Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

A global agenda for the Biden-Harris administration
How the new administration can reset the US's role on the world stage – covering multilateral cooperation, geopolitics, peace and security, climate and more.
Priorities for the Biden-Harris administration
Our latest commentary on challenges and opportunities for US President-elect Joe Biden – covering climate change, democracy, the global recovery from Covid-19 and more.
China's new white paper on development cooperation
Reflections on what China's new paper reveals about the country's commitment to multilateralism, humanitarian action and economic growth in low-income countries.
How to tackle mis/disinformation
The vast amount of misinformation and disinformation we saw in the US election won't go away easily, and must be addressed through a human approach.
A new platform for European cooperation
Following Brexit, a flexible platform for European cooperation on development and foreign policy must be created.
Future Voices
The next generation of youth activists and community organisers have their say on how to build a better world beyond Covid-19.
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Statement: UK ends support for overseas fossil fuel projects
Reaction to the UK government's announcement to end public support for overseas fossil fuel projects.
How Biden can show leadership in human rights
President-elect Joe Biden has an opportunity to re-establish US leadership in human rights, which has been fading from the global stage.
Progress and setbacks on shifting gender norms
Twenty-five years of progress on gender norms, since the UN's Beijing Platform for Action.
New ODI Bites: women and the future of work
Watch Reema Nanavaty and Abigail Hunt reflect on the impacts, opportunities and challenges for gender equality and women’s economic security.
China's economic response to Covid-19
The first report in our new Economic Pulse series examines China's international economic response to the pandemic.
How to allocate scarce aid
New analysis examines how to eradicate extreme poverty around the world.
Blog Report
UK spending review reaction
Mark Miller reflects on at what the UK's announcement to cut aid spending means for 'Global Britain'.
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Principled Aid Index 2020
ODI's Principled Aid Index reveals bilateral donors' motives for aid-giving at a time of growing nationalism and global division, when the costs of disunity could not be higher.
Data visualisation Report Infographics Blog
Multilateral development banks and the Covid-19 recovery
The World Bank and multilateral development banks must scale up their response to the Covid-19 recovery.
The G20 in a Covid era
In the run-up to Riyadh summit, watch our webinar that examines the role of the G20 during the Covid-19 response and what, if anything, can take its place.
New ODI Bites: public development banks on Agenda 2030
Watch Rémy Rioux and Rathin Roy reflect on the significance of the first Finance in Common Summit and explore how public developments banks can collaborate to create sustainable growth.
Data visualisation: the Mayors Dialogue on Growth and Solidarity
Explore the cities participating in the Mayors Dialogue on Growth and Solidarity in this data visualisation.
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Digital life and work: future-ready youth
Drawing on youth perspectives, what is needed to help young people prepare for life and work in an increasingly digital world?
Doing development differently, diasporically
We need to overcome the structural barriers that prevent diasporas from taking part in development processes, writes Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie in Black History Month.