Those working in humanitarian aid need to build and advance humanitarian diplomacy; reconnect with human rights; use legal ...

During a recent meeting in Kenya that celebrated the ESRC FCDO Raising Learning Outcomes Research programme (RLO) ...

Thirty years of civil war, insurgency, and counterinsurgency in Somalia and neighbouring northeastern Kenya have hollowed out state services and left borderland communities beleaguered. Yet in this ...

Vital water and sanitation projects, especially in low-income and crisis-affected regions, are facing severe setbacks. This World Water Day,V ...

There is a large literature on the economic returns to education around the world. Most of this points to the value of schooling in simple economic terms for boys and girls at both primary and ...

Mpox was perceived to be a mild disease which had implications on the study population’s behavioural practices affecting ...

This review of the evidence on sexuality and poverty is undertaken by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) as part of a larger Accountable Grant from the UK Government’s Department for ...

This report synthesises learning from these audits and is part of a larger project that focuses on understanding the links between sexuality, gender plurality and poverty with the aim of improving ...

Does the gender of household survey respondents affect the accuracy of reported food consumption? Findings from a randomisation-based survey of beneficiary households in the Productive Safety Net ...

IDS works with global partners to generate new knowledge and evidence to identify the underlying causes of inequalities and poverty in all their dimensions and the progressive policies and practices ...

Discussing the latest ideas shaping development. This podcast series explores ground-breaking ideas in development for positive social and environmental change. Each month we feature an interview with ...

Initiatives that emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic provided marginalised communities with dignified access to food and can play a much larger role in shaping a fairer food system.