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It’s been a historical week in international development as leaders worldwide have ramped up discussions around meeting the 2015 Millennium Development Goals. Increasingly (though not exclusively) Africa-specific concerns, the MDG conversation has generated some significant news over the past few days. Below are links to the buzz:

Yesterday’s UN Summit on the 2015 MDGs, a mid-way progress assessment. This site provides a variety of resources, including a link to the 2008 MDG report, information about targets and progress, and Africa-specific action items.

Q & A with Bono.

A $3 billion boost to fight malaria in a partnership between the Gates Foundation, Global Fund, World Bank, British government and others.

Live broadcasts from this week’s 2008 Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting.

The World Bank has redrawn the poverty line according to new metrics on cost of living. Implications: previous assessments underestimated the poverty incidence throughout the developing world.

Paul Collier’s NY Times op-ed “A Measure of Hope.” (Hat-tip: AfricaCan blog). Key Points: economic growth and divergence can happen concurrently, the great success of MDGs as international coordination for a poverty strategy, and a very interesting discussion about the importance of “credible hope.”