-of-democratic-rights-and-why-ive-been-mia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>penelopemc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since last summer, I&#8217;ve been in charge of communications and fundraising at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Following years of working in international development and concentrating on international issues professionally and academically, this was an interesting challenge for me, and a new area of focus. It&#8217;s been a great learning experience on many levels. As [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penelopechester.com&amp;blog=7876953&amp;post=801&amp;subd=penelopemc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Little Peacekeeper</title>
		<link>http://penelopechester.com/2011/05/16/the-little-peacekeeper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 17:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>penelopemc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a recent trip to New York, I was introduced to The Little Peacekeeper. Created by Sebastian Rottmair, The Little Peacekeeper &#8220;believes that we live in a world that needs a lot of small and big peacekeepers.&#8221; TLP goes around the world, taking photos of his various adventures, raises awareness about issues such as malaria [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penelopechester.com&amp;blog=7876953&amp;post=792&amp;subd=penelopemc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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