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Accountability remains a missing link for UNFSS legitimacy

The UN Food Systems Summit stocktake four years on from the original (UNFSS+4) was a sombre affair at times, reflecting on what the sudden and unexpected loss of the great convenor David Nabarro would mean for this global food and nutrition movement. Fifteen years ago, another titan of...

Jody Harris

21 August 2025

Student Opinion

My PhD journey: Working with children as active agents for change

Dr Rosalind Willi recently passed her viva voce, with no corrections. The focus of her thesis was the wellbeing of Syrian Armenian children in situations of displacement and return. In this blog she talks about her fieldwork, her methodologies, and her experiences carrying out her doctoral...

11 August 2025

Opinion

From maize to horticulture, but challenges of succession ahead in Masvingo province land reform sites, Zimbabwe

Our Masvingo province A1 sites – Wondedzo and Sanangwe near Masvingo town and Clare and Lonely A near Chatsworth in Gutu – are classic dryland maize growing areas. In good years, many tonnes of surplus are produced for sale or storage, and these moments provide the spur to invest and...

Ian Scoones

11 August 2025

Opinion

Gaps in Lebanon’s social assistance for IDPs during the recent Israeli war

Since October 2024, the outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon has triggered a severe internal displacement crisis, particularly in Lebanon’s southern regions, with over 1.2 million individuals displaced. Although a fragile ceasefire is in place, clashes have continued along the...

Nadine Khayat

11 August 2025

Opinion

Brown gold rush – unleashing sanitation’s rich potential

More than half the world’s population live in urban areas. Many growing towns and cities, especially in the Global South, are marked by inadequate sanitation, sewage and drainage facilities. With 3.5 billion people still lacking access to safe sanitation, most national and global sanitation...

Lyla Mehta & 3 others

5 August 2025

Opinion

Global health governance in transition: A time for new leadership, ideas and partnerships

Recent decisions by the US Government signal a need for major changes to the way global health is organised. As the contribution of development assistance to financing health services falls, there is a need to ensure that national strategies are respected and that countries have access to...

Gerald Bloom & 2 others

30 July 2025

Opinion

Training with IDS: Taking a participatory approach to M&E

As a filmmaker and researcher working at the intersection of advocacy, community storytelling, and policy, I joined the IDS short course in Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) for Learning to refine my skills in this area. Much of my work involves co-creating with communities, asylum...

Isabel Soloaga, Filmmaker, Research Fellow, consultant for nonprofit organisations.

28 July 2025

Opinion

A festival of pastoralism in Türkiye: Exploring development challenges together

In mid-July, around 50 participants gathered in Boğatepe village near Kars in northeast Türkiye for a festival of pastoralism. It was a diverse group with researchers working on pastoralism from ten countries, coming together with artists, designers, architects, chefs, restaurant owners...

Ian Scoones

28 July 2025

Opinion

Growing urbanisation in Pakistan: challenges and opportunities

Pakistan is urbanising at an increasingly rapid rate – as of 2023, almost 40% of the population lived in urban areas. This poses major challenges, in relation to such things as housing, essential services, pollution, and security. However, it also presents major opportunities for economic...

Iffat Idris

28 July 2025

Opinion

Dismantling silos: a call for collaborative action on climate change and health

Recently, we had the privilege of participating in the Global Climate and Health Summit 2025. It was a gathering that, for the first time in our experience, brought together climate scientists, air pollution experts, food systems researchers, health professionals, and policymakers in one...

Samantha Reddin

Jessica Meeker

24 July 2025

Opinion

Children as rights holders in the digital world

We, as guest editors, are seeking expressions of interest for a special issue of Global Studies of Childhood, entitled Children as rights holders in the digital world. Interested contributors should send a 500 word abstract (250 words for non-academic work) and a short bio of each...

Helena Sandberg & 2 others

23 July 2025

Opinion

Accumulating through tobacco: the case of Mvurwi in Zimbabwe

Mvurwi area is in Mazowe district, some 100km north of Harare. It is a high potential area where tobacco production has expanded dramatically since land reform thanks in large part to the support from multiple contracting companies operating in the area. This was traditionally a tobacco...

Ian Scoones

22 July 2025

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Accountability remains a missing link for UNFSS legitimacy

My PhD journey: Working with children as active agents for change

From maize to horticulture, but challenges of succession ahead in Masvingo province land reform sites, Zimbabwe

Gaps in Lebanon’s social assistance for IDPs during the recent Israeli war

Brown gold rush – unleashing sanitation’s rich potential

Global health governance in transition: A time for new leadership, ideas and partnerships

Training with IDS: Taking a participatory approach to M&E

Isabel Soloaga, Filmmaker, Research Fellow, consultant for nonprofit organisations.

A festival of pastoralism in Türkiye: Exploring development challenges together

Growing urbanisation in Pakistan: challenges and opportunities

Dismantling silos: a call for collaborative action on climate change and health

Children as rights holders in the digital world

Accumulating through tobacco: the case of Mvurwi in Zimbabwe

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