Fast fashion has transformed how we consume clothing. A staggering 11.3 million tonnes of textile waste ends up in US landfills alone every year. This global fashion waste crisis has far-reaching ...

The Jeanney Commission dealt with the justification of French aid, its aim and administration. This paper succinctly summarises the Jeanney report, which was a clear policy recommendation for a major ...

This pamphlet looks into the numerical need for expatriate university teachers in Africa, and suggests practical ways in which the problems of meeting the need may be overcome. Suggestions include the ...

The Rise and Fall of the Department for International Development, was written by Mark Lowcock and Ranil Dissayanke, and ...

2024 was a year of significant transitions – characterised by rapid technological progress, shifting geopolitical landscapes, and ongoing crises and conflicts. In this final episode of the year, we ...

Welcome to the final 2024 edition of ODI Global's Hot Take on all things climate! Climate and biodiversity action faces serious economic and fiscal headwinds. Many countries are dealing with ...

Anneliese Dodds, the UK’s Minister for International Development has repeatedly stressed that the UK’s “modern approach to international development” means taking economic growth in lower income ...

As the dust begins to settle on the fall of a 54-year-long dictatorship, a haunting reality lingers over the issue of forcibly disappeared persons and detainees. Since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad ...

International Migrants Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the reality of migrants, including child migrants, who are facing the threat of deportation ahead of Donald Trump’s second presidency.

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and the 2020 pandemic, geopolitical instability has grown, marked by the rise of nationalist-authoritarian regimes and weakening multilateral systems. For ...