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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Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 2nd UN Roundtable on Extractives

On 9 December, 2020, 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...

9 December 2020
Online, Chile
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 1st UN Roundtable on Extractives

On 30 October, 2020, 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 as an Engine for Sustainable Development: The Case of...

30 October 2020
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Seminar
Public Forum on extractive industry and development

The Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme will host a public forum on 26 March 2019 on the topic of Extractive Industry and Development. The Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER Tony Addison will give a presentation based on a major...

26 March 2019
Complexo Pedagógico, Room 1501, Main Campus, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique
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Tony Addison presents the extractives book at the OECD
13 December 2018
OECD, Paris, France
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UNU-WIDER researchers present at a conference of IMD in Maputo
26 November 2018
Southern Sun Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique
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Presentation
Extractives in development – Tony Addison addresses UN DESA

Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, Tony Addison, is giving a presentation to the staff of UN DESA, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in New York on 19 November. The presentation shares findings from the UNU...

19 November 2018
UN DESA, New York, United States
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe present at the World Bank
16 November 2018
World Bank, Washington, DC, United States
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The future of extractive industries – Tony Addison and Alan Roe present to World Bank 1818 Society

Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, Tony Addison, and UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, Alan Roe will visit the World Bank in Washington, DC on 15 November. They will present to the World Bank 1818 society, the World Bank...

15 November 2018
World Bank, Washington, DC, United States
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe promote new book on extractives at the IMF
14 November 2018
International Monetary Fund (IMF) , Washington, DC, United States
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Extractive Industries presentation at New York’s Natural Resource Governance Institute

On Tuesday 13 November Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, Tony Addison, is giving a presentation at the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) in New York, addressing the NRGI staff. The presentation is linked to a new UNU-WIDER...

13 November 2018
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) , New York, United States
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Tony Addison talks in Oslo at a conference on fragility, taxation, and state-building

On 8 November Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, Tony Addison, is presenting in Oslo in a conference on The New Politics of Development: Fragility, Taxation and State-building. Addison will be chairing a session on taxation and state...

8 November 2018
Forskningsparken, Oslo, Norway
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Tony Addison presents at Norad
7 November 2018
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), Oslo, Norway
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Tony Addison presents at the UNCTAD World Investment Forum

On 26 October Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER Tony Addison is giving a presentation in a multi-disciplinary academic conference that takes place within the UNCTAD World Investment Forum 2018 in Geneva.

26 October 2018
Palais des Nations, Av. de la Paix, Geneva, Switzerland
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe talk extractives

Tony Addison and Alan Roe will discuss extractive industries at Oxford Policy Management seminar on 19 October

19 October 2018
Oxford Policy Management, 52 Cornmarket Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Researchers from extractives project present at Chatham House
18 October 2018
Chatham House, 10 St James’s Square, London, United Kingdom
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Panel discussion
Global Solutions Summit 2018

The Global Solutions Summit 2018, held on May 28 and 29 in Berlin, Germany was organised by the Global Solutions Initiative. The summit addressed major G20 topics including the future of work, infrastructure for sustainable development, food security...

28 May 2018 – 29 May 2018
Berlin, Germany
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