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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 22h

❓ Why are women-led organisations still being routinely overlooked within the humanitarian system? And what can (and should) we do about it? Our latest paper from researchers @megandaigle.bsky.social, @this-is-cate.bsky.social & Manny Maung explores → buff.ly/ILQa6DQ

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Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance @zcralliance.bsky.social · 21h

Since 2021, @odi.global and the Alliance have been working together on assessing which countries are paying their 'fair share' of finance.

Join us tomorrow, Thursday 9 October at 15.00 CEST for a preview of the latest report in the series!

Sign up here ➡️ zcralliance.org/events/webin...

A Fair Share of Climate Finance? An assessment of quantity and quality - Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance

This event will convene climate finance experts and practitioners to explore how to make progress on finance in the lead-up to and at COP30.

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ODI Global @odi.global · 22h

Photo highlights from day 1 of our public finance conference on building resilient futures! 📸

The 'polycrisis' is the new normal finance ministers must navigate. Thought-provoking sessions explored how finance must work for resilience, not just recovery.

Watch day 2 live: odi.org/en/events/pu...

ODI Global Managing Director Hans Peter Lankes introducing the public finance conference.

Audience members at ODI Global's public finance conference.

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ODI Global @odi.global · 7d

What are the implications of Western donors' retreat from official development assistance?

A new joint special issue of our Disasters and Development Policy Review journals is now out – featuring 14 free-to-read articles on the future of aid from a range of leading thinkers: buff.ly/3LAy61x 📚

A description of a new special joint issue of ODI Global's Development Policy Review and Disasters journals on 'Critical perspectives on the future of aid'

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ODI Global @odi.global · 9d

The UN is facing a crisis of confidence and funding, which made for a challenging backdrop to #UNGA80.

As the dust settles on discussions in New York, our experts give their take on some of the key talking points – covering humanitarian reform, gender equality and Palestine.

Three key takeaways from UNGA 80

Three ODI Global experts share their thoughts on a week which saw significant upheaval both inside and outside the UN building.

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Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance @zcralliance.bsky.social · 10d

Sign up to the joint @zcralliance.bsky.social, @granthamlse.bsky.social and @odi.global upcoming webinar on 9th October to hear from climate finance experts about how to make progress on finance in the lead-up to and at COP30.

Sign up: zcralliance.org/events/webin...

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ODI Global @odi.global · 13d

It's party conference season in the UK – and immigration will again be one of the big talking points.

In a new blog, @j-hagen-zanker.bsky.social highlights 5 realities about migration repeatedly evidenced by research which we won't be hearing from politicians.

Five things you should be hearing about immigration, but won’t be

Realities about migration and displacement that you won't hear from politicians during party conference season in the UK.

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ODI Global @odi.global · 13d

From suffragettes once branded criminals to today’s movements for climate justice & Palestine – protest has always been contested.

So who gets to define legitimate protest? And how will history judge us?

New #ThinkChangePodcast now out. 🎧

@sara-pantuliano.bsky.social | @helenpankhurst.bsky.social

Think Change episode 81: from Suffragettes to Palestine Action – who defines legitimate protest?

This episode explores the contested politics of protest through history, asking what happens when legal and political channels for change are blocked, and how states respond when protest challenges en...

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ODI Global @odi.global · 14d

"What we've seen is really a patchwork of incremental reforms... nowhere close to the bold transformation that we really need."

The UN80 initiative has seen limited results so far, says our Chief Executive @sara-pantuliano.bsky.social.

Could #UNGA80 be the moment to galvanise this reform process?

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ODI Global @odi.global · 14d

The high-level general debate has kicked off at #UNGA80.

Our team are in New York to shape conversations on some of the big issues at stake.

Follow their live reaction as events unfold: odi.org/en/insights/... 🔖

A photo of the UN General Assembly Hall, below text: 'Live takes from our experts at UNGA 80.'

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · 15d

The 7th World Bank / @odi.global / IFS Public Finance Conference starts tomorrow, with keynotes from LSE's Tim Besley and Norwegian University of Life Sciences' Annette Alstadsaeter.

🖥️ Find out more and join the livestreams here: www.worldbank.org/en/events/20...

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ODI Global @odi.global · 16d

What effect has the new US administration had on how we talk about climate change?

Should we shift our approach?

As we build towards #COP30, join us for a lively panel discussion on 16 Oct with leading figures from the media and civil society. In partnership with @ibtrust.bsky.social.

Media, Trump and the COP30 challenge

This event will gather journalists, campaigners and civil society to discuss the role of the media in communicating climate change during an unprecedented period of political turmoil and instability.

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ODI Global @odi.global · 19d

Finance ministries face pressure to do more with less 💡 Our new insight shows how evidence, coordination and routines shape better policy responses in crises. ⬇️

What finance ministries can do in uncertain times: evidence, policy and adaptation

This insight reflects on the webinar series exploring how ministries of finance use (or struggle to use) evidence in policymaking - what we learned, and what it tells us about how finance ministries…

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ODI Global @odi.global · 20d

As UNGA80 begins, the world faces a moment of reckoning - from Gaza and Ukraine to climate crises, pandemics, & new technologies.

