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Copenhagen Consensus, in collaboration with the UN Permanent Missions of Viet Nam, the Netherlands, and Mexico, co-hosted a successful side-event to the 11th session of the Open Working Group on May 8th, 2014. Introductory remarks were made by Mr. Le Hoai Trung, Permanent Representative of Viet Nam...

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An article released today, May 6th, by Eduardo Porter for the New York Times, discusses the post-2015 agenda setting process. The article talks to the need for prioritization of goals, and features an interview with Dr. Bjorn Lomborg, as well as reference to the new benefit-cost research released...

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The Post 2015 Consensus has today released a new analysis of the draft goals being considered in the 11th session of the Open Working Group (OWG). These preliminary results rank all the draft goals from "phenomenal" to "poor", based on economic evidence, and will be distributed...

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A new peice, published today by the Inter Press Service, provides a feature article about the Post 2015 Consensus project. Written by Jonathan Rozen, the article provides an excellent overview of our project and what we aim to achieve. Click here to read the article in its entirety.

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A whirlwind week in NYC saw Dr. Bjorn Lomborg and Dr. Brad Wong in meetings with 18 missions and UN agencies at UN headquarters in NYC. The meetings aimed to spread the word on the Post 2015 Consensus project, and we received a very high level of interest from all. We were told many times during...

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To coincide with the 10th session of the Open Working Group (OWG), Dr. Bjorn Lomborg, Director of Copenhagen Consensus Center and Dr. Brad Wong, Post 2015 Consensus Project Manager, are visiting UN representatives and missions this April, to discuss progress on the Post 2015 Consensus. Among others...

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As part of IESE Business School's Doing Good and Doing Well 2014 Conference, Copenhagen Consensus President Bjorn Lomborg spoke in Barcelona on February 21, 2014. His presentation, entitled "How to do the most good," staked out the Copenhagen Consensus position: In a world of scarce...

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Read our op-ed in The Australian on how effective goal setting can improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of kids in South East Asia and the Pacific.

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