Simon Maxwell is director of the Overseas Development Institute, Britain's leading independent think-tank on international development and humanitarian policy.

Recent articles

The global summit in Doha on paying for aid and development takes place amid a worldwide economic recession. All the more reason for visionary thinking and bold action, say Alison Evans & Simon Maxwell.

The G20 summit in Washington must focus on an inclusive and dynamic renewal of the global development agenda - a task in which Europe has a vital role to play, say Dirk Messner & Simon Maxwell.

(This article was first published on 11 November 2008)

The global economic turmoil of 2008 could endanger progress in tackling world poverty. To avert this, a new development narrative is needed that keeps the issue alive, says Simon Maxwell of the Overseas Development Institute.

The emergency conference on the world's food crisis in Rome exceeded expectations. Now it's time for July's G8 summit in Japan to show imagination by making the global economy work for aid policy, says Simon Maxwell.

The challenges of poverty, aid, trade, politics and human security will make 2007 a tough year, says Simon Maxwell of the Overseas Development Institute.