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Corinne Podger

Corinne Podger is a media development practitioner with more than 20 years' experience reporting for high-profile news outlets including the BBC World Service, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Economist. She works part time for BBC Media Action, the international charity of the BBC. Separately, as an independent consultant, she runs media skills training for a range of clients in her areas of expertise — social and multimedia, international news, science, health, climate change and religion.

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From leveraging disagreements to seeking consensus: Linda McAvan's 'unusual job'
29 Jun 2015
As chair of the European Parliament's influential Committee on Development, Linda McAvan finds herself navigating a challenging and "more fluid" field. In this Devex exclusive, McAvan shares her thoughts on this year's three major summits and why the U.K. needs to stay in the EU.
#Fin4Dev
#Fin4Dev
NGOs urged to lobby MPs ahead of Addis finance meeting
29 Jun 2015
The chair of the European Parliament's influential Committee on Development has warned NGOs that they have "a lot of work to do over the summer" to ensure solid outcomes at the third International Conference on Financing for Development next month in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Post-2015 development agenda
Post-2015 development agenda
VSO urges world leaders to adopt targets and indicators for gender equality
10 Mar 2015
To increase women's representation and participation in government, the post-2015 development agenda needs clear goals toward increasing women's role in decision-making, not just "a seat at the table."
Exclusive interview: Haoliang Xu
Exclusive interview: Haoliang Xu
A critical moment for Afghanistan's 'decade of transformation'
11 Dec 2014
Last week's London Conference on Afghanistan took place at a critical time for the country, with a fragile unity government just sworn in and foreign troops about to pull out after 13 years. In an exclusive interview, U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Asia and the Pacific Haoliang Xu shares his insights on the nation's development future.
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