Recommendations
B20 Trade and Investment Final Paper
18th September 2025 The Final Paper highlights restoring stability in multilateral trade, advancing Africa’s competitiveness through AfCFTA integration, and embedding... →
Legal analysis of the conduct of Israel in Gaza pursuant to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
17th September 2025 The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel (“the Commission”)... →
How women lead: women-led organisations as humanitarian crisis responders
12th September 2025 Women-led organisations (WLOs) play a critical role in leading responses to humanitarian crises and meeting immediate needs. Nonetheless, they... →
Concessional but catalytic? Insights on DFI blended concessional finance practice
12th September 2025 Official development assistance (ODA) fell by 9% in 2024, with a further 9%–17% decline projected for 2025 (OECD, 2025). With global aid budgets... →
Make aid go further – give cash first in crises
12th September 2025 The aid sector is in crisis. More than 300 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance worldwide. Despite growing needs and neglected... →
Securing structural economic transformation in a climate-changed world
12th September 2025 In a world reshaped by climate change, achieving economic development has never been more urgent – or complex. This new report explores how... →
The Global State of Democracy 2025: Democracy on the Move
11th September 2025 In an era defined by radical uncertainty, the Global State of Democracy 2025 reveals the depth and breadth of the challenges facing democratic... →
Trade and Labour: Pathways for Decent Work in Kenya’s Digital Economy
10th September 2025 The expansion of digitally delivered services, platform technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming trade and labour markets. How... →
The elephant in the room: the BEE ownership landscape in 2025 (it’s not what you’ve been told)
10th September 2025 There is a popular narrative going around that 'BEE ownership has only benefitted 100 black elite'. This didn't match with our experience in the... →
WHO global water, sanitation and hygiene: annual report 2024
10th September 2025 The WHO Results Report 2024–2025 indicates that global access to safely managed drinking-water services rose from 71.0% in 2018 to a projected... →