The world at crossroads – securing the future generations

The WIDER Development Conference on securing the future generations is 14–16 May 2024, in Maputo, Mozambique.

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Andrea Vaccaro on how (the lack of) state experience shapes today’s fragile states

Andrea Vaccaro presents at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 March 2024. According to the prevailing paradigm in international development policy, well-functioning state institutions play a crucial role in facilitating effective international aid. Despite a significant increase in the number of fragile countries in recent years, there has been however limited progress in understanding how aid can be made more effective in these contexts. Our study argues that one of the main obstacles to this progress lies in the conceptualization and measurement of state fragility.

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CGD webinar on methane, people on the screen Extractives for Development work presented at Center for Global Development webinar
Tue, 21 November 2023
Online, United States
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Tony Addison at the SEI and SweDev dialogue on development research

Tony Addison, UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow and Extractives for Development (E4D) – risks and opportunities project lead, joins a dialogue event The extractive industries in the developing world: dilemmas and opportunities on 19...

Tue, 19 September 2023
Online, Sweden
Past event
Conference
Debt and innovative finance in developing countries
Thu, 27 October 2022 – Fri, 28 October 2022
Online and at Bank of Finland , Helsinki, Finland
Past event
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Tony Addisson at the International Financial Architecture as a Global Public Good

Tony Addison has been invited to speak at the International Financial Architecture as a Global Public Good — an expert roundtable in support of Our Common Agenda. The event takes place online on 28 March 2022 at 9am (EST), and it will focus on...

Mon, 28 March 2022
Online, United States
Past event
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Extractives for Development work presented at Angola International Diamond Conference (AIDC)

Anton Löf, a director at RMG Consulting and a contributor in the UNU-WIDER project Extractives for Development (E4D) – risks and opportunities, joins the Angola International Diamond Conference (AIDC) as a keynote speaker. He will present a WIDER...

Thu, 25 November 2021
Saurimo, Angola
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Patricia Justino at 17th Annual Households in Conflict Network (HiCN) workshop

Households in Conflict Network (HiCN) organises their 17th Annual workshop on 11-12 October 2021 under the theme “Conflict, Migration, and Displacement“. UNU-WIDER's Senior Research Fellow Patricia Justino is the co-founder and co-director of the...

Mon, 11 October 2021 – Tue, 12 October 2021
Online, Germany
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Patricia Justino at the 2021 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition

On 29 September 2021 Patricia Justino joins a virtual roundtable ‘The Future of Civil War Studies’ at the 2021 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition. 117th American Political Science Association’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition will be held on 30 September...

Wed, 29 September 2021
Online, Finland
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Tony Addison at UNCTAD15 pre-event

On 23rd July, 2021, Tony Addison, Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, presents at UNCTAD15 pre-event 'South-South Sharing of Experiences in Macro-Financial Policies for Structural Transformation'. The online event focuses on...

Fri, 23 July 2021
Online, Switzerland
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Patricia Justino presenting on COVID-19 and conflict dynamics at FIIA webinar

Patricia Justino will present on COVID-19 and conflict dynamics at an online event organised by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) on 27 May 2021. The event, Covid-19 effects on peace and conflict dynamics – Implications for the EU...

Thu, 27 May 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe at the United Nations Global Roundtable on Extractive Industries
Tue, 25 May 2021
Online, New York, United States
Past event
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Tillman Hönig presents at the European Meeting of the Urban Economics Association

Tillman Hönig, Research Associate at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting his ongong research The Legacy of Conflict: Aggregate Evidence from Sierra Leone at the 10th European Meeting of the Urban Economics Association on 30 April 2021, 2pm CEST. His paper...

Fri, 30 April 2021
Online, Denmark
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Tony Addison at the Challenge of Financing for Development - Pre & Post CoVID-19

Tony Addison has been invited to speak at a side event of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Forum on Financing for Development, also known as the FfD Forum. The side event, titled The Challenge of Financing for Development - Pre & Post...

Tue, 13 April 2021
Online, Egypt
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 5th UN Roundtable on Extractives

On 15 March, 2021, Tony Addison and Alan Roe, both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled 'Extractive industries and sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda in the...

Mon, 15 March 2021
Online, Lebanon
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Patricia Justino briefs Swedish aid agency on aid in autocracies and fragile countries

On 4 February 2020, UNU-WIDER's Senior Research Fellow Patricia Justino will be giving a presentation at an event organised by Sweden’s government agency for development cooperation Sida as part of their Department for Africa’s planning days. The...

Thu, 4 February 2021
Online, Stockholm, Sweden
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 4th UN Roundtable on Extractives

On 4 February, 2021, Tony Addison and Alan Roe, both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled "Extractive industries and sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda in Asia...

Thu, 4 February 2021
Online, Thailand
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 3rd UN Roundtable on Extractives

On 20 January, 2021, Tony Addison adn Alan Roe, both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled "Extractive industries and sustainable development in the UNECE region".

Wed, 20 January 2021
Online, Geneva, Switzerland
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