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2 Jul 20
Nearly $8bn of aid has been raised for Syria in just one day at a donor conference in Brussels.
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16 Jun 20
Development organisations have criticised the UK government’s decision to merge its Department for International Development with its Foreign Office, especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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9 Jun 20
EU members failed to meet their international aid targets in 2019, and the European Council has confirmed that greater efforts are now needed in light of the Covid-19 pandemic’s economic impact on...
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2 Jun 20
The shock of Covid-19 combined with years of declining foreign aid has left the Palestinian Authority with a “monumental task” to save its economy and protect its public finances, a World Bank...
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29 May 20
United Nations agencies working in Yemen have called for financial help, suggesting most of their programmes in the country face running out of money “within weeks”, following a slump in donations...
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4 May 20
The EU is sending billions of euros to the Western Balkans to help the region through the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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1 May 20
The UK government’s efforts to foster gender equality through international aid are being hampered by “inaccuracy”, a watchdog has found.
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21 Apr 20
IMF support is “like blood for the human body” during the coronavirus pandemic, the president of Ukraine has said as his country prepares to deal with the economic fallout of the crisis.
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17 Apr 20
International aid will be “critical” in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the OECD has said, as rich countries look to help their developing counterparts through the crisis and continue...
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2 Apr 20
Developed nations should put together a $2.5trn rescue package to help protect developing economies from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the UN has said.
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24 Mar 20
The US has reduced the amount of aid it will send to Afghanistan this year by $1bn, in response to politicians’ failure to agree a unity government.
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17 Mar 20
A €1bn package of support for economies hit by the coronavirus pandemic has been unveiled by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
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27 Feb 20
The UK government’s international departments are set for a shake-up, after prime minister Boris Johnson launched a review into how the country can face its “global opportunities and challenges”...
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20 Feb 20
Huge amounts of international aid meant for some of the world’s poorest people is ending up in tax havens, according to a report by World Bank economists.
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13 Feb 20
The UK Department for International Development has a new secretary of state, its fifth in less than four years, after prime minister Boris Johnson’s first major reshuffle since his landslide...
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11 Feb 20
Aid from many of the world’s richest countries fell between 2017 and 2018, newly released data from the OECD shows.
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4 Feb 20
Money the EU should be spending on fostering security and resilience in Africa is increasingly being used to close borders and stifle migration, Oxfam researchers have revealed.
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3 Feb 20
State-owned development banks have so far been neglected in the fight against climate change, but they could play a vital role if used effectively, according to a new report.
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24 Jan 20
Millions of children are denied access to schooling because of violence, displacement and natural disasters, but education programmes account for less than 3% of global humanitarian aid spending.
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24 Jan 20
China has emerged as the country that donates the most international aid. But is it really the force for good it claims to be?
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21 Jan 20
The UK government will no longer use foreign aid to fund the global coal industry, prime minister Boris Johnson has announced.
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17 Jan 20
A record 45 million people in southern Africa face grave food insecurity, following droughts, flooding and struggling national economies, a UN agency has warned.
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15 Jan 20
The world’s biggest countries have upped their aid contributions for tackling climate change, but a move away from ‘reactive’ initiatives and greater transparency on where aid is spent are needed to...
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10 Jan 20
A flagship UK government programme hoped to prevent sexual violence globally is “at risk of letting survivors down” after its funding was cut drastically.
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13 Dec 19
Countries need help when transitioning from receiving aid to self-sufficiency, academics have said, pointing to Botswana as a good example for poor countries to follow.
2 Jul 20Nearly $8bn of aid has been raised for Syria in just one day at a donor conference in Brussels.
16 Jun 20Development organisations have criticised the UK government’s decision to merge its Department for International Development with its Foreign Office, especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
9 Jun 20EU members failed to meet their international aid targets in 2019, and the European Council has confirmed that greater efforts are now needed in light of the Covid-19 pandemic’s economic impact on...
2 Jun 20The shock of Covid-19 combined with years of declining foreign aid has left the Palestinian Authority with a “monumental task” to save its economy and protect its public finances, a World Bank...
29 May 20United Nations agencies working in Yemen have called for financial help, suggesting most of their programmes in the country face running out of money “within weeks”, following a slump in donations...
4 May 20The EU is sending billions of euros to the Western Balkans to help the region through the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.
21 Apr 20IMF support is “like blood for the human body” during the coronavirus pandemic, the president of Ukraine has said as his country prepares to deal with the economic fallout of the crisis.
17 Apr 20International aid will be “critical” in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the OECD has said, as rich countries look to help their developing counterparts through the crisis and continue...
2 Apr 20Developed nations should put together a $2.5trn rescue package to help protect developing economies from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the UN has said.
24 Mar 20The US has reduced the amount of aid it will send to Afghanistan this year by $1bn, in response to politicians’ failure to agree a unity government.
17 Mar 20A €1bn package of support for economies hit by the coronavirus pandemic has been unveiled by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
20 Feb 20Huge amounts of international aid meant for some of the world’s poorest people is ending up in tax havens, according to a report by World Bank economists.
13 Feb 20The UK Department for International Development has a new secretary of state, its fifth in less than four years, after prime minister Boris Johnson’s first major reshuffle since his landslide...
11 Feb 20Aid from many of the world’s richest countries fell between 2017 and 2018, newly released data from the OECD shows.
4 Feb 20Money the EU should be spending on fostering security and resilience in Africa is increasingly being used to close borders and stifle migration, Oxfam researchers have revealed.
3 Feb 20State-owned development banks have so far been neglected in the fight against climate change, but they could play a vital role if used effectively, according to a new report.
24 Jan 20Millions of children are denied access to schooling because of violence, displacement and natural disasters, but education programmes account for less than 3% of global humanitarian aid spending.
24 Jan 20China has emerged as the country that donates the most international aid. But is it really the force for good it claims to be?
21 Jan 20The UK government will no longer use foreign aid to fund the global coal industry, prime minister Boris Johnson has announced.
17 Jan 20A record 45 million people in southern Africa face grave food insecurity, following droughts, flooding and struggling national economies, a UN agency has warned.
15 Jan 20The world’s biggest countries have upped their aid contributions for tackling climate change, but a move away from ‘reactive’ initiatives and greater transparency on where aid is spent are needed to...
10 Jan 20A flagship UK government programme hoped to prevent sexual violence globally is “at risk of letting survivors down” after its funding was cut drastically.
13 Dec 19Countries need help when transitioning from receiving aid to self-sufficiency, academics have said, pointing to Botswana as a good example for poor countries to follow.
