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10 Apr 18
Foreign aid from official donors totalled $146.6bn in 2017, a decrease of 0.6% from 2016 in real terms, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has reported.
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19 Mar 18
The EU will give more than €31m in aid to assist Latin America and the Caribbean with humanitarian issues and ‘disaster preparedness’.
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6 Mar 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a total of $44m in financing to improve roads in Timor-Leste.
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20 Feb 18
The UK government’s approach to value for money for its foreign aid spending must get better to make a bigger difference, an aid watchdog has said.
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13 Feb 18
There is little evidence that aid interventions to reduce emigration from poor countries are effective, according to the Center for Global Development.
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19 Jan 18
Saudi Arabia will help Yemen’s struggling economy with a $2bn transfer to its central bank following the Yemeni prime minister’s appeal for help.
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4 Dec 17
The UK has confirmed an additional £70m aid package to support the recovery and reconstruction of British islands hit by hurricanes.
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27 Nov 17
The Dutch government will not provide any aid to help Saint Martin recover from Hurricane Irma unless the prime minister steps down, the cabinet has said.
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23 Oct 17
The European Commission has announced a €106m humanitarian aid package for Sudan as civil unrest continues in the country.
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6 Feb 17
As UK aid becomes focused on outcomes, a scheme that allows recipients to use funding as they see fit is being ended to ensure money is not misused. Could it also stifle innovation?
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30 Jan 17
The UK’s development agency should be scrapped because of “out of control” spending, according to a former minister of state at the department.
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5 Dec 16
The United Nations has launched a $22.2bn funding appeal for 2017 – the largest amount the organisation’s humanitarian arm has ever called for from governments.
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5 Dec 16
Blended finance could help tackle the funding gap faced by the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. But this will require new methods of financial reporting
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17 Nov 16
Aid donors who allow contributions to be used in public-private finance schemes may not know enough about where the money is going to make an informed investment, a report has found.
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16 Nov 16
Funding local aid organisations directly during a sudden onset emergency may not be the most appropriate response, the manager of an aid fund for Syria said today.
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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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7 Jul 16
More financial help is needed to support the millions of Syrian refugees fleeing civil war, according to the the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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14 Jun 16
British MPs yesterday gave support to the UK’s commitment to spend 0.7% of its national income overseas.
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3 Jun 16
The way the international community deals with fragile states needs an urgent rethink, according to the director of the London School of Economics’ International Growth Centre.
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1 Apr 16
Tax revenues in some African countries have risen by up to almost 7% since 2000, making a key contribution to economic development, the OECD has found.
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4 Jan 16
Overseas development assistance from wealthy governments hit an all-time high of $137.2bn in 2014, official figures have confirmed, however, aid to the group of Least Developed Countries and to sub-...
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23 Dec 15
The UK has pledged a further £55m to support Ethiopia after a drought in the country left an estimated 18 million people in need of assistance.
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15 Dec 15
Portugal’s foreign aid budget is dwindling and action is needed to stop it declining further, an OECD review has found.
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24 Nov 15
The UK Department for International Development has overhauled its overseas aid strategy, targeting half of all funding on fragile states and placing a stronger focus on value for money.
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12 Nov 15
American development agency USAID announced $97m in additional emergency food assistance for those vulnerable to the effects of El Niño in Ethiopia on Tuesday.
10 Apr 18Foreign aid from official donors totalled $146.6bn in 2017, a decrease of 0.6% from 2016 in real terms, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has reported.
19 Mar 18The EU will give more than €31m in aid to assist Latin America and the Caribbean with humanitarian issues and ‘disaster preparedness’.
6 Mar 18The Asian Development Bank has approved a total of $44m in financing to improve roads in Timor-Leste.
13 Feb 18There is little evidence that aid interventions to reduce emigration from poor countries are effective, according to the Center for Global Development.
19 Jan 18Saudi Arabia will help Yemen’s struggling economy with a $2bn transfer to its central bank following the Yemeni prime minister’s appeal for help.
4 Dec 17The UK has confirmed an additional £70m aid package to support the recovery and reconstruction of British islands hit by hurricanes.
23 Oct 17The European Commission has announced a €106m humanitarian aid package for Sudan as civil unrest continues in the country.
6 Feb 17As UK aid becomes focused on outcomes, a scheme that allows recipients to use funding as they see fit is being ended to ensure money is not misused. Could it also stifle innovation?
30 Jan 17The UK’s development agency should be scrapped because of “out of control” spending, according to a former minister of state at the department.
5 Dec 16The United Nations has launched a $22.2bn funding appeal for 2017 – the largest amount the organisation’s humanitarian arm has ever called for from governments.
5 Dec 16Blended finance could help tackle the funding gap faced by the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. But this will require new methods of financial reporting
7 Jul 16More financial help is needed to support the millions of Syrian refugees fleeing civil war, according to the the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
14 Jun 16British MPs yesterday gave support to the UK’s commitment to spend 0.7% of its national income overseas.
3 Jun 16The way the international community deals with fragile states needs an urgent rethink, according to the director of the London School of Economics’ International Growth Centre.
1 Apr 16Tax revenues in some African countries have risen by up to almost 7% since 2000, making a key contribution to economic development, the OECD has found.
4 Jan 16Overseas development assistance from wealthy governments hit an all-time high of $137.2bn in 2014, official figures have confirmed, however, aid to the group of Least Developed Countries and to sub-...
23 Dec 15The UK has pledged a further £55m to support Ethiopia after a drought in the country left an estimated 18 million people in need of assistance.
15 Dec 15Portugal’s foreign aid budget is dwindling and action is needed to stop it declining further, an OECD review has found.
