US researchers working on health justice are under attack. In response, IDS launches the new Sanctuary for Health Justice initiative, offering the opportunity to temporarily relocate to the UK. Apply now! https://ids.pulse.ly/cposngzpnn

IDS offers sanctuary to US health researchers amid academic restrictions - Institute of Development Studies

American academics facing threats to their work on health equities can apply to temporarily relocate to the UK to continue their research, in a new initiative announced today. The Sanctuary for Health Justice, set up by the Institute of Development Studies, provides US researchers with an open and w...

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Indian development at a crossroads. Join us for this in-person and online event on Friday Oct 3 that explores authoritarian top-down models of development in India and how these are challenged from below. www.ids.ac.uk/events/india... #India #Development #Authoritarianism

Around 200 instances of internet shutdowns recorded in Africa since 2016. Who ordered them and what was the motivation? Listen to Felicia Anthonio, #KeepitOn global campaign manager on the scale and impact of shutdowns 👇 @phatcontroller.bsky.social @accessnow.org

IDS research fellow @philipproudfoot.bsky.social is speaking at @newhumanitarian.bsky.social event on Monday 15 Sept, to discuss What should humanitarian actors do to stop the genocide in Gaza? For more info and to register, visit 👇 https://thenewhumanitarian.pulse.ly/12w8dksdqi

What should humanitarian actors do to stop the genocide in Gaza?

This event will bring together humanitarian leaders, legal experts, and Palestinian voices to reflect on the urgent question: What should humanitarian actors do to stop the genocide in Gaza? The discussion will examine the limits and responsibilities of humanitarian action, what humanitarian efficac...

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We need to stop this disturbing form of gender based violence and put systems in place where women of all faith can live and love without fear.

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)@ids.ac.uk · last yr.

In a disturbing form of gender-based violence, women from religious minorities are groomed for sexual exploitation and coerced religious conversion. Researchers call for urgent action so women, regardless of faith, can live, love, and believe freely 👇 https://ids.pulse.ly/jgavod71b5

Famine in Gaza City has been officially confirmed today by the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). IDS researcher Philip Proudfoot calls for the international system to act, and for “immediate, full, and unfettered” humanitarian access. https://ids.pulse.ly/p9qlfxex8g

Famine declared as the international system continues to fail Gaza - Institute of Development Studies

Famine has been declared in Gaza City but the international system still fails to act, according to IDS researcher Philip Proudfoot.

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The big ⬇️ in funding for global health means that countries need to change the way global health is organised 🌎💊 New commentary from IDS researchers Gerry Bloom and Lewis Husain, with Minghui Ren from Peking University, China 👇 https://sciencedirect.pulse.ly/cfu1zm0vh1

Earlier this June, IDS Honorary Associate and former UN Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths alongside IDS researcher @philipproudfoot.bsky.social also called for humanitarian law to be enforced to halt genocide and other atrocities in Gaza. 👇 www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/it-...

It is genocide: Humanitarian law must be enforced in Gaza - Institute of Development Studies

On 30 May 2025, IDS Honorary Associate and former UN Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths described the situation in Gaza as genocide. Alongside IDS Research Fellow Philip Proudfoot, here he calls for ...

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🚨BREAKING: The last journalists working for AFP in Gaza have said they can no longer work for the news agency. They are out of energy and they are starving to death. I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it. 🧵

The Israeli military published new evacuation warnings for areas of central Gaza, in one of the few areas where the military has rarely operated with ground troops. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Israel orders evacuations in central Gaza as ceasefire talks stall, military offensive widens

Evacuation order in Gaza disrupts aid distribution, intensifies conflict between Israel and Hamas, causing humanitarian crisis.

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So glad to have been able to listen to this important discussion hosted by @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social at @ids.ac.uk and planned fantastically by @sophierobinson.bsky.social

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)@ids.ac.uk · last yr.

We were delighted to welcome @chriswardmp.bsky.social and Baroness Chapman, Minister for International Development, to IDS today! It was an opportunity to demonstrate the breadth of development expertise that exists in the Brighton area, contribute ideas and have some v constructive discussions.

Huge changes taking place in development right now - declines in civic space and freedoms, emergence of polycrises, failures of multilateralism and cuts in funding. What should a development-focused research and teaching institute prioritise? Please share your thoughts - survey is very quick ⬇️

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)@ids.ac.uk · last yr.

📣IDS Survey! What should our strategic priorities be over the next decade? Please give us 5-10 minutes of your time to help us develop our new strategy. ➡️https://office.pulse.ly/rbgw63qfoj

All is done for votes, always. Not for welfare, you fools!

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sharply scaled back planned welfare cuts to quell a damaging rebellion by lawmakers in his governing Labour Party. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

A new report by CFMM concludes that the BBC is systematically biased against Palestinians in Gaza war coverage. cfmm.org.uk/bbc-on-gaza-...

It is high time that the world sees what's happening in Gaza for what it is! www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/it-...

It is genocide: Humanitarian law must be enforced in Gaza - Institute of Development Studies

On 30 May 2025, IDS Honorary Associate and former UN Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths described the situation in Gaza as genocide. Alongside IDS Research Fellow Philip Proudfoot, here he calls for ...

