#NowReading: The role of social assistance in African crises: a systematic literature review. 📑 doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2026.2695010 @cgiar.org @apvjustino.bsky.social @rodrigooliveira.bsky.social @kallehi.bsky.social

In her first blog post as Director of UNU-WIDER Dr @apvjustino.bsky.social emphasizes that in times of global fragmentation, independent and policy-relevant research becomes more valuable, not less. go.unu.edu/W0Nei

At the LDC Future Forum 2026 in Helsinki, UNU-WIDER Director @apvjustino.bsky.social closed three days of dialogue on youth and sustainable development in least developed countries (LDCs), calling for evidence-based policy, real economic opportunity, and stronger trust in institutions.

We are pleased to announce that Prof @apvjustino.bsky.social has officially started her tenure as Director of UNU-WIDER. We look forward to seeing UNU-WIDER continue to thrive under her leadership go.unu.edu/fuKM2

UNU is pleased to announce that Professor @apvjustino.bsky.social has begun her term as Director of @unu-wider.bsky.social, bringing over two decades of experience conducting policy-relevant research on inequality, governance and inclusive development. Learn more: buff.ly/XNfuxxe

From Gaza to Sudan, communities are famished to the point of desperation. History has shown that the consequences of famine are not borne only by immediate victims but also by future generations. Read blog post by @unu-wider.bsky.social Director Designate @apvjustino.bsky.social: go.unu.edu/RA7c8

As we close our 40th year, we reflect on UNU-WIDER’s legacy and look to future. Director Designate @apvjustino.bsky.social reminds us of the task ahead: harnessing shared knowledge to improve lives in an uncertain world. Learn more about the work we do: go.unu.edu/XR6Xh #WIDER40 #2025recap

How do violent pasts shape democratic politics decades later? A new Broadstreet blog by @laiabalcells.bsky.social, @apvjustino.bsky.social and @andrearuggeri.bsky.social dives into findings from the Comparative Political Studies special issue. Read more: go.unu.edu/fc9rP

First time writing for Broadstreet blog! With @apvjustino.bsky.social and @andrearuggeri.bsky.social, we wrote about the Special Issue just published at Comparative Political Studies: www.broadstreet.blog/p/legacies-o...

Legacies of Repression: How Europe’s Violent 20th Century Still Shapes Its Politics

by Laia Balcells, Patricia Justino, and Andrea Ruggeri

broadstreet.blog

A great overview of a great special issue, including our paper on the legacies of antifascist resistance in Italy. Thank you again @laiabalcells.bsky.social @apvjustino.bsky.social @andrearuggeri.bsky.social !

Laia Balcells@laiabalcells.bsky.social · 8mo ago

First time writing for Broadstreet blog! With @apvjustino.bsky.social and @andrearuggeri.bsky.social, we wrote about the Special Issue just published at Comparative Political Studies: www.broadstreet.blog/p/legacies-o...

Food security is vital for dignity, equality, and peace, yet it’s often compromised in conflict settings. On today's #HumanRightsDay, we explore how hunger and conflict create a damaging cycle. Read this blog by @apvjustino.bsky.social: go.unu.edu/Y0Y4d

The #SocialSummit2025 is live in Doha! 🌍✨ Catch us at the our booth to discuss inequality, social protection, and building trust. 📍Solutions Square, hall 6, QNCC Don’t miss our Solutions Session with UN DESA and Government of Finland tomorrow: go.unu.edu/hfQhS @apvjustino.bsky.social

Yesterday at #SocialSummit2025, UNU-WIDER and UN DESA, supported by the Government of Finland, co-hosted the Solutions Session "Trust as the Foundation for Social Development." @apvjustino.bsky.social highlighted that 60% of people globally struggle, with many households one shock away from poverty.

📽️ "Fragility is an issue that affects all of us." At @fiia.fi event on the crisis in global development, @apvjustino.bsky.social warned that most of the world’s extreme poor live in conflict-affected countries, and cutting aid risks deepening both poverty and instability.

Today's seminar focused on the decline of global development and possible ways forward. The speakers discussed topics such as the role of global aid in mitigating human suffering, states' justifications for withdrawing from global development, and the interdependence between poverty and conflict.

