UNGA 76
76th Session of the UN's General Assembly
September 20 - 27
The world's leaders are coming together to discuss solutions to some of the world's greatest crises. Our work offers evidence to how we can tackle the injustice and inequalities facing people and planet.
A fair share of climate finance
Wealthy countries missed the target of committing $100 billion a year to address the needs of lower-income countries. They look set to fall short again in 2021. New research each country’s fair share of the climate finance goal.
ODI on Climate change
Will the World Bank make good on the loss and damage fund?
A historic first-day decision at COP28 adopted a plan for the further operationalisation of the new Loss and Damage Fund.
Climate change, structural economic transformation and innovation governance in Small Island Developing States
This triple threat of ecological, economic and industrial decline speaks not only to the convergence of crises, but it also points to the complexities of climate action as the world transitions to a low-carbon economy.
How will climate change affect countries’ prospects for economic transformation?
The COP 28 negotiations are – as in so many years – at their most contentious over international transfers of money. While finance is obviously critical, history tells us that walls of new money will not necessarily translate into sustained and inclusive economic development.
Improving living standards within stringent carbon budgets: the critical importance of climate equity
The impacts of climate change are increasingly visible around the world through hotter temperatures, thinning ice, alternating droughts and heavy rains, and more frequent severe storms. While many governments and companies have pledged net-zero emissions by 2050, decarbonisation progress is insufficient to meet the Paris Agreement targets.
Financial arrangements for addressing losses and damages: A disaster risk reduction primer
Event: Macro-economic policy for a rainbow recovery
As policy makers convene for the UNGA, it is essential that decisions are informed by the experiences of those in the most vulnerable economies.
We convened researchers and government officials from the Global South to discuss how to drive forward a ‘rainbow recovery’ which is transformative, green and inclusive.
A New Compact for Resilient Economies and Societies
Sara Pantuliano speaks at WEF's Sustainable Development Impact Summit on how the current multilateral structures are not delivering. "Coalitions must use the transformative power of technology to help the world’s most vulnerable."
Delivering the global reset
Our challenge to decision-makers and thought leaders to think differently and achieve radical yet realistic measures for systemic change.
ODI on Human rights
Event summary: The humanitarian implications of a backlash on rights
The Humanitarian Policy Group recently held its annual flagship event, bringing together experts to highlight some of the most pressing challenges we are facing – not just as humanitarians, but as global citizens.
Think Change episode 35: is the international community failing on its shared commitment to refugees?
Five years since the Global Compact for Refugees was established, this episode asks how signatories can be held to account.
Social protection in the Gulf countries: what rights can migrant workers access?
Organised in collaboration with ILO, this online event will convene a high-level panel of actors and experts working to improve the conditions of migrant workers in the GCC, to share insights on policy reforms and advocacy efforts in this space.
Humanitarian hypocrisy, double standards and the law in Gaza
Western governments are failing in their responsibility to act in the face of credible accounts of war crimes being committed in the Israeli–Hamas conflict.
Think Change episode 33: the forgotten crisis – what next for Nagorno-Karabakh?
With the attention of the world mostly elsewhere, has the international community forgotten Nagorno-Karabakh? We ask must steps it must now take following Azerbaijan's recent attack, and reflect on the likely fate of people in the region.
Think Change episode 32: Israel/OPT crisis - what's needed to stop the bloodshed?
Experts discuss the horrifying situation in Gaza and what action is needed immediately to uphold international humanitarian law and stop the bloodshed.
ODI on Humanitarian
Event summary: The humanitarian implications of a backlash on rights
The Humanitarian Policy Group recently held its annual flagship event, bringing together experts to highlight some of the most pressing challenges we are facing – not just as humanitarians, but as global citizens.
The nature of social cohesion? Lessons from relations between Afghan refugees and their neighbours in Pakistan
This paper is part of a two-year project by HPG exploring social cohesion in displacement.
Exploring Karen refugee youths' aspirations and wellbeing amidst protracted displacement in Thailand
This paper focuses on the experiences of Karen refugee youth from Burma/Myanmar living in long established camps on the Thai side of the border. It explores what aspects of life Karen youth deem important in pursuing their wellbeing, and how far these priorities align with those of the humanitarian actors that support them.
Event summary: Sudan’s humanitarian crisis slips further from sight
As 200 days passed since the start of conflict in Sudan, we spoke with experts on the region to discuss their humanitarian efforts, and how the international community can, and must, step up to achieve stability and security for the affected communities and the wider global region.
Pathways to tackling food insecurity
In a world abundant with resources, the harsh reality is that millions suffer from food insecurity. Orzala Nemat and Nigel Poole explore how we can tackle it.
Humanitarian hypocrisy, double standards and the law in Gaza
Western governments are failing in their responsibility to act in the face of credible accounts of war crimes being committed in the Israeli–Hamas conflict.
Social protection response to Covid-19 and beyond
This research project examines social protection measures adopted since the onset of the pandemic, with the aims of promoting policy learning and helping ensure countries are better equipped with inclusive, adaptive and sustainable social protection systems moving forward.