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS)@ids.ac.uk · last yr.

"When the legal threshold for genocide is met, we must call it genocide – and act accordingly." Martin Griffiths, former UN humanitarian chief, writes for IDS and calls for action to prevent genocide in #Gaza 👇 https://ac.pulse.ly/yuhzem0hlv

The government's anti-immigration stance will make it harder to tackle challenges at home + abroad says @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social https://researchprofessionalnews.pulse.ly/1zv7yr07qd @resprofnews.bsky.social

Migration crackdown will cut off the UK from global knowledge - Research Professional News

Government’s rhetoric undermines the ability to tackle challenges at home and abroad, says Peter Taylor

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"Postgraduate development studies for students of one nation would be a nonsense." IDS Director @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social talks about the discriminatory anti-immigration rules introduced by the Starmer government. 👇 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Migration crackdown will cut off the UK from global knowledge - Research Professional News

Government’s rhetoric undermines the ability to tackle challenges at home and abroad, says Peter Taylor

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On the 77th anniversary of the #Nakba, Gaza is facing famine and mass displacement. IDS researchers warn of a deliberate humanitarian collapse and call for urgent global action. 👇 https://ac.pulse.ly/iyefxkvygt

IDS researchers denounce Gaza catastrophe and urge urgent global response - Institute of Development Studies

As Palestinians today mark the 77th anniversary of the Nakba – the expulsion of Palestinian Arabs from their homeland in 1948

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Brilliant analysis by my colleague @jigyasa.bsky.social on how the Indian government weaponised gender norms to help justify military strikes against Pakistan @ids.ac.uk

Jigyasa@jigyasa.bsky.social · last yr.

The use of feminist liberal language has become a new tool by right wing governments to morally justify military actions. #operationsindoor www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the...

The use of feminist liberal language has become a new tool by right wing governments to morally justify military actions. #operationsindoor www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the...

The Indian government’s weaponisation of gender in Operation Sindoor - Institute of Development Studies

The Indian government’s military response to the Pahalgam terror attack which killed 26 civilians in Indian occupied Kashmir was disguised as a ‘military retaliation’- a war for peace.

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS)@ids.ac.uk · last yr.

IDS alum @jigyasa.bsky.social explores how India’s #OperationSindoor uses gendered symbols & grief to morally justify military action, reinforcing the patriarchal structures of power 👇 https://www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the-indian-governments-weaponisation-of-gender-in-operation-sindoor/

@ids.ac.uk Director @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social joined today's Prime Time show on India Today with Rajdeep Sardesai to discuss Trump's war on #tariffs 👇 www.youtube.com/live/wIW4hVk...

News Today with Rajdeep Sardesai: Donald Trump Begins Trade War | China's Counter Act On US' Tarrifs

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What dystopian times. War criminal #Netanyahu's main allies in Europe are far-right (& antisemitic) leaders like #Orban Yet no condemnation from @ec.europa.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu. #Hungary is still officially part of the #ICC despite 'intention to exit' www.reuters.com/world/hungar...

Hungary says it is withdrawing from ICC as Israeli leader visits

Hungary's government has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff, Gergely Gulyas, told state news agency MTI on Thursday.

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The Trump administration moved forward with the sale of over 20,000 assault rifles to Israel last month. This deal was delayed by Biden administration over concerns of use by extremist Israeli settlers. Send arms and kill people should be America's new slogan www.reuters.com/world/middle...

US sending Israel 20,000 assault rifles that Biden had delayed, say sources

The Trump administration moved forward with the sale of more than 20,000 U.S.-made assault rifles to Israel last month, according to a document seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the matter, pushing ahead with a sale that the administration of former president Joe Biden had delayed over concerns they could be used by extremist Israeli settlers.

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@amritasaha.bsky.social on how Trump's 'reciprocal tariffs' will cause a major upheaval in global trade and damage development 👇

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)@ids.ac.uk · 2y ago

Trump’s sweeping tariffs have rocked global markets. Coming in the wake of the USAID cuts, IDS researcher @amritasaha.bsky.social provides insights on the potential impacts, including on low-income economies and on development 🌍👇 #Tariffs #InternationalTrade www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTKv...

IDS Director @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social talks about how the UK will “suffer the consequences” of not having the knowledge and evidence garnered by overseas development research if budget cuts spell the end of funding. 👇 #ODA

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UK ‘will suffer consequences’ if ODA research funding ends. USAid and ODA cuts leave “big hole in the research ecosystem,” warns Institute of Development Studies director. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

At a time of decreasing resources, it is devastating to see that 20% of the entire UK’s #ODA budget was spent on housing refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. As the Bond statement below states, ODA budget is essential to tackle global issues. 👇 www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...

UK continues to spend 20% of the UK aid budget on asylum seeker costs in the UK despite planned cuts | Bond

Today, Thursday 3 April, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) published its provisional statistics on how UK aid was spent in

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Data shared exclusively with @contextnewsroom.bsky.social by @ids.ac.uk shows where the world's mining disputes have been taking place. Read more in @dbaptistar.bsky.social's explainer: www.context.news/just-transit...