Heba Aly reflects on why reforming the UN system is key in this time - not just for diplomacy, but for real-world security, justice, & accountability.

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ODI Global @odi.global · 21d

Big themes announced ahead of the ODI Global Public finance conference 2025: horizon-scanning risks, disaster finance, social assistance, resilient infrastructure and cities and export diversification

Join us 7 and 8 October in London or online 🔗https://buff.ly/YoVsaAO

ODI Global @odi.global · 21d

“We deeply appreciate ODI's continued support… This partnership holds great potential to transform ambitious national goals into real impact.” – Hon. Amb. Mahmoud Thabit Kombo MP

Last week’s hub launch was a reminder why partnerships matter — co-creating solutions that turn ambition into results.

ODI Global @odi.global · 23d

Last week we celebrated the opening of ODI Global at Four Millbank!

UK Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy MP, shared the UK’s new approach to development: donors → investors, grants → expertise, intervention → local leadership.

Partnership-driven solutions are key to helping countries thrive. 🌍

ODI Global @odi.global · 26d

This week we celebrated a major milestone: the launch of our new global affairs hub in the heart of Westminster, London!

We were honoured to be joined by UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy MP & Tanzania's Foreign Affairs Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo.

Some highlights from a memorable night. 📸

UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy MP at the launch event for ODI Global's new hub in London.

Tanzania's Foreign Affairs Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo at the launch event for ODI Global's new hub in London.

UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy MP, ODI Global Chief Executive Sara Pantuliano, and Tanzania's Foreign Affairs Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo.

Sara Pantuliano speaking at the launch event of ODI Global's new hub in London.

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ODI Global @odi.global · 26d

Africa is leading on climate solutions, as #ACS2 has shown this week.

But tariff wars and green protectionism risk squeezing progress.

A new blog explores how the continent is weathering the storm. 🌍

How Africa is weathering the storm: climate and transformation

The second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) this week seeks to send a clear message: Africa is not waiting, on either climate ambition or solutions.

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 27d

📢 NEW RESEARCH: With extensive knowledge of local contexts and roots within crisis-affected communities, why are women-led organisations still chronically underfunded and excluded from decision-making? Our new paper from @this-is-cate.bsky.social & @megandaigle.bsky.social explores: buff.ly/NAjy6qJ

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ODI Global @odi.global · 28d

With Keir Starmer and other world leaders committing to recognise the State of Palestine at #UNGA80, our Principal Policy Fellow Jago Salmon warns that history has taught us "symbols alone cannot deliver peace" ⤵️

Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 28d

Symbolic recognition of Palestine would be no protection from violence—just look at what happened after the recognition of Bosnia, writes @odi.global’s Jago Salmon.

Lessons from Bosnia for Palestinian statehood

Symbolic recognition is no protection from violence

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 29d

💸 As aid cuts crunch down on the humanitarian sector, it's more important than ever that direct cash assistance to individuals continues – and in fact scales up – in order to sustain/accelerate economic growth.

More from researcher @kerrie115.bsky.social in a new HPG policy brief → buff.ly/6cyVQ9X

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ODI Global @odi.global · 28d

Tax breaks cost the UK an estimated 7.6% of GDP – but how transparent are they really?

Join us on 24 September to discuss findings of the recently launched UK Tax Expenditure Country Report and two high-level panels on policy, reform & development.

Sign up: buff.ly/1x4aRZ7

Title of upcoming ODI Global event with the Council on Economic Policies - Tax expenditures: challenges and opportunities in the UK and beyond. 24 September 2025, 09:30-13:00 GMT+1.

ODI Global @odi.global · 28d

"We must replace the logic of aid with the logic of transformation and justice."

Read more from @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social in @the-independent.com – the latest article in our 'Donors in a Post-Aid World' series ⤵️ #UNGA80

Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 29d

As traditional donors like the US and UK cut back, the answer for Africa and the Global South is not in charity, but in a fundamental restructuring of how the world economy is organised, writes Fadhel Kaboub (The Independent, September 9, 2025).
www.independent.co.uk/voices/us-ai...

A post-foreign aid world needs to be built on transformational tax and trade policies

As traditional donors like the US and UK cut back, the answer for Africa and the Global South is not in charity, but in a fundamental restructuring of how the world economy is organised, writes Fadhel...

www.independent.co.uk

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ODI Global @odi.global · Sep 8

The Second Africa Climate Summit (#ACS2) kicks off today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, marking a critical moment for the continent to set out its priorities and commitments on the road to COP30.

Our resources hub brings together the latest insights and analysis relevant to ACS2: buff.ly/igEFIT6

A photo of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with text: ODI Global at the Second Africa Summit (ACS2). 8-10 September.