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26 Nov 18
Ecuador needs $550m to help people coming into the country as they flee Venezuela’s economic crisis, a government official has said.
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22 Nov 18
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has almost closed the $300m funding gap left after the US pulled its contributions, its chief has said.
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19 Nov 18
The World Bank and the Danish government have pulled hundreds of millions of dollars in aid and loans from Tanzania over human rights concerns.
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9 Nov 18
Tying ODA to buying goods or services from companies in the donor country puts the interests of these firms before the people in need, says Eurodad’s Polly Meeks.
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8 Nov 18
The UK is giving £50m to help stop mothers and babies dying in childbirth in developing countries.
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1 Nov 18
Wealthy countries faced with economic shocks after natural disasters will be able to apply for official development assistance as international aid rules are changed.
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31 Oct 18
The UK may have exaggerated the number of women’s lives saved through its maternal health and family planning programmes, an aid watchdog has claimed.
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26 Oct 18
The US will “begin cutting off” foreign aid to three Central American countries because of a migrant caravan heading north, the president has warned.
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19 Oct 18
British aid money is going to help launch a global register of sex offenders that aims to crack down on abuse in the sector.
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15 Oct 18
Larger international NGOs are getting the “lion’s share” of the UK’s international development funds, an umbrella group has said.
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15 Oct 18
Penny Mordaunt has proposed plans to change the rules on aid to include millions of pounds from private investment and “reduce the ask on the public purse”.
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8 Oct 18
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals set ambitious targets for a world without poverty, hunger and pollution. Three years on from their adoption, what progress has been made and how is it best...
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2 Oct 18
Talks to change the rules on ‘untying’ Official Development Assistance represent a golden opportunity to make the system fairer and more progressive but there are worrying signs this won’t be taken,...
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2 Oct 18
Countries hit by extreme weather events must ‘build back better’ to ensure their recovery and reconstruction efforts are resilient to future shocks, PF International has been told.
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1 Oct 18
International donors have pledged help for Indonesia after it was hit by a deadly earthquake and tsunami on Friday, killing more than 800 people.
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21 Sep 18
The European Commission has given €26.5m to respond to the humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic.
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19 Sep 18
Canada should scale up its international aid to match its commitment to development, the OECD Development Assistance Committee has urged.
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14 Sep 18
Civil society organisations have expressed disappointment the UK government has not heeded the advice of a group of MPs on aid spending.
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14 Sep 18
The world will not meet the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals’ target of eliminating extreme poverty by 2030 unless aid is better targeted, a think-tank has warned.
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7 Sep 18
Outdated visions of aid as a charitable transfer from rich to poor countries are not fit for the 21st century, says UNDP policy specialist Gail Hurley.
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7 Sep 18
Africa’s troubled Lake Chad region is to receive $2.5bn to help tackle extreme poverty, climate change and violent conflict.
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7 Sep 18
A new British aid package will support efforts by the United Nations to deliver healthcare and education to the Palestinians.
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7 Sep 18
Innovative UK-funded technology including radars and remote-controlled machines will help rid Africa and Asia of landmines and protect more than 820,000 people.
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31 Aug 18
A series of aid programmes will be set up to stem the flow of money obtained unlawfully or immorally in developing countries, the UK government has announced.
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30 Aug 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a finance package of $245m to provide safe and sustainable drinking water to West Bengal, India.
26 Nov 18Ecuador needs $550m to help people coming into the country as they flee Venezuela’s economic crisis, a government official has said.
22 Nov 18The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has almost closed the $300m funding gap left after the US pulled its contributions, its chief has said.
19 Nov 18The World Bank and the Danish government have pulled hundreds of millions of dollars in aid and loans from Tanzania over human rights concerns.
9 Nov 18Tying ODA to buying goods or services from companies in the donor country puts the interests of these firms before the people in need, says Eurodad’s Polly Meeks.
8 Nov 18The UK is giving £50m to help stop mothers and babies dying in childbirth in developing countries.
1 Nov 18Wealthy countries faced with economic shocks after natural disasters will be able to apply for official development assistance as international aid rules are changed.
26 Oct 18The US will “begin cutting off” foreign aid to three Central American countries because of a migrant caravan heading north, the president has warned.
19 Oct 18British aid money is going to help launch a global register of sex offenders that aims to crack down on abuse in the sector.
15 Oct 18Larger international NGOs are getting the “lion’s share” of the UK’s international development funds, an umbrella group has said.
8 Oct 18The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals set ambitious targets for a world without poverty, hunger and pollution. Three years on from their adoption, what progress has been made and how is it best...
2 Oct 18Countries hit by extreme weather events must ‘build back better’ to ensure their recovery and reconstruction efforts are resilient to future shocks, PF International has been told.
1 Oct 18International donors have pledged help for Indonesia after it was hit by a deadly earthquake and tsunami on Friday, killing more than 800 people.
21 Sep 18The European Commission has given €26.5m to respond to the humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic.
19 Sep 18Canada should scale up its international aid to match its commitment to development, the OECD Development Assistance Committee has urged.
14 Sep 18The world will not meet the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals’ target of eliminating extreme poverty by 2030 unless aid is better targeted, a think-tank has warned.
7 Sep 18Africa’s troubled Lake Chad region is to receive $2.5bn to help tackle extreme poverty, climate change and violent conflict.
7 Sep 18Innovative UK-funded technology including radars and remote-controlled machines will help rid Africa and Asia of landmines and protect more than 820,000 people.
31 Aug 18A series of aid programmes will be set up to stem the flow of money obtained unlawfully or immorally in developing countries, the UK government has announced.
30 Aug 18The Asian Development Bank has approved a finance package of $245m to provide safe and sustainable drinking water to West Bengal, India.
