Jose Antonio Ocampo and Tamsyn Barton, both internationally respected leaders in their fields of international development, have been appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). José Antonio Ocampo is an internationally recognised economist and expert in...
2 August 2021
Children as young as 7 years old working in tens of thousands of small businesses in the leather sector. Based on observations of over 150 children working 12-14 hour days, six days a week, it showed they are exposed to dangerous chemicals and at risk of injury. Covid-19 has left...
16 July 2021
The UK's House of Commons held a vote today (Tuesday 13 July) in which the majority of MPs voted in favour of supporting the Government decision to reduce the UK's aid budget from 0.7 percent of national income to 0.5 percent. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, set out the economic...
13 July 2021
Despite warnings of rising Covid-19 infections in February, India’s national government failed to prepare for a second wave and allowed mass gatherings that went on to cause a sharp surge in cases and high death rate across the population. The pandemic also revealed systemic deficiencies and...
2 July 2021
A group of Conservative MPs have been denied an amendment to a bill that would have forced a parliamentary vote on the government decision to cut UK aid spending from 0.7 to 0.5 percent of the UK’s national income. The speaker of the House of Commons ruled that the amendment would not be...
7 June 2021
Autocratic behaviour surged and democratic freedoms were excessively restricted during the pandemic last year – that is the finding of a new study monitoring civic space in Mozambique, Nigeria, and Pakistan, published by the Institute of Development Studies. Researchers found that while...
24 May 2021
Lessons from India’s first wave must inform swift action and recovery planning to save lives according to researchers. In the unfolding disaster, which recently passed 20 million reported Covid-19 cases, human rights, basic services and life-saving supplies must be prioritised for India’s...
14 May 2021
IDS researchers call for urgent release of activists including IDS alum Devangana Kalita. As India passes 20 million reported Covid-19 cases, those in jail are at serious risk from contracting Covid-19 due to poor conditions and should be urgently released on humanitarian grounds, say Institute...
7 May 2021
In response to today’s update on FCDO cuts to ODA by the UK Foreign Secretary, Professor Melissa Leach, Director, Institute of Development Studies, said: “The cuts to the UK ODA budget will have devastating long-term consequences for millions of the poorest people in the world and will...
21 April 2021
Researchers call for urgent action to adapt sanitation programmes for climate change Increasingly frequent, extreme weather events linked to climate change are causing devastation to toilets, water supplies, waste systems and treatment facilities, threatening the health of some of the poorest...
15 April 2021
The UK Government has published a new policy paper today (16 March) entitled ‘Global Britain in a Competitive Age, the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy’. It sets out the Government’s vision for the UK’s role in the world over the next decade and...
16 March 2021
In response to recent updates on the extent of the cuts to ODA-funded budgets for international research, which will leave UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) facing a £120 shortfall, Professor Melissa Leach, Director, Institute of Development Studies, said: “At a time when recovery from...
11 March 2021
