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Blog Post
July 24, 2023
The UK has much to learn from its performance during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as its extensive involvement in the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak. Important questions linger as to why the UK—a world-leader in public health, and a country in possession of a flourishing biological research secto...
Jul
6
2023
5:30—6:30 AM EDT | 10.30 - 11.30 AM BST
June 21, 2023
This panel will bring together leading figures to assess the UK’s approach to funding for refugees in the light of international rules, outline best practice and consider how the UK and other countries can better-manage hosting refugees alongside their development commitments. It will also consider ...
Blog Post
June 19, 2023
When Boris Johnson announced the creation of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in September 2020, he signaled the dissolution of the Department for International Development (DFID) after nearly 25 years. In a new series, to be published over the next 18 months, we will look at the wa...
POLICY PAPERS
June 19, 2023
Looking back on the run up to the creation of DFID in 1997, those involved tend now to tell two somewhat conflicting stories: first that it was simply “in Labour’s DNA” to uplift development and give it a separate voice in government, and second that the creation of DFID was very much about the circ...
Jun
7
2023
2:00—3:00 PM ET / 7:00-8:00 PM BST
May 23, 2023
Join CGD for an important briefing to learn why leading economists are calling for the IMF to adapt or face an erosion in the credibility of its country programs. During this briefing, CLAAF members will describe the global economic shifts triggering its recommendations and share their analysis on t...
Jun
6
2023
10:30—11:30 AM ET / 3:30-4:30 PM BST
May 16, 2023
Join the Center for Global Development for an in-person conversation with PAHO director, Jarbas Barbosa. Six-months into his role, Barbosa will discuss his priorities for PAHO, including structural changes to advance his vision and the connection between strengthening health systems and pandemic pre...
Jun
7
2023
8:30—9:30 AM EDT | 1.30 - 2.30 PM BST
May 02, 2023
Sarah Champion, Chair of the International Development Select Committee & MP for Rotherham, will discuss what the future holds for the UK’s international development policy with Ian Mitchell, Senior Policy Fellow and Co-Director at the Center for Global Development.
Apr
10
2023
11:00—12:00 PM ET / 4:00-5:00pm BST / In-person and Online
April 03, 2023
At the sidelines of the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF, a group of African finance ministers and a private sector leader will share their perspectives on what they would like to see from the reform of the World Bank and MDBs.
Apr
14
2023
11:00—12:00 PM ET / 4:00-5:00 PM BST / In-person and Online
March 22, 2023
Minister Indrawati and President Jin know both sides of the MDB-MIC relationship better than most, and both are now on the front lines of the critical effort to unlock financing for climate change mitigation. The government of Indonesia and the AIIB are each on the vanguard of a client-driven approa...
Apr
13
2023
9:00—10:00 AM ET / 2:00-3:00 PM BST / In-person and online
March 22, 2023
The Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) of the International Partners Group (IPG) for South Africa, Indonesia, and Viet Nam are spearheading the novel approach to climate action to support developing countries’ transition out of a deep coal dependency, rooted in the realities of their respec...