The humanitarian system is at breaking point. Humanitarian actors and donors must not allow a funding-driven 'humanitarian ...

While refugee-led organisations (RLOs) remain chronically underfunded, recent years have seen a growing willingness among government donors to invest in refugee leadership. But this fragile progress ...

At last month’s World Bank/ IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, participants highlighted job creation as critical to the Bank’s mission. Building on the Bank’s leadership in placing jobs and decent ...

Too many public works programmes may be failing to deliver long-term benefits – not due to poor execution, but by design. If we want to use them effectively, we need to rethink what they are trying to ...

Gangs are a symptom, not the cause. This episode explores how poverty, exclusion, and militarised policies fuel violence in SIDS and other countries— and why investing in young people, communities and ...

Men in politics as agents of gender equitable change examines why men in politics decide to support gender equality, how they explain and frame their allyship, and how their actions are perceived by ...

Since 2015, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the World Bank have been major supporters of climate-smart agriculture (CSA), committing $2.1 billion and $42 billion respectively through 2022. The GCF ...

Throughout history, geopolitics have defined the global power structure through interstate economic and ideological rivalry and competition. This geopolitical volatility remains as pronounced today as ...

Combating disasters in contexts affected by conflict and violence should be a priority for national governments and the international community. 58% of deaths from natural-hazard related disasters ...

ODI engages in this arena by helping navigate competing visions of a green future to achieve equitable, risk-informed and environmentally sustainable development.

Across African cities, urbanisation is accelerating, along with rising levels of malnutrition, inequality, and exposure to climate change impacts. Food systems are at the heart of these converging ...