Simone Rensch

Freelancer journalist and former Public Finance international reporter

Recent articles

Educational aid did not reach Syrian children, says report

Millions of US dollars of aid money for the education of Syrian refugee children did not reach them... Read more
UN: Put people before profits and end austerity

The United Nations has called for governments around the world to end austerity to rebalance global... Read more
Funding for African development drops as global aid hits record high

Africa is receiving a declining share of the global official development assistance, advocacy and... Read more
Development bank climate financing surpasses $27bn

The world’s six largest multilateral development banks increased their climate financing in... Read more
Juncker pledges to step up climate change fight

Europe will lead the fight against climate change as the economy ‘finally bounces back... Read more
EU announces additional aid for Bangladesh and Myanmar

The European Commission has announced it is sending €3m in humanitarian aid to Bangladesh and... Read more
ICRC has set up world’s first ‘humanitarian impact bond’

The International Committee of the Red Cross has set up the world’s first humanitarian impact... Read more
UK £1.5bn aid fund risks being ‘spread too thinly’

A £1.5bn cross-government fund helping developing countries respond to crisis through... Read more
Caribbean island debt ‘should be suspended’ for Irma recovery

A campaigning group is calling for debt payments to Caribbean islands hit by Hurricane Irma to be... Read more
OECD unemployment rate remains stable

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development unemployment rate remained unchanged for... Read more

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