WHAT WORKS TO REDUCE CHILD POVERTY? . Listen to my insightful conversation with colleagues Global Coalition to End Child Poverty . 👉 @oliverfiala.bsky.social #SavetheChildren 👉 Kath Ford #YoungLives 👉 Charlotte Bilo and Sola Engilbertsdottir @unicef.org . poverty-unpacked.org/2025/06/29/e...

📣 PODCAST ALERT 🎧 . Time for another round up of news on all things #poverty . 👉 new publications #childpoverty #socialprotection 👉 step-by-step guide on #socialchange 👉call for submissions for #poverty #homelessness anthology . Check it out: poverty-unpacked.org/2025/06/01/e...

Direct transfers is on average the most pro-poor sector. Across countries, 32% of cash and near-cash transfers benefiting the poorest 20%. Unfortunately, in many countries - especially across Africa and some Asian countries - less than 20% of social spending benefits the poorest 20%.

As I meet people from aid agencies around the world this week I will be making the case for a radical simplification in how we do aid: fewer countries, fewer projects, radically simpler programs. It was key takeaway from my time in govt. Read why. www.cgdev.org/blog/radical...

Despite its importance, child poverty is underreported in voluntary national reviews (VNRs). Specific data on child poverty, especially multidimensional aspects, are often missing. www.endchildhoodpoverty.org/publications...

Important null results in development economics Despite the bias against publishing null results, they are important for policy, helping to kill bad ideas. I've highlighted some key examples we have featured on @voxdev.bsky.social: voxdev.org/topic/import...

Rich Countries Are Exporting Thousands of Tons of Toxic Paint Pigment to Poor Countries New data from @rorytodd98.bsky.social @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social @cgdev.org and me. Paper: www.cgdev.org/publication/... Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/rich-co...

Are public policies in education, health and social protection actually benefiting the poorest people? SDG indicator 1.b.1 is helping us to measure this, estimating how ‘pro-poor’ public spending actually is. Read more in our new World Bank Data Blog: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/...

Each dot represents 10 people whose lives depend on US foreign aid, just for HIV prevention & treatment. Without it, 1.6m people could die *per year*.

In Nick Kristof's latest column he draws on new research from @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @justsand.bsky.social estimating lives saved by US aid. Read their research here: www.cgdev.org/blog/how-man...

In an age of populism, how can we ensure that facts & evidence still matter in policymaking & international development? CSAE Director @gamblingondev.bsky.social joins Trudi Makhaya & @rory-stewart.bsky.social to discuss this in @voxdev.bsky.social's Development Dialogues voxdev.org/topic/instit...

Frustratingly, I once again hear folks in the econ-adjacent, 'aid reform' camp going soft on PEPFAR -- ready to jetisson billions in life-saving HIV aid to get peanuts for innovation, incubator funds and the like. PEPFAR works. We're winning the war on AIDS. Hold the line.

Universal free primary education swept the globe in the '90s & '00s. Why not universal free school meals too? Gordon Brown & Kevin Watkins report on the growing coalition pushing school meals worldwide: from Lula to the WFP and Ford Foundation: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/f...?

"the relative shift of power towards the global south is changing the global discourse about the importance of growth" Super interesting discussion on today's podcast, check it out here ⤵️

New CGD blog alert! The global extreme poverty line is on its last legs. But the problem is there is no really good alternative to it. www.cgdev.org/blog/global-...