Assessing the cost of ill-health: two case studies Research reports and studies | March 2019 | Simon Levine and Agata Kusnierek Assessing the full economic cost of ill-health in West Darfur, Sudan and North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Downloads
Resilience and sustainable poverty escapes in Niger: national report Working and discussion papers | January 2019 | Aoife McCullough and Vidya Diwakar This report on resilience and household poverty dynamics in Niger, provides valuable insight into why some households escape poverty and others do not. Downloads
Globalisation 4.0 must provide for the poorest, or it risks causing chaos for everyone Comment | 9 January 2019 | Sara Pantuliano Governments and businesses must work together for progressive globalisation that delivers for the poorest, or they risk deepening inequalities. Read and comment
China and development: six things to read in December Insight | 17 December 2018 | Linda Calabrese Covering the 40th anniversary of China's 'reform and opening up', changes to aid rules, China's political structure, and the Belt and Road Initiative. Read and comment
Sustaining escapes from poverty Working and discussion papers | October 2018 | Vidya Diwakar and Andrew Shepherd This paper attempts to unravel poverty dynamics, differentiating a sustained escape from a temporary escape, or these from chronic poverty. Downloads
New World Bank projections mask reality of ‘poverty mobility’ Insight | 17 October 2018 | Andrew Shepherd Poverty reduction is more effective if governments identify major risks preventing sustained escapes from poverty. Read and comment
New projections show extreme poverty is falling – but not fast enough Insight | 25 September 2018 | Soumya Chattopadhyay New data from the World Bank, UNDP and others show poverty rates declining, but not quickly enough to meet the goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030. Read and comment
At UNGA, three global leaders call for aid to be better targeted towards the poorest Insight | 25 September 2018 | Marcus Manuel On the first day of UNGA proceedings, the call to redistribute aid to countries least able to finance the end of extreme poverty is gathering momentum. Read and comment
Three ways governments can ensure people in crisis aren’t left behind by SDG progress Insight | 25 September 2018 | Emma Samman 1,000 days into the SDGs, crisis and fragility are harming SDG progress. Governments should prioritise policies that target those most at risk. Read and comment
Leaders warning progress too slow: a view from UNGA Comment | 25 September 2018 | Alex Thier The theme of this year’s UN General Assembly seems to be 'a worried world'. We need to turn this anxiety into action to make progress on the SDGs. Read and comment
