Human Rights Day from the perspective of older persons
December 10th is Human Rights Day, and this year marks 20 years since the establishment of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. (UN OHCHR). News
December 10th is Human Rights Day, and this year marks 20 years since the establishment of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. (UN OHCHR). World Health Summit 2013: an Eldis Storify
Eldis has been following the World Health Summit 2013 which took place in Berlin, Germany from October 20th - 22nd. We created the following Storify, focusing specifically on the Global Health track of the Summit, bringing together different interesting and relevant information and news on Global Health from the Summit and beyond.
APCOM - Male sexual health
November 19th, 2013 is International Men's Day, with a focus on men's and boy's health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models. To commemorate this day, we thought this collection of documents below, selected by APCOM, focusing on male sexual health is particularly pertinent.
SPARC - governance reforms in Nigeria
Eldis has partnered with SPARC (the State Partnership for Accountability, Responsiveness and Capability programme) to offer the latest resources on good governance in Nigeria. The SPARC programme is a joint initiative between the governments of Nigeria and the UK which works at both the regional and federal government level to effect governance reforms.
Following the Warsaw climate conference #cop19
Eldis tracked discussions around COP19, with a focus on looking beyond the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Using the storytelling platform Storify, we have highlighted some of the best research, resources and thinking on development and climate change relevant to the conference agenda and discussions. The Storify was updated daily throughout the event, including live coverage by our own Fatema Rajabali who was present at the event in Poland.
Using the storytelling platform Storify, we have highlighted some of the best research, resources and thinking on development and climate change relevant to the conference agenda and discussions. The Storify was updated daily throughout the event, including live coverage by our own Fatema Rajabali who was present at the event in Poland.
Expanding ‘disarmament’: reflections from Nepal
In post-conflict Nepal armed violence is generally low-tech using crude or makeshift weapons such as bicycle chains or sticks, bladed weapons, improvised explosive devices and homemade firearms.
HEART and MQSUN Topic Guide on Nutrition
Our colleagues at HEART and MQSUN have launched a new joint Topic Guide on Nutrition aimed at providing policymakers and practitioners with the latest and most relevant evidence in the sector.
Nutritional status in northern Nigeria: evidence graph
In 2012, a review of literature on the prevalence and determinants of child and maternal undernutrition in northern Nigeria, and direct and indirect interventions to tackle undernutrition, globally and in Nigeria was undertaken. The aims of the evidence review were to:
Announcing the new Eldis Nutrition Resource Guide
We're very pleased to announce the launch of a new Eldis Resource Guide focused on Nutrition.
The new Guide offers easily navigable access to an extensive collection of the best research evidence, policy documents, toolkits and other free-to-access resources relating to nutrition and makes the best of Eldis’ ability to link knowledge across development sectors such as health, agriculture, education and governance: a critical challenge for nutrition.
The new Guide offers easily navigable access to an extensive collection of the best research evidence, policy documents, toolkits and other free-to-access resources relating to nutrition and makes the best of Eldis’ ability to link knowledge across development sectors such as health, agriculture, education and governance: a critical challenge for nutrition.
Assessing the quality of evidence
The terms evidence-based and evidence-informed policy have become commonplace in development vernacular and many development actors, including Eldis, work to promote the use of research evidence in the design and delivery of development policies and practice. 
Measuring climate finance effectiveness
In the case of climate change, national policies and structures tend to follow international interests and funding available, mainly provided by UNFCCC structures. Given the scarcity of financial resources we need to use what we have in the best way.Launch of new gender and social movements resource
Across the world there are active social movements demanding an end to gendered injustice in all domains of our social, economic, political and cultural lives. But activists still encounter strong resistance to changing gendered politics and practices within movements and allied organisations.
Evidence on Demand
Eldis have been working with the Evidence on Demand information hub to make a new range of high quality research synthesis available through our Resource Guides and Country Profiles.
Evidence on Demand is a DFID-supported information hub designed to give development professionals access to world class information and services that will help them to make evidence-based decisions.
Evidence on Demand is a DFID-supported information hub designed to give development professionals access to world class information and services that will help them to make evidence-based decisions. Making All Voices Count - Call for Proposals
Making All Voices Count, a programme aimed at making governments more responsive, has announced its First Call for Proposals.
Making All Voices Count is a global initiative that supports innovation and research to enable and enhance citizen engagement and government responsiveness.
The First Call for Proposals is open from 24 September until 8 November and organisations, businesses, individuals, research institutes and governments are invited to apply.
Making All Voices Count is a global initiative that supports innovation and research to enable and enhance citizen engagement and government responsiveness.
The First Call for Proposals is open from 24 September until 8 November and organisations, businesses, individuals, research institutes and governments are invited to apply.
Eldis seeks partners for exciting new “Open” initiative
The Eldis call for global partners to join us in our Open Knowledge Hub project is drawing to a close. Expressions of interest must be submitted by no later than Friday 11th October.
Future Agricultures establishes new regional hubs in Africa
The Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) has instituted a new regional, Africa-centred structure to better support its research and policy engagement activities. Since 2005, Future Agricultures has produced research and analysis on the political economy of agricultural policy in Africa.
New Lancet series nourishes G8 discussion
There has been a lot of attention to and activity around the issue of nutrition in recent months in the lead-up to the G8 meeting, which took place in Northern Ireland on June 17th and 18th. Campaigns and events - including the IF campaign and the Nutrition for Growth Summit - aimed to increase financial and political commitments to, and action on, hunger and nutrition.
A number of key resources have been produced to contribute to the discussion, debate and evidence base, and we highlight them below.
Poorest countries lead the fight against hunger and undernutrition
According to new research published by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), low income countries like Malawi and Madagascar and lower middle income Guatemala, are leading the charge against hunger and undernutrition, whilst economic powerhouses such as India and Nigeria are failing some of their most vulnerable citizens.
New Latin American knowledge platform now on Eldis
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America (ELLA) is a knowledge sharing and learning platform based in Lima, Peru which highlights recent Latin American experience on selected economic, environmental and governance issues in order to support learning between Latin American, African and South Asian countries.
As part of this remit they produce the "ELLA K
Eldis data enhances new Ag-Nutrition research project in Ethiopia and Tanzania
Members of the Eldis team have been working with the Agridiet research programme to develop a new project website which utilises Eldis open data.
