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16 Sep 16
Traditional humanitarian responses to global crises are underfunded and often miss their mark. As new donors emerge and the benefits of more local approaches are recognised, does the western aid...
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15 Sep 16
British MPs have quizzed Priti Patel, the country’s new secretary of state for international development, over her remarks that sparked concern about the future of one of the world’s leading aid...
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13 Sep 16
Pre-accession assistance supplied by the European Union to the Western Balkans worth more than €1bn has been only “partly effective”, auditors have concluded, despite noteworthy efforts from the...
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6 Sep 16
The impact of European Union support proffered to Montenegro to help it work towards joining the bloc has been muted due to a lack of commitment to reform by the country’s government, the European...
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2 Sep 16
The €782m of EU aid intended to strengthen public administration in Moldova has had minimal effects, the European Court of Auditors has concluded.
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24 Aug 16
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has underscored a critical shortfall in funding as it prepares for a significant anticipated displacement of people when pro-government Iraqi forces attempt...
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19 Aug 16
The United Nations has made its first public admission of blame for its role in a cholera outbreak that took hold in Haiti following the catastrophic earthquake in 2010, and has since killed around...
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17 Aug 16
Around 200,000 refugees in Uganda are to have their aid halved as funding shortages and increased arrivals from South Sudan force the aid operation to focus only on those with the greatest need.
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17 Aug 16
One of the largest emergency vaccination campaigns ever attempted in Africa gets underway this week in a last-ditch effort to halt an outbreak of yellow fever that it’s feared could spread across the...
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10 Aug 16
A second aid official from Gaza has been charged by Israel for allegedly using his position to support Hamas.
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10 Aug 16
The World Bank has renewed its lending criteria, ditching or diluting some standards and adding new ones in. Does this bring the bank into the 21st century or mean it has walked away from its role as...
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9 Aug 16
The UK’s aid watchdog has warned that some aid funds going to conflict-affected areas may be being diverted from their intended purpose and said “urgent attention” is needed to...
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5 Aug 16
Australia has suspended its aid for global Christian charity World Vision after Israeli security forces charged one its senior officials in Gaza for feeding millions in donor funds to Hamas.
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3 Aug 16
The African Development Bank has approved a €6m project in South Sudan as renewed violence prompts other organisations to take flight.
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1 Aug 16
The United Nations has suspended its humanitarian aid missions to north-eastern Nigeria’s Borno state after a convoy was attacked last week.
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27 Jul 16
Cash transfers do not discourage the world’s poorest and most vulnerable adults from working, research by the UK’s Overseas Development Institute has found.
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27 Jul 16
Tackling poverty, corruption, conflict and problems with basic services in Nigeria is one of the most important development challenges of this century, according to the UK’s International Development...
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22 Jul 16
Pressure on Denmark’s aid budget threatens to undermine the nation’s excellent record as one of the world’s most generous aid providers, the OECD has warned.
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21 Jul 16
A conference to raise funds for Iraq has collected more than $2.1bn in aid pledges, according to US State Department spokesman John Kirby.
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19 Jul 16
Countries must take early action if the Sustainable Development Goals are to be achieved, the chief of the United Nations Development Programme has said.
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18 Jul 16
The involvement of the private sector is urgently needed to fill the substantial gap left by public money in funding the Sustainable Development Goals, according to the OECD.
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18 Jul 16
Fears of a resurgence in the HIV/AIDS virus are growing as the reduction in the number of new infections has stalled and funding has fallen for the first time in five years.
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12 Jul 16
A controversial bill forcing NGOs in Israel to disclose details of their overseas funding was passed in to law yesterday despite international condemnation.
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11 Jul 16
The IMF has fast-tracked a loan of $364m for Ecuador to help it rebound from the devastating earthquake that struck the country earlier this year.
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8 Jul 16
The post-Brexit crash in the value of the pound could cost developing countries up to $4bn in aid, trade and remittances, the UK’s Overseas Development Institute has concluded.
16 Sep 16Traditional humanitarian responses to global crises are underfunded and often miss their mark. As new donors emerge and the benefits of more local approaches are recognised, does the western aid...
15 Sep 16British MPs have quizzed Priti Patel, the country’s new secretary of state for international development, over her remarks that sparked concern about the future of one of the world’s leading aid...
13 Sep 16Pre-accession assistance supplied by the European Union to the Western Balkans worth more than €1bn has been only “partly effective”, auditors have concluded, despite noteworthy efforts from the...
2 Sep 16The €782m of EU aid intended to strengthen public administration in Moldova has had minimal effects, the European Court of Auditors has concluded.
24 Aug 16The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has underscored a critical shortfall in funding as it prepares for a significant anticipated displacement of people when pro-government Iraqi forces attempt...
19 Aug 16The United Nations has made its first public admission of blame for its role in a cholera outbreak that took hold in Haiti following the catastrophic earthquake in 2010, and has since killed around...
17 Aug 16Around 200,000 refugees in Uganda are to have their aid halved as funding shortages and increased arrivals from South Sudan force the aid operation to focus only on those with the greatest need.
17 Aug 16One of the largest emergency vaccination campaigns ever attempted in Africa gets underway this week in a last-ditch effort to halt an outbreak of yellow fever that it’s feared could spread across the...
10 Aug 16A second aid official from Gaza has been charged by Israel for allegedly using his position to support Hamas.
10 Aug 16The World Bank has renewed its lending criteria, ditching or diluting some standards and adding new ones in. Does this bring the bank into the 21st century or mean it has walked away from its role as...
9 Aug 16The UK’s aid watchdog has warned that some aid funds going to conflict-affected areas may be being diverted from their intended purpose and said “urgent attention” is needed to...
3 Aug 16The African Development Bank has approved a €6m project in South Sudan as renewed violence prompts other organisations to take flight.
1 Aug 16The United Nations has suspended its humanitarian aid missions to north-eastern Nigeria’s Borno state after a convoy was attacked last week.
27 Jul 16Cash transfers do not discourage the world’s poorest and most vulnerable adults from working, research by the UK’s Overseas Development Institute has found.
22 Jul 16Pressure on Denmark’s aid budget threatens to undermine the nation’s excellent record as one of the world’s most generous aid providers, the OECD has warned.
19 Jul 16Countries must take early action if the Sustainable Development Goals are to be achieved, the chief of the United Nations Development Programme has said.
18 Jul 16The involvement of the private sector is urgently needed to fill the substantial gap left by public money in funding the Sustainable Development Goals, according to the OECD.
18 Jul 16Fears of a resurgence in the HIV/AIDS virus are growing as the reduction in the number of new infections has stalled and funding has fallen for the first time in five years.
12 Jul 16A controversial bill forcing NGOs in Israel to disclose details of their overseas funding was passed in to law yesterday despite international condemnation.
11 Jul 16The IMF has fast-tracked a loan of $364m for Ecuador to help it rebound from the devastating earthquake that struck the country earlier this year.
8 Jul 16The post-Brexit crash in the value of the pound could cost developing countries up to $4bn in aid, trade and remittances, the UK’s Overseas Development Institute has concluded.
