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The leading think-and-do tank for #globaldev 🌍 Celebrating 20 yrs of independent research & ideas for global prosperity. #CGDtalks [email protected]
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Joined January 2008
As aid budgets decline, the ways rich countries are driving development are more important than ever. 🌟NEW: @CGDev’s Commitment to Development Index ranks the world’s richest nations, spotlighting impacts on the poorest & where nations can step up ⬇️🧵 https://t.co/CydysYnve1
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With levels of development finance falling, it is more important than ever to look beyond aid. The Commitment to Development Index (CDI) does just that—ranking the world’s most powerful countries on...
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Women in LMICs spend 30hrs a week on unpaid domestic work, compared to under 10 for men. Alba Loureiro & Kehinde Ajayi share that infrastructure investments like electrification & water access can cut domestic drudgery & encourage better health/income: https://t.co/mDZOtiCLGq
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If you had an extra 20 hours a week, what would you do? Learn a new skill? Earn more money? Rest? For many women in low- and middle-income countries, that extra time isn’t a luxury—it’s tied up in...
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In a new blog, @Johann_Harnoss argues it's time for countries to treat the attraction and retention of highly skilled talent as a core policy lever for growth, global competitiveness, and fiscal resilience: https://t.co/nGoFcWeY8L
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It’s time for countries to treat the attraction and retention of highly skilled talent as a core policy lever for growth, global competitiveness, and fiscal resilience.
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In a new study, Eeshani Kandpal & fellow experts ask: What does life look like for northern Ugandan women who were taken as children and are now adults? 20 years on, the study finds lasting psychological & social impacts that economic measures often miss: https://t.co/2GjAb2Ttw6
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Two decades after the LRA left northern Uganda, its legacy of abduction lives on in the daily emotional experiences of the girls–now women– that they abducted. Addressing that legacy requires policy...
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"In this new landscape, Europe has little choice but to pursue new partnerships & forge new strategic alliances." @JuergenZattler argues development policy can be a strategic tool for Europe, especially Germany, to build mutually beneficial partnerships: https://t.co/yIZWk7S4GN
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National interests, partner orientation, and development impact are not mutually exclusive. Reconciliation is possible. But achieving it will require substantial changes in how development agencies...
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As Germany considers how to implement major aid cuts, experts from @CGDev and the @IDOS_research explore how it can maximize impact with fewer resources. A tighter focus on key themes, partner countries, and instruments would deliver greater impact: https://t.co/Nl2hHN7qbo
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Germany is making steep reductions to its aid budget. Historically, it has struggled to deprioritise, with cuts spread evenly across programmes and countries. In this paper, we show how BMZ can...
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Military spending has surged worldwide. In a new blog, @SanjeevGuptaCGD discusses the likely implications of reallocating public resources toward defense, and why it marks a clear shift in global fiscal priorities 💰⬇️ https://t.co/CGTW70oZoe
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Military spending has surged worldwide in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and growing tensions in Asia and the Middle East. This resurgence comes just as global public debt has...
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As aid budgets shrink, allowing refugees to work is more important than ever. #MigrantsDay
@htang_dev & @ThomasGinnDC highlight Thailand & Malaysia’s recent openness to expanding refugee work rights and what it could mean for self-reliance & development: https://t.co/4ABg1icP1F
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CGD’s Migration and Displacement program has highlighted practical, medium-term strategies to benefit Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh, where refugees face severe limitations on...
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Today marks #InternationalMigrantsDay! Explore CGD's new interactive map, where experts highlight projects that pair training and migration to expand the clean-energy workforce: https://t.co/Q5nFxR4WoX
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Over the past 2yrs, @CGDev experts have produced research on the global vaccine manufacturing ecosystem.đź’‰ @JaneenMadan & Rosie Eldridge distill six key takeaways from the research, including insights on political attention, uncertain demands, & more: https://t.co/b1Jguu4QqO
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The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the asymmetries of the global vaccine landscape. This blog distills takeaways from recent CGD analysis, highlighting unresolved questions and technical, political, and...
