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1 Dec 16
Mayors from across the Americas, Asia and beyond have pledged to lead the charge on climate change, and said they won’t let US president-elect Donald Trump get in their way.
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30 Nov 16
British MPs have said moves to quadruple funding for the UK aid agency’s private sector arm open the door to the privatisation of the aid budget and could divert funding from the world’s poorest...
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30 Nov 16
Inequalities are rising in the Arab world and countries in the region need to address them, especially for the burgeoning youth population, to restore stability and development, the UNDP has said.
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29 Nov 16
The United Nations is concerned the Asia-Pacific region’s main driver of growth could weaken further as countries within the region and beyond seek to turn away from free trade.
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28 Nov 16
Demonstrating that the UK aid agency’s private sector arm makes a difference to the poorest people remains a “significant challenge”, the country’s National Audit Office has concluded.
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23 Nov 16
The UK’s aid department is under fire for “astounding” plans to channel billions of pounds more through its controversial private sector arm, which regularly routes funds through tax havens.
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22 Nov 16
‘Aggressive’ reforms in public sector management and governance are needed in Asia-Pacific to mitigate the negative consequences of falling tax-to-GDP ratios, an Asian Development Bank governance...
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22 Nov 16
European Union spending on climate change may fall short of target, with a lacklustre effort to channel funds towards climate action throwing spending off schedule, auditors have found.
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18 Nov 16
Strengthening the world’s health systems will require engaging a diverse array of stakeholders at different levels both within and outside the health system in new forms of participatory leadership,...
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18 Nov 16
A for-profit education provider that has been ordered to close its schools in Uganda has been given an award for its work from an alliance of businesses and universities and KPMG.
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17 Nov 16
Aid donors who allow contributions to be used in public-private finance schemes may not know enough about where the money is going to make an informed investment, a report has found.
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16 Nov 16
Poor communication and relationship management weakened the process of ending the UK’s traditional aid relationships with countries including India, China and South Africa, a review has found.
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14 Nov 16
Donald Trump’s victory in last week’s US presidential election caught the world off guard. How might his policies and pledges play out across the global south?
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11 Nov 16
The instability triggered by the Arab Spring has cost countries in the region $613.8bn since 2011 and a fiscal shortfall $217.9bn greater than pre-crisis projections, the United Nations has found.
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11 Nov 16
PEFA has been supporting effective PFM reform since 2005. After the launch of its upgraded framework earlier this year, where next for the world’s principal method of assessing PFM performance?
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9 Nov 16
The UK’s Department for International Development may struggle to deliver its goals if the pound fails to recover from its post-EU referendum plunge, the department’s permanent secretary has warned.
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8 Nov 16
Global climate finance has reached record levels the United Nations suggests, but is still not sufficient to implement countries’ climate pledges, an expert told PFI.
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8 Nov 16
Many countries in Asia and the Pacific are spending too little on social protection programmes and should expand these to provide adequate cover to most of their populations, the Asian Development...
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4 Nov 16
The landmark climate change pact agreed between almost 200 countries in Paris last December came into force today, putting into place legally binding limits on global warming for the first time.
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4 Nov 16
Uganda’s high court has ruled that an order to close 63 schools run by a controversial, for-profit provider should go ahead.
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3 Nov 16
Developed countries are overstating the amount of climate finance they channel to poorer nations by at least $20bn, Oxfam has claimed.
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3 Nov 16
Developing countries must ensure the benefits of growth and change are shared with their citizens, or risk losing support to populist figures that can reverse progress, a European development bank...
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3 Nov 16
The African Development Bank has approved a $600m loan in a bid to plug Nigeria’s gaping $7bn budget deficit.
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2 Nov 16
The United Nations’ dedicated fund for humanitarian emergencies is facing a $25m shortfall in 2016, the institution has reported.
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2 Nov 16
The UK has been urged to continue to tackle the crises in global education through international forums and institutions like the G7 and the World Bank, an approach the country’s current aid chief...
1 Dec 16Mayors from across the Americas, Asia and beyond have pledged to lead the charge on climate change, and said they won’t let US president-elect Donald Trump get in their way.
30 Nov 16British MPs have said moves to quadruple funding for the UK aid agency’s private sector arm open the door to the privatisation of the aid budget and could divert funding from the world’s poorest...
30 Nov 16Inequalities are rising in the Arab world and countries in the region need to address them, especially for the burgeoning youth population, to restore stability and development, the UNDP has said.
29 Nov 16The United Nations is concerned the Asia-Pacific region’s main driver of growth could weaken further as countries within the region and beyond seek to turn away from free trade.
28 Nov 16Demonstrating that the UK aid agency’s private sector arm makes a difference to the poorest people remains a “significant challenge”, the country’s National Audit Office has concluded.
22 Nov 16‘Aggressive’ reforms in public sector management and governance are needed in Asia-Pacific to mitigate the negative consequences of falling tax-to-GDP ratios, an Asian Development Bank governance...
22 Nov 16European Union spending on climate change may fall short of target, with a lacklustre effort to channel funds towards climate action throwing spending off schedule, auditors have found.
18 Nov 16Strengthening the world’s health systems will require engaging a diverse array of stakeholders at different levels both within and outside the health system in new forms of participatory leadership,...
18 Nov 16A for-profit education provider that has been ordered to close its schools in Uganda has been given an award for its work from an alliance of businesses and universities and KPMG.
17 Nov 16Aid donors who allow contributions to be used in public-private finance schemes may not know enough about where the money is going to make an informed investment, a report has found.
16 Nov 16Poor communication and relationship management weakened the process of ending the UK’s traditional aid relationships with countries including India, China and South Africa, a review has found.
14 Nov 16Donald Trump’s victory in last week’s US presidential election caught the world off guard. How might his policies and pledges play out across the global south?
11 Nov 16The instability triggered by the Arab Spring has cost countries in the region $613.8bn since 2011 and a fiscal shortfall $217.9bn greater than pre-crisis projections, the United Nations has found.
11 Nov 16PEFA has been supporting effective PFM reform since 2005. After the launch of its upgraded framework earlier this year, where next for the world’s principal method of assessing PFM performance?
9 Nov 16The UK’s Department for International Development may struggle to deliver its goals if the pound fails to recover from its post-EU referendum plunge, the department’s permanent secretary has warned.
8 Nov 16Many countries in Asia and the Pacific are spending too little on social protection programmes and should expand these to provide adequate cover to most of their populations, the Asian Development...
3 Nov 16Developed countries are overstating the amount of climate finance they channel to poorer nations by at least $20bn, Oxfam has claimed.
3 Nov 16Developing countries must ensure the benefits of growth and change are shared with their citizens, or risk losing support to populist figures that can reverse progress, a European development bank...
3 Nov 16The African Development Bank has approved a $600m loan in a bid to plug Nigeria’s gaping $7bn budget deficit.
2 Nov 16The United Nations’ dedicated fund for humanitarian emergencies is facing a $25m shortfall in 2016, the institution has reported.
