Global Poverty

North Korean bank note, Jan 25, 2020 : North Korean bank notes displayed for sale at a pavilion, just south of the border between the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Lee Jae-Won/AFLO) (SOUTH KOREA) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Report

What do we know about poverty in North Korea?

Jesús Crespo Cuaresma, Olha Danylo, Steffen Fritz, Martin Hofer, Homi Kharas, and Juan Carlos Laso Bayas

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

A man holds up a peace sign in a crowd while watching performers at the Brazilian Day 2017 festival in New York City, U.S., September 3, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Penney

Future Development

To end global poverty, invest in peace

Franck Bousquet

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Destroyed buildings are seen through a hole in Benghazi lighthouse after it was severely damaged by years of armed conflict, in Benghazi, Libya July 10, 2019 . Picture taken July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Future Development

The World Bank steps up on fragility and conflict: Is it asking the right questions?

Abby Maxman

Monday, March 16, 2020

A Turkana woman walks inside her makeshift house in Lobei village of Turkana district in northwest Kenya, October 2, 2009. The Turkana people are among the worst affected by the drought since they have also lost the ability to migrate as a result of conflict with the neighbouring communities leading to livestock deaths as a result of extreme heat, lack water and lack of pasture. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (KENYA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT)

Future Development

To move the needle on ending extreme poverty, focus on rural areas

Homi Kharas, Constanza Di Nucci, Kristofer Hamel, and Baldwin Tong

Friday, February 21, 2020

Reports

A child sits outside a locked shack in Nkaneng township, Marikana's informal settlement, in Rustenburg

Report

Poverty, hunger, and malnutrition: Challenges and breakthroughs for rural revitalization

Homi Kharas and Lorenz Noe

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

A girl walks towards her family's tent at a refugee camp for people displaced by fightings between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Islamic State militants in Ain Issa, Syria October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro - RC182B251DD0

Global Development

Global development disrupted: Findings from a survey of 93 leaders

George Ingram and Kristin M. Lord

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

A malnourished boy lies on a weighing scale at the malnutrition ward of al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen September 11, 2018. Picture taken September 11, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RC1D4DBA52B0

Public Health

The global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change: The Lancet Commission report

Nathan Allen, 65, poses for a portrait in front of the motorhome where he sleeps in a homeless RV and tent encampment near LAX airport in Los Angeles, California, United States, October 26, 2015. Allen lost his job as a handyman, and so couldn't afford to pay the rent for his apartment. Los Angeles is grappling with a massive homelessness problem, as forecasted El Nino downpours threaten to add to the misery of thousands of people who sleep on the streets. Mayor Eric Garcetti has proposed spending $100 million to combat the problem in the sprawling metropolis but stopped short of declaring a state of emergency. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson PICTURE 16 OF 17 - SEARCH "NICHOLSON MOTORHOME" FOR ALL IMAGES - GF10000270563

Social Issues

Progress paradoxes and sustainable growth

Carol Graham

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Workers are seen as the first consignment of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) medical equipment towards the fight against Ebola is offloaded at the Roberts International Airport in Monrovia, August 24, 2014. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that a decision by many transport companies to suspend services to Ebola-hit countries was leading to shortages of basic goods and foodstuffs. The USAID airlifted more than 16 tons of medical equipment and emergency supplies to the Liberian capital Monrovia on Sunday. Picture taken August 24, 2014. REUTERS/James Giahyue (LIBERIA - Tags: DISASTER SOCIETY HEALTH TRANSPORT) - GM1EA8P19PE01

Report

A US multilateral aid review

Anthony F. Pipa, Brina Seidel, and Caroline Conroy

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Blog Posts

People walk past Prada's fashion store in downtown Milan February 4, 2015. The trend in luxury goods is to drum up same store sales by curbing expansion and wowing customers with new products, yet Prada continues to pay over the odds to open swanky new shops and stock them with handbags little changed from previous bestsellers. Prada, say analysts, now urgently needs to focus less on new stores and more on new handbags. Picture taken February 4. To match Analysis PRADA-STRATEGY/ REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (ITALY - Tags: BUSINESS FASHION)

Future Development

Who gained from global growth last decade—and who will benefit by 2030?

Homi Kharas

Thursday, January 16, 2020

A displaced girl is tested for malaria at an MSF clinic in Tomping camp, where some 17,000 displaced people who fled their homes are being sheltered by the United Nations, in Juba January 10, 2014. Violence erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba in mid-December and spread to oil-producing regions and beyond, dividing the two-year-old land-locked country along ethnic lines. Some 60,000 civilians are being protected at U.N. Bases. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY HEALTH)

Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Poverty and health care SDG projections in sub-Saharan Africa

Dhruv Gandhi

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

A camel casts a shadow next to its herder at a watering hole outside the town of Aleg, Mauritania, May 25, 2012. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MAURITANIA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) - GM1E85Q0MGN01

Future Development

Climate change in the Sahel: How can cash transfers help protect the poor?

Christian Bodewig

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

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Events

2019

Oct

Past Event

Leave no one behind: Time for specifics on the sustainable development goals

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

The new dynamics of global energy and climate: A conversation with Sustainable Energy for All CEO Rachel Kyte

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST

Economic mobility across generations around the world

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Washington, DC

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Related Books

Leave No One Behind

Edited by Homi Kharas, John W. McArthur, and Izumi Ohno

2019

From Summits to Solutions

Edited by Raj M. Desai, Hiroshi Kato, Homi Kharas, and John W. McArthur

2018

The Imperative of Development

Edited by Geoffrey Gertz, Homi Kharas, and Johannes F. Linn

2017

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Experts

Ana Revenga

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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John McArthur

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

@mcarthur

Raj M. Desai

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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Multimedia

Volunteers serve lunch at a community kitchen set-up by USAID and World Food Programme in Cucuta, Colombia February 7, 2019. REUTERS/Marco Bello - RC1AED504B00

Podcast Episode

Will foreign aid matter in the 2020 election?

Merrell Tuck-Primdahl and Fred Dews

Friday, August 30, 2019

A man displays a sack of wheat flour at his home in the village of al-Jaraib in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC1D5D6EA590

Podcast Episode

What does a new UN report reveal about global hunger and obesity?

John McArthur

Thursday, July 18, 2019

People stand beside a truck loaded with sacks of flour received from The United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Global Development

If the US doesn’t lead on foreign assistance, who will?

Merrell Tuck-Primdahl and Fred Dews

Friday, August 17, 2018

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