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.@apmcdonnell & Asti Shafira have published a paper on what the world currently knows—and doesn’t know—about global vaccine manufacturing capacity. Here are six issues to worry about before the next pandemic, followed by six actions that could fix them: https://t.co/tWhDIQf2O5
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When the next pandemic hits, the question won’t just be whether scientists can design a vaccine quickly. We’ll also want to know whether the world can manufacture that vaccine at speed and scale, and...
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Earlier estimates suggested USAID program cancellations could lead to up to 700,000 additional deaths annually. New analysis by @charlesjkenny and @JustinSandefur finds the toll could reach 1 million now and 1.6 million with future cuts. Learn more: https://t.co/B19kW5f4R1
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In this blog, we report on an update to our earlier estimates of the potential mortality impacts of the administration’s aid cuts. A similar approach to our original estimates using financial data to...
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FCDO's internal “best buy” documents identify which interventions deliver the greatest impact—but aren't publicly available. @euanritchie makes the case for publishing them to support partners and improve systems: https://t.co/NOUMLRlsdh
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FCDO has produced several sectoral documents specifying which types of interventions are likely to be most cost-effective based on a review of evidence— known as “best buys.” These documents—while...
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🗓️CGD's second Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure will take place on June 2026 3 & 4 in London! ✉️Consider this an invitation to submit your work for presentation and discussion at the conference. Learn more and submit here! ⬇️ https://t.co/mQ1KKIw5Go
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We’re pleased to announce that the Center for Global Development (CGD) will be holding its second Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure on Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 June 2026, in...
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Update on Lives Lost from USAID Cuts In March @charlesjkenny & I estimated USAID closure could kill 500-700k ppl/yr. 9 months later, this still requires a ton of guesswork, but our range is now 500k -1.6m lives, given the slow pace of global health spending at State. 1 of 2
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Seasonal agricultural visas move hundreds of thousands of workers. @SamHuckstep & @JB_climate_econ argue that if the visas are targeted toward climate-vulnerable populations, the resulting remittances could become a powerful tool for climate adaptation: https://t.co/QmcOO364Gx
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Every year, high-income countries recruit hundreds of thousands of seasonal agricultural workers on temporary visas, handing out what can, in effect, be winning lottery tickets. A six-month stint on...
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Changes to MCC’s scorecard are weakening its focus on poverty reduction by disadvantaging the poorest countries, even though these are where MCC investments can do the most good. @charlesjkenny makes the case for revisiting the indicators: https://t.co/0zav0B4GJs
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The US Millennium Challenge Corporation's scorecard system has long included flawed measures around governance and corruption, but reforms this year have made the impact of these indicators even...
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"The question is not whether PEPFAR will change, but whether its evolution will uphold the dignity, rights, & survival of those who depend on it." New analysis by Eeshani Kandpal & Brian Webster shows who relies on PEPFAR and what disruptions could mean: https://t.co/3UbIXHJGfW
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For more than two decades, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been one of the most successful global health investments in history. Since 2003, it has helped save an...
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We @CGDev are super excited to announce our new map, showcasing 26 projects that have successfully paired training & migration to support the green transition. 🗺️ Explore the map ( https://t.co/Mtn2e1nEUK) & read the summary blog by Shona Warren ( https://t.co/iMdX4cRlqw).
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Globally, worker shortages crucial to delivering the green transition are growing, with an estimated seven million more workers needed in the next five years. In many countries, the impacts of skills...
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The G20’s first summit in Africa marked a milestone, but the group’s durability is uncertain as the US prepares to host in 2026. Mary Svenstrup argues that if the US can manage its own political turbulence, it has an opportunity to rightsize the G20: https://t.co/IAosgMa5fu
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The recent G20 summit in Johannesburg was historic—it was the group’s first meeting in Africa and concluded its first rotation. But this summit will also go down as notorious for being boycotted by...
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Estimates suggest harmful lead exposure among Bangladeshi children is lower than once thought. But over a third of children are still affected. @leecrawfurd & Caroline Mallory explore why the numbers may be improving & what lessons policymakers can draw: https://t.co/APxezTkkP4
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A new nationally representative survey shows that 38 percent of children in Bangladesh have elevated blood lead levels (BLLs), using 50 μg/L as a threshold—the level at which the World Health...
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