Aid allocation within countries: does it go to areas left behind? Briefing papers | July 2017 | Romilly Greenhill and Harsh Desai Donors need to be working with governments more effectively to ensure a better distribution of resources in line with need. Downloads
Canada’s feminist aid agenda: brave but not radical Comment | 12 July 2017 | Caroline Harper Unpacking Canada's Feminist International Assistance policy: how does this approach add up, and what does it tell us about donor attitudes to social norms? Read and comment
Trump’s proposed aid cuts: the view from Uganda Comment | 24 May 2017 | Alex Thier 'When the difference between life and death still hangs in the balance over a $1 treatment, the US can’t afford not to provide a basic minimum of live-saving aid abroad.' Read and comment
Time for change: harnessing the potential of humanitarian cash transfers Research reports and studies | April 2017 | Sarah Bailey and Paul Harvey This synthesis report is based on the five series of case studies done in Ukraine, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mozambique and Nepal. Downloads
Putting theory into practice: how DFID is doing development differently Research reports and studies | March 2017 | Leni Wild, David Booth and Craig Valters This report looks at a number of DFID programmes which are aiming to be 'adaptive' and poses recommendations for taking the doing development differently agenda forward. Downloads
How the UK can ‘do development differently’ Comment | 3 March 2017 | Leni Wild While many DFID programmes are now working adaptively, others find it hard to put into practice. Here are five recommendations for the people leading this reform effort. Read and comment
Gulf country donorship: opportunities and challenges for international cooperation Conference paper | February 2017 | Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy This conference report summarises discussions at a roundtable on the opportunities and challenges for international cooperation in gulf country donorship. Downloads
UK’s Yemen policy criticised by MPs Press release | 4 May 2016 A leading expert on the humanitarian crisis in civil war-torn Yemen is calling on the UK government to stop selling arms to neighbouring Saudi Arabia. Find out more
A three-point proposal for change in the humanitarian system Films and videos | April 2016 In this video, Christina Bennett lays out a three-point proposal for radical change to create a humanitarian system that is fit to respond to modern day crises. Find out more
Political settlements and pathways to universal health coverage Working and discussion papers | March 2016 | Tim Kelsall, Tom Hart and Edward Laws This paper reviews political economy analysis of universal health coverage, before presenting political settlements analysis as an alternative, yet complementary, approach. Downloads
