Institute of Development Studies

01.03.2006 No economist of the 20th century was "as persistent in focusing on the problems of developing countries" as Sir Hans Singer, who died on 26 February.

26.12.2005 The pace of reconstruction varies one year after the Indian Ocean tsunami: Unicef UK reports, for example, that Children in Indonesia are recovering at a slower pace than other children. But throughout the affected region, people are struggling to piece their shattered lives together again. OneWorld UK Partners report how they have harnessed the public's generosity in the wake of the disaster and helped the first 12 months' reconstruction effort:
* Hundreds of thousands of children on the way to recovery
* How the money has been used
* Memorial ceremonies throughout the region
* We have helped 500,000 people
* Into action
* ‘Reconstruction Plus’
* Life after the tsunami
* War on Want
* Helping women
* World Development Movement
* A priest visits Thailand
* Homeless International's appeal, update and report
* Practical responses

Research and information:
* Natural Disasters Portal looks at the use of cash instead of aid, pro-poor tourism and the economic implications of disasters
* Forced Migration Review
* Eldis
* Global Issues
* ID21
* People and the Planet
* Sarah White returns to Sri Lanka, where she escaped unharmed from the tsunami, to see how people are coping

Exhibition
* 'Making Waves' - photos by Sri Lankan children

The OneWorld network
* OneWorld South Asia
* OneWorld.net tsunami stories

23.12.2005 A huge amount of newsprint has been devoted to global development issues this year, as a combination of disasters, summits and initiatives moved poverty and social justice up the agenda of many politicians. What, from a UK perspective, can we take from 2005?
* Making poverty history: backsliding that threatens to derail progress
* 2005: Did world leaders make child poverty history?