In recent years, there has been a global shift in the fight for women’s rights and gender justice – from the overturning of Roe v Wade, the introduction of the Anti-homosexuality Act 2023 in Uganda, the revocation of transgender rights to self-identification in Pakistan, stricter hijab...
23 February 2024
Globally, one in three people suffer from malnutrition causing negative impacts to their lives and those of their families. Malnutrition also affects businesses and economies worldwide as people’s productivity at workplaces are influenced by their health. As such, companies around the world...
22 February 2024
The return of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the presidency and his announcement that ‘Brazil is back’ has been met with much expectation worldwide. Added to this, Brazil is a key focus for global policy engagement this year due to holding the presidency of the G20 and hosting the UN climate...
20 February 2024
The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) – a partnership between the Institute of Development Studies, Anthrologica, Gulu University, Le Groupe D’etudes Sur Les Conflits Et La Sécurité Humaine (GEC-SH), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of Juba,...
20 February 2024
The Pakistan general elections come at a pivotal time, with the country facing one of its worst-ever economic crises, record-high inflation, tensions with three out of four of its neighbours (Iran, Afghanistan and India) and another ousted ex-prime minister behind bars. In its 76-year...
7 February 2024
IDS Emeritus Fellow, Stephany Griffith-Jones, has been appointed Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Chile starting from 25 January 2024. A well-known economist, specialising in international finance and development, Stephany Griffith-Jones, was first appointed to the board of the Chilean...
2 February 2024
Humanitarian systems under strain; the increasing need for rapid – but equitable – climate action; and democracy under threat. These are just a few of the many challenges currently facing the development sector. In its Recasting Development in 2024 event on 31 January, experts from IDS...
1 February 2024
More than 260 billionaires and millionaires called on global leaders to introduce higher taxes for the extremely wealthy in open letter. Entitled Proud to Pay More, officials attending the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week were urged to tax “the...
29 January 2024
Uncertainties of all sorts – environmental, market-based and political – are on the rise, as the world faces climate and environmental change, as well as market volatility and political turmoil. Learning lessons from pastoralists is therefore important for all of us, as well as ensuring that...
23 January 2024
Since 2018, the PASTRES research programme, co-hosted by IDS, has explored how pastoralists navigate uncertainty in diverse settings around the world. The programme also aimed to draw lessons for other areas of life – including challenges in finance, insurance, disease outbreaks, climate...
22 January 2024
Development experts will assess the latest trends in development and explore what challenges and opportunities might arise in 2024, at the Institute of Development Studies’ Recasting Development in 2024 event on 30 January. Chaired by IDS Director Melissa Leach, the event will examine...
17 January 2024
2024 is a unique year for democracy as billions of people will go to the polls in over 50 countries across the world. Elections are due to be held in countries including Pakistan, India, Taiwan, South Africa, Mozambique, Rwanda, Mexico, the United States, and the UK. The election in India alone...
11 January 2024
