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26 May 16
Britain’s “generosity” has sparked increased aid contributions from the rest of the G7 nations, the ONE campaign has said.
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25 May 16
The International Rescue Committee has called for governments across the world to take action to introduce electronic cash transfers in the humanitarian aid system that could transform responses in...
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25 May 16
A “Grand Bargain” that it is hoped will reboot humanitarian aid finance was signed at the first ever World Humanitarian Summit, which drew to a close in Istanbul yesterday.
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24 May 16
The UK’s development agency needs to do more to ensure value for money and sustainability in its water, sanitation and hygiene programmes, the country’s Independent Commission for Aid Impact has said...
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23 May 16
The world’s first ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) opened in Istanbul today, and will attempt to find ways to relieve the unprecedented strain the global humanitarian system is under.
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20 May 16
A Bangladeshi parliamentary panel has suggested halting the activities of NGOs that make “insulting or derogatory remarks” about the country’s parliament and other constitutional bodies.
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19 May 16
Ukraine has secured initial approval for the release of $1.7bn worth of long-awaited bailout funds from the International Monetary Fund in July.
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18 May 16
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is to spend $80m over the next three years to close data gaps on the status of women and girls around the world.
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17 May 16
A “game-changing” education fund with hopes of tackling what has been described as a global crisis in education is to be launched next week.
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17 May 16
The UK’s Department for International Development must step up its work to tackle violence against women and girls to match the “huge” scale of the problem, the country’s Independent Commission for...
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16 May 16
Solar power in India is to get a $625m World Bank boost, enabling widespread installation of solar panels on rooftops across the country.
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16 May 16
The International Monetary Fund is considering new loans for Afghanistan as the country manages to implement reforms but the economy continues to stumble.
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13 May 16
Several humanitarian aid operations funded by the US development agency to deliver aid to Syrians have been halted, following reports of corruption, the agency has announced.
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12 May 16
Kenya has announced it plans to close the world’s largest refugee camp and send hundreds of thousands of its residents back to war-torn Somalia.
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10 May 16
British MPs have weighed into a row over the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, due to be held in Istanbul later this month, stressing that defending International Humanitarian Law (IHL) should be...
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9 May 16
Ecuador’s appeal for aid following last month’s devastating earthquake has received only 12% of the funds requested to help the country as it struggles to respond.
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6 May 16
American development agency USAID has delivered $37m worth of food aid to the World Food Programme in Sudan.
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6 May 16
World leaders must make sure the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) is successful and take the bold decisions needed to bring about change in the Middle East, United Nations humanitarian officials have...
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5 May 16
An $81m funding shortfall for the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency is playing with the fate of millions in need across the Middle East, secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has warned.
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5 May 16
British MPs have criticised the UK government for its “deeply disappointing” insistence that Saudi Arabia has not breached international humanitarian law (IHL) in the conflict in Yemen.
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4 May 16
United Nations human rights experts have called on Beijing to repeal a controversial new law restricting the work of foreign NGOs in China.
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3 May 16
The new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has secured another co-financing deal with a well-established counterpart, the Asian Development Bank.
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29 Apr 16
The United Kingdom has suspended all financial aid to Mozambique following a “serious breach of trust” relating to more than $1bn worth of undisclosed debts.
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28 Apr 16
A $2bn and rising funding gap threatens to hamper the global response to the El Niño weather pattern, the United Nations warned ahead of an appeal meeting earlier this week.
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28 Apr 16
South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar has been sworn in as vice president, marking a significant milestone in plans for a national unity government that were almost derailed last week.
26 May 16Britain’s “generosity” has sparked increased aid contributions from the rest of the G7 nations, the ONE campaign has said.
25 May 16The International Rescue Committee has called for governments across the world to take action to introduce electronic cash transfers in the humanitarian aid system that could transform responses in...
25 May 16A “Grand Bargain” that it is hoped will reboot humanitarian aid finance was signed at the first ever World Humanitarian Summit, which drew to a close in Istanbul yesterday.
24 May 16The UK’s development agency needs to do more to ensure value for money and sustainability in its water, sanitation and hygiene programmes, the country’s Independent Commission for Aid Impact has said...
20 May 16A Bangladeshi parliamentary panel has suggested halting the activities of NGOs that make “insulting or derogatory remarks” about the country’s parliament and other constitutional bodies.
19 May 16Ukraine has secured initial approval for the release of $1.7bn worth of long-awaited bailout funds from the International Monetary Fund in July.
18 May 16The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is to spend $80m over the next three years to close data gaps on the status of women and girls around the world.
17 May 16A “game-changing” education fund with hopes of tackling what has been described as a global crisis in education is to be launched next week.
17 May 16The UK’s Department for International Development must step up its work to tackle violence against women and girls to match the “huge” scale of the problem, the country’s Independent Commission for...
16 May 16Solar power in India is to get a $625m World Bank boost, enabling widespread installation of solar panels on rooftops across the country.
16 May 16The International Monetary Fund is considering new loans for Afghanistan as the country manages to implement reforms but the economy continues to stumble.
13 May 16Several humanitarian aid operations funded by the US development agency to deliver aid to Syrians have been halted, following reports of corruption, the agency has announced.
12 May 16Kenya has announced it plans to close the world’s largest refugee camp and send hundreds of thousands of its residents back to war-torn Somalia.
10 May 16British MPs have weighed into a row over the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, due to be held in Istanbul later this month, stressing that defending International Humanitarian Law (IHL) should be...
9 May 16Ecuador’s appeal for aid following last month’s devastating earthquake has received only 12% of the funds requested to help the country as it struggles to respond.
6 May 16American development agency USAID has delivered $37m worth of food aid to the World Food Programme in Sudan.
5 May 16An $81m funding shortfall for the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency is playing with the fate of millions in need across the Middle East, secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has warned.
5 May 16British MPs have criticised the UK government for its “deeply disappointing” insistence that Saudi Arabia has not breached international humanitarian law (IHL) in the conflict in Yemen.
4 May 16United Nations human rights experts have called on Beijing to repeal a controversial new law restricting the work of foreign NGOs in China.
3 May 16The new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has secured another co-financing deal with a well-established counterpart, the Asian Development Bank.
29 Apr 16The United Kingdom has suspended all financial aid to Mozambique following a “serious breach of trust” relating to more than $1bn worth of undisclosed debts.
28 Apr 16A $2bn and rising funding gap threatens to hamper the global response to the El Niño weather pattern, the United Nations warned ahead of an appeal meeting earlier this week.
28 Apr 16South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar has been sworn in as vice president, marking a significant milestone in plans for a national unity government that were almost derailed last week.
