Global Poverty

Children play football at the graveyards (City of the Dead) called locally "Zawiyyet al-Mayyiteen" in Minya Governorate, Upper Egypt January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RC1217CE1350

Future Development

More than half of the world’s poor are children

Katharina Fenz and Kristofer Hamel

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Migrant worker Wang Jun carries scrap material she collected from debris of demolished buildings at the outskirts of Beijing, China October 1, 2017. Picture taken October 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter - RC1FA1BF06B0

Future Development

Uncertainty in ending extreme poverty

Fabian Mendez Ramos

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

A woman uses a hand pump to collect drinking water on Ghoramara Island, India, September 22, 2018. Picture taken on September 22, 2018. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri - RC138069BE00

Future Development

The future of aid: How the global development business is evolving

George Ingram

Thursday, May 30, 2019

A man carries buckets of water at a vegetable field, near a new residential compound, in Hefei, Anhui province, November 13, 2013. The Chinese Communist Party said it would work to deepen fiscal and tax reform, establish a unified land market in cities and the countryside, give farmers more property rights, and develop a sustainable social security system - all seen as necessary for putting the world's second-largest economy on a more stable footing. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: AGRICULTURE SOCIETY POLITICS) - GM1E9BD1HLE01

Future Development

Is inequality really on the rise?

Ana Revenga and Meagan Dooley

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

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

A customer stands by as a vendor calculates at a shop near the village of al-Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 20, 2019. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC18893184D0

Future Development

Global poverty reduction has slowed down—again

Homi Kharas, Kristofer Hamel, Martin Hofer, and Baldwin Tong

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Men attend a charity event to distribute meals for homeless people near a cathedral in Russia's southern city of Stavropol November 19, 2014. The charity event was organized by social movements, the Russian Orthodox church and held by former drug and alcohol addicts undergoing rehabilitation, who cooked and distributed food among the homeless, according to organizers. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY FOOD POVERTY) - GM1EABJ1C3W01

Future Development

Can Russia halve poverty by 2024?

Samuel Freije-Rodriguez, Aleksandra Posarac, and Apurva Sanghi

Thursday, May 9, 2019

A paramedic distributes free medicine provided by the government to patients inside a ward at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) in Chennai July 12, 2012. Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu, one of two Indian states offering free medicine for all. The state provides a glimpse of the hurdles India faces as it embarks on a programme to extend free drug coverage nationwide. Picture taken July 12, 2012. To match Analysis INDIA-DRUGS/ REUTERS/Babu (INDIA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY DRUGS) - GM1E87N0HMY01

Future Development

Outsized focus on cash transfers is missing the point

Stuti Khemani

Friday, April 19, 2019

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Events

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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

Agricultural development: Smart investing for global food security

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Washington, DC

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Lives in the Balance

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Multimedia

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Global Development

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Friday, August 17, 2018

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