A new policy paper by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and WWF-UK highlights the need for aligned policy on trade and farming reform to help drive the global transition to better farming systems. The Ukrainian crisis has exposed the vulnerabilities of the global food system, raising...
2 February 2023
Figures released from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) reveal that the total spend on global health research by the FCDO’s central Research and Evidence Directorate was dramatically reduced last year (2021/22). The figures published in answer to a written...
19 January 2023
The UK’s Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation, George Freeman MP, has today announced a new International Science Partnership Fund, with an initial £119 million to support its researchers in collaborating with scientists around the world. The fund, distributed from the...
14 December 2022
On December 7 and 8, over 100 policymakers, researchers, members of civil society, and other stakeholders will gather at the Radisson Blu in Freetown for a conference on the topic of tax for development in Sierra Leone. The event is hosted by the International Centre for Tax and Development...
8 December 2022
New Research on the impact of Covid-19, spanning 42 low- and middle-income counties, has identified macroeconomic and social policies required to build resilience against future health shocks and environmental emergencies. As world leaders meet at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World...
11 October 2022
As the UK's cost of living crisis bites, new research shows that 1 in 10 of England’s poorest households (9%) reduce spending on food or clothes to afford phone or home internet, whilst almost 1 in 5 (17%) run out of data before the end of each month. With many essential services now digital...
4 August 2022
An independent evaluation of the UN’s unprecedented humanitarian response in Yemen from 2015 to 2021 says the operation has saved lives, improved food security and reduced malnutrition, but overall it is critical of aid that was of “unacceptably poor quality”. Since war broke out in Yemen...
20 July 2022
A unique collaborative process led by four leading global think tanks explores how the international community can support immediate collective action towards urgently needed progress in Afghanistan. Over three months, multi-stakeholder workshops were hosted by Chatham House, the Institute for...
27 May 2022
New research reveals that young female workers (aged 18 to 24) in Bangladesh often experience sexual harassment at work, but their concerns about it are going ignored. Most do not dare to challenge men when witnessing or experiencing sexual harassment because of feelings of shame, and a lack of...
24 May 2022
Refugees and migrants globally are missing out on Covid-19 vaccines due to supply shortages, exclusionary policies and anti-migrant sentiment, according to new research published by the Institute of Development Studies. Despite many countries having legal provisions in place mandating equal...
19 May 2022
The UK’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has today announced the long-awaited Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) new International Development Strategy. The strategy sets out the Government’s future approach to international development, prioritising investment...
16 May 2022
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has today published its Sixth Assessment Report on the mitigation of climate change. Written by leading climate scientists from around the world, it details the progress made in limiting global emissions and the available mitigation...
7 April 2022