Who we are?
What do we do?
Which are our research and training programmes?
Which are the thematic areas covered by our publications?
Which are our regular publication series?
What is the Africa-Brazil Cooperation Programme on Social Development?
What are our Advisory Missions?
What are our Training Sessions?
What is our Directory of Research Centres in the South?
Who we are ?
The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG), formerly the International Poverty Centre, is a partnership between the Poverty Practice of the Bureau for Development Policy, UNDP and the Government of Brazil. Located in Brasilia, IPC-IG facilitates South-South learning with the aim of expanding developing countries' knowledge and capacities to design, evaluate and implement effective policies towards the attainment of high inclusive growth.
What do we do ?
- Policy-Oriented Research: We provide research-based policy recommendations to UNDP country offices and development partners globally through nine regular innovative publication series, from the popular One Pagers to the more technical Working Papers. Our publications are released in four languages (English, Spanish, French and Portuguese).
- South-South Learning: IPC-IG contributes significantly to the promotion of South-South dialogue by sharing policy experiences; hosting representatives of developing countries; organising Study Tours; networking with governments in the South; and participating in Advisory Missions.
- Training: IPC-IG strengthens the capacity of policymakers, development practitioners and UN specialists through a series of training programmes, particularly in techniques and methodologies for the evaluation and design of social protection policies and programmes.
- Outreach and Advocacy: IPC-IG disseminates its knowledge products and research publications using its extensive mailing lists. Our networks of development practitioners reach 189 countries, covering 1,500 partner institutions. IPC-IG has well established strategic partnerships with UNDP Country Offices, Regional Centres and other UN knowledge hubs.
Which are our research and training programmes ?
Which are the thematic areas covered by our publications?
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Which are our regular publication series?
Poverty in Focus - Poverty In Focus is the IPC-IG's magazine. Its purpose is to present succinctly the results of recent research on poverty and inequality in a popular format.
One Pager - The One Pager is an online publication designed to spark discussion and debate on key development issues for the Global South. It is written in non-technical language for a wide audience.
Policy Research Brief - The Policy Research Brief is a four-page easily readable IPC-IG publication that presents major policy lessons drawn from our research in a particular area.
Working Paper - Working Papers are the IPC-IG's main research publication. They disseminate findings from in-depth policy research.
Country Study - Country Studies are focused mostly on Economic Policies, MDGs and Poverty and based on comprehensive UNDP-supported national reports.
Evaluation Notes - Evaluation Notes disseminate the findings of recent evaluations of poverty-reduction programmes and policies in the South.
Technical Papers - Technical Papers are technical background papers that support our applied research in a major area.
Training Modules - Training Modules encourage capacity development on inclusive growth policies.
Conference Papers - Conference Papers are presented in events organised by IPC-IG.
What are IPC-IG Study Tours?
Study Tours represent one of our efforts to build South-South dialogue by sharing experiences between different practitioners and specialists with the purpose of enhancing effectiveness of development policies. The target audience includes government officials from developing countries and representatives of UNDP Country Offices. Study Tours are held in Brasilia and training sessions are organised by IPC-IG researchers and partner institutions in Brazil; field visits are also part of most of the Study Tours. Click here.
What is the Africa-Brazil Cooperation Programme on Social Development?
The Africa-Brazil Cooperation Programme on Social Development is a partnership between Brazil's Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger (MDS), the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and IPC-IG. The programme seeks to promote international technical cooperation between developing countries to foster the implementation of effective social protection policies. Four working modalities are comprised by this cooperation programme: regional technical cooperation; technical cooperation and policy advisory services; Study Tours; and Distance Learning. The Africa-Brazil Newsletter is also produced by the Cooperation Programme, providing information on its main activities and results to African partners. Click here.
What are our Advisory Missions?
IPC-IG is active in providing research support to UNDP Country Offices, policy specialists and governments in the South; more than 100 missions have already been carried out by IPC-IG specialists. Such support has covered: defining national poverty lines; evaluating social protection and cash transfer programmes; pro-poor analysis of policies; and strategies to enhance employment creation. Recent missions took place in Angola, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Paraguay, Syria, Uzbekistan and Venezuela.
Our training programmes
IPC-IG organises a number of training sessions for developing countries' representatives on several development issues. Policymakers and researchers from different countries in the developing world have benefited from and contributed to these sessions, which were held in Brazil and in other countries, such as Argentina, Guatemala, Honduras, China, India, South Africa and Kenya.
What is our Directory of Research Centres in the South?
IPC-IG is developing an online directory of collaborative institutions doing research on poverty and human development in the developing world. The research centres currently included in our network represent 27 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, 38 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and 27 countries in Asia and the Pacific. Click here.
