World Refugee Day reminds us of the staggering numbers: according to UNHCR estimates, 49 million of those forcibly displaced were children.

IDS Honorary Associate and former UN Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths described the situation in Gaza as genocide.

The development sector proclaims that it values dignity. Yet it often breaks this promise, with people leaving encounters with charities feeling bruised and unseen. In this seminar, Tom Wein examines ...

The paper discusses the growing interest in using social protection to address climate-related vulnerabilities and strengthen resilience, particularly in conflict-affected settings. It examines the ...

Yolani Fernando, MA Governance, Development & Public Policy, Class of 2022-23, is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of ...

A CEDCA panel event highlights the urgent need to include women and youth in the clean energy transition for an inclusive, sustainable future.

This event shares new research findings and brings together key voices to discuss current challenges, funding gaps, and what needs to change ahead of the upcoming Financing for Development conference.

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has been awarded four pioneering research projects funded through the British Academy. The funding is part of a programme that aims to enhance the use of ...

Join this high-level event Multilateralism at a crossroads: Transforming challenges into opportunities for a sustainable future, with senior representatives from Brazil, South Africa and Spain, along ...

The Spending Review announced more funding for research and development but experts are concerned about the government’s lack of support for addressing complex international challenges.

This research examines the challenges and prospects of financing social protection in protracted crisis countries (PCCs), where political instability and complex emergencies intersect with ...

This case study explores the World Food Programme’s (WFP) role in supporting social protection in Zimbabwe over the last decade. It assesses how WFP has supported the building blocks of Zimbabwe’s ...