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Tackling the food price crisis: five steps
posted Thursday, May 08, 2008 11:06 AM by Simon Maxwell

The word "crisis" is much abused. But the current food price crisis constitutes a genuine emergency. Urgency in tackling it is essential... (more)

2665 Views,  5 Comments


A blind spot in the migration debate: who’s being left out in the cold?
posted Monday, December 17, 2007 11:23 AM by Priya Deshingkar

Tomorrow is International Migrants Day, a day to recognise the enormous role that migrant workers play in the global economy and to share experiences to ensure their continued protection. For illegal or forced migrants, however, this day is pretty insignificant since international discussions on the topic tend to exclude them, focusing instead on the rights of legal migrants... (more)

6078 Views,  0 Comments


Where are the political divides on international development?
posted Friday, June 22, 2007 1:05 PM by Simon Maxwell

With Gordon Brown about to take office, ODI asked representatives of the three main political parties in the UK to speak on the theme ‘What’s Next in International Development?’.  These three speeches tell us something about the issues that will.. (more)

2708 Views,  4 Comments


Show me the money – when is cash more appropriate than food aid?
posted Monday, February 19, 2007 5:18 PM by Paul Harvey

As floods continue to displace thousands of people in central Mozambique, Save the Children UK has urged that cash grants should be considered rather than food aid for long term recovery.* A new report from the Humanitarian Policy Group addresses the.. (more)

3381 Views,  1 Comments


What is the responsibility of the international community to protect civilians in the Lebanon crisis?
posted Friday, July 21, 2006 6:19 PM by Sara Pantuliano

(note: this blog was written by Sara Pantuliano and James Darcy) The current events in Lebanon and their impact on the civilian population raise urgent questions about who is responsible for the protection of civilians. The emergent doctrine of.. (more)

4694 Views,  17 Comments


Scaling Up on HIV/AIDS: People and Promises, Opinions and Reality
posted Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:20 PM by Fiona Samuels

In the run up to the 16th International AIDS Conference, which takes place from 13th-18th August in Toronto, ODI is hosting a series of four meetings with the central theme of HIV/AIDS. Partnering with the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, UNAIDS, UNHCR.. (more)

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Notes from Davos 2006
posted Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:01 AM by Simon Maxwell

1. This year's Davos gathering, the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, was designed to focus more on business and less on 'development', thus fewer sessions on Africa and few African representatives - but ironically the business agenda threw.. (more)

4120 Views,  0 Comments


The primacy of domestic politics: Ethiopia and Uganda, what next with aid?
posted Friday, January 20, 2006 4:24 PM by Paolo de Renzio

After months of diplomacy and political pressure, yesterday Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn confirmed that the UK Government would no longer provide budget support to the Ethiopian Government, over concerns about its commitment.. (more)

4389 Views,  4 Comments


Have I Got Old News for you? The 'leaked' DEC evaluation of the tsunami response
posted Monday, January 16, 2006 12:17 PM by John Mitchell

The recent special report on the 'leaked' DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee: http://www.dec.org.uk/) evaluation report that appeared on the BBC television's Newsnight (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/default.stm), was not good news for.. (more)

8740 Views,  18 Comments


Should Hurricane Katrina's victims receive international assistance?
posted Monday, September 05, 2005 11:37 AM by Ed Clay

Dr. Ed Clay, a leading expert on drought and international food aid policy, was interviewed last week on BBC Newsnight and BBC World Service, in relation to the US hurricane disaster. He responded to Juli Mahoney of the US, in response to her call for.. (more)

2903 Views,  3 Comments


Niger: Shared responsibility for a slow response
posted Tuesday, August 09, 2005 1:59 PM by Paul Harvey

Newspapers and television have given extensive coverage in the past week to the humanitarian crisis in Niger. Many commentators have legitimately asked how, in a year when attention was meant to be focused on Africa, and only a few weeks after the G8.. (more)

2756 Views,  5 Comments