Development Blog
In June 2017 the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, announced that “the UN has to change” and shift to a new way of working. Amongst other action points, and building upon commitments made at the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit,…
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Bridging the humanitarian/development divide: South Sudanese refugees in Uganda
Celebrating 1918 – #StillMarching in 2018: International Women’s Day Keynote Speech at the Commonwealth Secretariat
By Helen Pankhurst 16th Mar 2018
The International Women’s Day Keynote Speech delivered by Helen Pankhurst at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London on 8 March 2018.
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Helen Pankhurst delivering the International Women’s Day Keynote Speech at the Commonwealth Secretariat
The DDD agenda: questions from a development practitioner from the South
By Gilbert Muyumbu 15th Mar 2018
The Doing Development Differently (DDD) agenda promises a number of changes in the development business. It has a manifesto that advises development practitioners to start with problems, not ready-made solutions; understand and engage with the local politics; support locally-led reform;…
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A teenage girl at a community gathering in a village near Hardoi, India
We need structural reform to end sexual harassment and violence against women
By Tam O'Neil 02nd Mar 2018
#MeToo began with the bravery of individual women not willing to be silenced about their experiences of sexual harassment and abuse. Their voices have become a global movement exposing the systemic nature of sexism and male entitlement in all industries…
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People marching at the #March4Women event in London for International Women's Day 2017
Refugee family reunion: Will the UK government adopt a fairer approach?
By Howard Mollett 21st Feb 2018
Will the parliamentary debate on refugee family reunion be a chance for the UK government to adopt a fairer approach? Right now in the UK, refugees who have been torn apart from their families by war and persecution continue to…
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Syrian refugee Dana (not her real name) and her sons in Serbia
Putting a sticking plaster on a turf war? The trouble with Cash Based Assistance Coordination
By Ciara O'Malley 01st Feb 2018
Delivering aid as cash is fast becoming recognised as one of the most important ways to help crisis affected citizens and the communities around them. The CaLP and Accenture State of the World’s Cash Report, launched today, will be the…
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Administering CARE's cash transfer programme in response to Cyclone Enawo in Madagascar, 2017
