This ODI insight explores how the Taliban’s new morality law erases Afghan women from public life, enforcing a form of gender ...

This ODI report sets out how well-designed and properly financed school meal programmes can support transformative change.

In a global context of more and more fragmented situations of violence and conflict, egregious abuses against civilians, increasing levels of humanitarian need, and decreasing resources, alternative ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a game-changer for Africa's economic development, and Ghana is uniquely positioned to reap the rewards. With a thriving digital economy and ...

The European Commission's decision to delay the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by 12 months provides much-needed breathing room for producers and countries exporting to the ...

The relationship between civil society and the state is multi-dimensional and attracts extensive debate. For some people, civil society organisations (CSOs) are seen as the ‘magic bullet’ for driving ...

The Gender Equality in a Low Carbon World (GLOW) programme is an action research programme, 2021-24, which investigates opportunities for women’s economic empowerment in low-carbon transitions across ...

This is the second in a trilogy of think pieces that launch our work on ‘State-led crisis response’. Catch up on our first piece if you haven’t yet read it: 'Are humanitarian organisations anti-state?

The fatal stabbing of three young girls in Southport by 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana back in July ignited riots which have swept across the UK and made global headlines. What followed from the tragedy ...

COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan will see the new Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG) finally agreed. Among the many elements still to be confirmed is the goal's total figure, or 'quantum'.

Are humanitarian organisations ‘Trojan horses for neoliberalism?’ Or more specifically, how do humanitarian actors, the state and ideology intersect, and what are the consequences for crisis response?

This brochure shares some of the key data and evidence collected by the Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI) since it began in 2020. Despite their unique vulnerabilities to climate, ...