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 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.

The morning shave and hair wash was once so simple. But life for a man is getting harder… especially when you examine the shampoo bottle.

The international conferences of the new world order are regularly seen through the eyes of media, protestors, and spin-doctors. But what is it like to be a participant? The director of the Overseas Development Institute was in Amsterdam to discuss poverty with the World Bank. This is his witty, compelling account.