At @ifpri.org Policy Seminar, @apvjustino.bsky.social and Maria Eugenia Genoni (World Bank) showed that global poverty is increasingly concentrated in fragile and conflict-affected settings. Breaking the poverty-fragility trap needs better investing, managing, and measuring. Watch: go.unu.edu/gImJP

📅October 17⏰9:30AM EDT 📌 Tackling extreme poverty and financing for food systems in Africa 🤝 Organized by IFPRI and partners on the margins of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings 💬 @lflopezcalva.bsky.social @apvjustino.bsky.social @anamibanez.bsky.social @jo-swinnen.bsky.social 🎟️ bit.ly/Poverty-

@apvjustino.bsky.social is at Fragile Lives 2025 in Berlin! Tomorrow, her keynote discusses the global erosion of trust—in institutions, in democracy, and interpersonally—and what this means for social cohesion and governance in fragile contexts. Learn more: go.unu.edu/XxaSa

New publication alert: "Legacies of Repression and Resistance in Early 20th Century Europe", at Comparative Political Studies. With @andrearuggeri.bsky.social and @apvjustino.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Legacies of Repression and Resistance in Early 20th Century Europe - Andrea Ruggeri, Laia Balcells, Patricia Justino, 2025

Authoritarian and violent experiences affect the institutional settings of post-dictatorial regimes. However, we still lack a comprehensive knowledge on how loc...

journals.sagepub.com

💭 A recent survey reveals declining faith in democracy among European youth. To earn back young people's trust, "[d]emocracy must prove it can deliver tangible results," writes @apvjustino.bsky.social, Deputy Director of @unu-wider.bsky.social. Read more: go.unu.edu/fWQba #UNUYouthMonth

I’m honoured to have been appointed the next Director of UNU-WIDER starting May 2026. WIDER has long been a beacon of rigorous, policy-relevant research on pressing global challenges. Leading this remarkable institution is both a privilege and a responsibility I take on with deep commitment.

📢 New Policy Brief: How to make aid work in fragile states Aid in fragile contexts needs more than technical fixes. The brief calls for long-term, flexible support rooted in local legitimacy. 📄: go.unu.edu/pTvBB #FragileAid @apvjustino.bsky.social @rgisselquist.bsky.social @anvaccaro.bsky.social‬

Juan Masullo and I wrote a piece on the recent assassination attempt on Senator Uribe in Bogotá, its connections to the drug war, how it echoes the past, and why it is only the most visible form of how the drug war undermines democracy. 1/2

Journal of Democracy@jodemocracy.bsky.social · last yr.

"On June 7...Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot multiple times," write Juan Masullo and Abbey Steele. "The attempted assassination...has rocked Colombia, a country where such political violence feels all too familiar." www.journalofdemocra...

That’s a wrap! 💬 The 2025 #WIDERDevConf brought bold ideas on how inclusive social protection can drive growth, trust & equity. From tax justice to climate resilience, one thing is clear: we can’t afford to go without it. Catch the highlights 👉 go.unu.edu/n7DCj

📉 Global trust is in crisis A new WIDER Working Paper by @apvjustino.bsky.social and Melissa Samarin reveals how declining trust in governments and between people is weakening the social fabric in countries around the world. 📄 Read the paper: go.unu.edu/LqJgS...

The period 2020-2023 has been the most violent in 30 years. The current international financial architecture often neglects security needs in fragile countries. @apvjustino.bsky.social calls for  tailored, long-term financial engagement that supports peacebuilding. go.unu.edu/zMGy5

📢 Join us on 24 April at 12PM EDT for the launch of #UNDESA World Social Report 2025, co-produced for the first time with UNU-WIDER! The event includes a presentation by UNU-WIDER Deputy Director @apvjustino.bsky.social, key report findings, and audience Q&A. Register here 👉 go.unu.edu/xDRmk

World Social Report 2025: A New Policy Consensus to Accelerate Social Progress

go.unu.edu

🌍 Why does 40% of the world feel life is worse now than 50 years ago? Insecurity and distrust are key issues. @apvjustino.bsky.social & Marta Roig discuss urgent insights from the UN DESA World Social Report 2025. 👉 Watch: go.unu.edu/mPQ2d #WorldSocialReport #EveryoneIncluded

Today, we celebrated our 40th anniversary with an Evening Exchange co-hosted with our long-term partner ZIPAR. In a panel on Zambia’s debt and development challenges, @apvjustino.bsky.social underlined: “It cannot be a trade-off between fiscal reform and investing in people.” go.unu.edu/kmJTu

Our keynote speakers will be Patricia Justino @apvjustino.bsky.social, Deputy Director of the United Nations World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) in Helsinki, Finland, and Amber Peterman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 5/6

Call for Papers: Fragile Lives 2025 HiCN Workshop – HiCN

30 September - 1 October 2025 Berlin, Germany Every year, Fragile Lives convenes international experts from academia, policy, and practice on the use of rigorou

hicn.org