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19 Jul 19
A leading voice in the aid sector has warned of an “alarming” lack of funding for the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
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8 Jul 19
The UK government is claiming progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the country and abroad amid continuing criticism of its efforts.
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5 Jul 19
Civil societies like to stay on comfortable ground but they can encourage countries to raise revenues by becoming more politically savvy, says the ODI’s Sam Sharp.
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4 Jul 19
The use of overseas aid to enhance trade is beneficial to the economies of recipient countries, a new report has said.
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21 Jun 19
Concentrating UK aid on large middle-income countries risks reducing the focus on poverty and the government’s new “leaving no one behind” philosophy, a watchdog has said.
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18 Jun 19
The UK is to give Afghanistan £170m to help alleviate a “severe” humanitarian crisis caused by the worst drought in a decade that has left millions of people hungry.
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10 Jun 19
Mozambique’s development partners have pledged $1.2bn for reconstruction efforts following devastating cyclones in the country earlier this year.
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7 Jun 19
“Fundamental weaknesses” in a £735m UK aid fund to help the poorest countries have left it neglecting its international development goals, a watchdog has claimed.
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21 May 19
An urgent initiative has been launched to safeguard environmental and social protections in Asian Development Bank lending projects.
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21 May 19
The UK’s new international secretary Rory Stewart has got off to a good start but there is still much he can do to improve the department, says the ODI’s Simon Gill.
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9 May 19
The international development select committee has urged the government to put climate change at the heart of UK aid strategy.
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23 Apr 19
The United Kingdom’s aid budget faces cuts if rival candidates to lead the ruling Conservative Party turn it into a “political football”, an MP has claimed.
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18 Apr 19
The UK government has taken steps to ensure the continuation of EU-funded international aid programmes delivered by UK NGOs, if the country leaves the EU with no deal.
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15 Apr 19
Funding from the African Development Bank is supporting a relief project for South Sudan, where more than a million people are reported to be in emergency situations.
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11 Apr 19
Humanitarian aid from the world’s richest countries to help its poorest fell last year in a trend described as worrying by the OECD.
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2 Apr 19
The United States has cut its aid to three Central American countries that President Donald Trump has accused of sending migrants north.
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12 Mar 19
China donates more international aid than any other country. But is it really the force for good it claims to be? Victor Smart investigates.
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7 Mar 19
The UK has announced it will give £2m aid support to organisations around the world as part of a campaign to end period poverty.
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28 Feb 19
The UK should set up a development bank to fund long-term projects after leaving the European Union to stay a leading aid actor, an MP has urged.
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26 Feb 19
The “dangerous trend” of using private finance to pay for development could push governments further into debt, PF International has been told.
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25 Feb 19
The UK government is to provide an additional £200m of aid to Yemen, where millions of people are suffering in what has been called the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis”.
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22 Feb 19
The UK has announced a £30m funding package to boost security, fair elections and trade in Africa.
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20 Feb 19
Brazil and the US will deliver humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan border by the end of the week, a spokesperson from the Latin American country has said.
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19 Feb 19
The UK government is to give a £47m package of support to developing countries to boost their tax systems.
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15 Feb 19
The UK has donated £6.5m to deliver medicines and clean water to people affected by the crisis in Venezuela.