The UN Food Systems Summit stocktake four years on from the original (UNFSS+4) was a sombre affair at times, reflecting on ...

This Research Briefing introduces the concept of opportunity storylines to explore the impacts of plausible climate futures and identify which social protection systems could be used to reduce hunger ...

Unpaid care work and social protection are intrinsically linked. In order to address this challenge, policies must recognise the value of women’s work, shift the burden of care work away from women ...

This K4DD Briefing Note provides an overview of where land use and climate change programming, which focuses on governance ...

This paper provides a synthesis of five case studies on the relationship between sexuality and law. These case studies were undertaken as part of the Sexuality, Poverty and Law theme of the ...

IDS Between the Lines podcast - Discussing the latest ideas shaping development. This podcast series explores books with ideas for positive social and environmental change.

The National Policy for Children 2013 adopted by the Government of India in April 2013, adheres to the Constitutional mandate and guiding principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of ...

Our research on governance, power relations, participation and citizen engagement, informs change processes in pursuit of social justice and social change. With power and politics central to our ...

Our research partnerships examine how to tackle deeply entrenched inequalities that lead to social and economic injustices. Our work draws attention to the needs of people living in chronic poverty, ...

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The conference is the culmination of a five-year international research programme, BASIC (Better Assistance in Crises) ...