Join us for a panel discussion on managing the health systems response to Covid-19. The discussion will consist of reflections from Dr Parasram, the Chief Medical Officer of Trinidad and Tobago and Dr Elizabeth Gill, the Chief Medical Officer of Sussex NHS Commissioners, on their local...
Measures to curtail the spread of Covid-19 has had profound effects on the food and nutrition security of poor and marginalised communities across the world. More than 820 million people were living with hunger and food insecurity prior to Covid-19 and they – and millions more – are at risk...
Youth Employment and Politics Seminars
This webinar will focus on young people’s civic and political action before and during the pandemic, connecting this to debates on civic space. In various countries, lockdowns were accompanied by state violence. Watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6u5rXShFvI The...
Speaker: Professor James Robinson (University of Chicago) Moderators: Shandana Khan Mohmand (IDS) and Umair Javed (Lahore University of Management Sciences) Date: 8th April 2021 Time: 2:30 PM UK The Pakistan Hub, a partnership with the Mahbub ul Haq Research Centre...
Increasingly, finance dominates the way we live our lives. Despite seeing, in recent years, growth in economies globally, more and more people are struggling to make ends meet. Inequality gaps continue to grow, and the bulk of income is concentrated among a small group. The term...
Youth Employment and Politics Seminars
In May 2020, the ILO estimated that already 1 out of 6 young people had lost her/his job due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with young women more affected than young men. The pandemic has amplified youth vulnerabilities in the world of work. Watch...
The current global pandemic of Covid-19 is a health and broader crisis of overwhelming proportions, threatening livelihoods, economies, and societies. It particularly affects those already experiencing the greatest vulnerabilities. In putting the lives of millions of people at risk, creating...
The participation of women in politics at all levels, is crucial for building democratic and inclusive societies in countries of all income levels, faiths and cultures. However, the progress made so far is increasingly being pushed back against, including via off and online abuse and exacerbated...
Watch the recording of this event here. Speaker: Naila Kabeer (London School of Economics) Moderators: Sohela Nazneen (IDS) and Nida Kirmani (Lahore University of Management Sciences and Mahbub ul Haq Research Centre) Date: 11th March 2021 Time: 12:00 UK (5pm...
The declaration of the Covid pandemic by the World Health Organisation on 11 March 2020 had huge implications, not only for public health. For several years, IDS along with numerous watchdogs, research institutes and activist groups has studied rapid changes in civic space the world over....
Global debt is higher than ever before in recent history. Debt pressures are elevated in many developing countries. Progress achieved over the last 20 years in areas such as poverty, hunger, education, and equality is been reversed. Tackling this challenge and avoiding a new domino of socially...
China and Global Development Seminar Series
Covid-19 and economic responses to it have amplified and changed the nature of development challenges in fundamental ways. Global development cooperation should adapt accordingly. How have changes to global growth, debt, budget deficits and taxes, aid, capital markets, along with poverty and...