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IDS News - September 2010

New approach to social protection in Africa announced

Published: 8 Sep 2010

We need a better understanding of the politics of social protection in Africa, according to a joint statement released today by IDS, along with other partners.


UK public say development aid is morally right, but should be cut to deal with the budget deficit

Published: 8 Sep 2010 Picture of charity demonstrators at a Make Poverty History march. Credit: Aubey Wade / Panos

More than 6 out of 10 people think that it is morally right for the UK to help developing countries but that UK aid spending needs to be cut, according to new IDS survey results, published today.


Influencing best practice in policy and research through information literacy

Published: 7 Sep 2010 Participatory workshop on information literacy in Zambia, August 2010. Developed in collaboration with the University of Zambia and jointly funded by the British Library of Development Studies and International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications. Image credit: Siobhan Duvigneau / BDLS

The British Library of Development Studies (BLDS) is collaborating with African information intermediaries to develop information literacy capacity in the sector.


Welcome to the new improved IDS website

Published: 6 Sep 2010 New and improved IDS website is here

With your feedback and suggestions collected from the recent survey questionnaire, we've given the website and IDS homepage a new cleaner design and added some new functionality.


Putting sexuality on the development map

Published: 6 Sep 2010 A gay pride march during 'Gai Jatra' (the cow festival) in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo: Piers Benatar/Panos

An online photo exhibition is the latest in a series of innovative communications from IDS illustrating the link between sexuality and development.


Left out and left behind: the people that the MDGs are failing

Published: 3 Sep 2010 Luxury hotels and offices rise behind slum housing in centre of Malaysia. Mark Henley/Panos

A new report published by IDS and the MDG Achievement Fund Social argues that the Millennium Development Goals performance indicators have painted a distorted picture of progress.



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