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20 Nov 23
Partnerships with countries not ‘closed shop’ says FCDO.
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12 Sep 23
Wealthy nations directed $1bn of aid over a decade to the “war on drugs” and therefore contributed to human rights abuses across the globe, campaigners have said.
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21 Feb 23
The US government has pledged to send $100m of additional aid to Turkey, after the country was hit by devastating earthquakes.
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1 Jul 22
Ukraine is set to receive a further £1bn of military support from the UK to help counter Russian “brutality” in the nation.
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19 May 22
The Ukrainian government will require significant financial support in the coming months to close budget gaps and maintain services, US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has said during a visit to...
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20 Jan 22
A new portal launched by the OECD seeks to provide transparency over which of its development aid services are exempt from taxes, to avoid potential disputes.
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18 Jan 22
The European Union has set an initial €1.5bn budget for humanitarian aid in 2022, to help support crises worsened by natural disasters and climate change.
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13 Aug 21
Afghanistan will miss out on the €430m of German aid it receives each year if the Taliban gains control of the country, Germany’s foreign minister has said.
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5 Aug 21
A United Nations conference this week saw $370m donated to Lebanon, a year after an explosion tore through its capital city – but attendees warned the struggling country it must implement...
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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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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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19 Nov 19
Representatives from UK political parties have disagreed over whether to maintain aid spending at the current level of 0.7% of gross national income.
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17 Oct 19
Brexit presents an opportunity for the UK to revamp its international development strategy - and going back to good aid values is a start, says Bond’s Claire Godfrey.
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3 Oct 19
No major donor country is “doing well overall” when it comes to aid, according to an organisation that has given 21 countries ‘scores’ for the size and effectiveness of their international...
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13 Sep 19
The UK government must do more to ensure departments better understand how to spend aid more efficiently, a watchdog has found.
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19 Jul 19
A series of sex scandals at organisations such as Oxfam and Save the Children have prompted the OECD to create the first ever framework for governments to tackle sexual expoitation, abuse and...
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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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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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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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27 Mar 18
The UK’s aid spending is “chaotic”, Labour’s shadow international development secretary has said, setting out her own ‘feminist’ plan for global development.
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4 Jan 18
The UK Department for International Development has announced a new £21m package of support for humanitarian crises in 2018.
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6 Sep 17
Denmark ranks top of the 27 richest countries committed to helping developing nations, followed by Sweden and Finland, according to a think-tank’s latest annual development index.
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17 Jun 16
Many efforts to replicate UK government initiatives around the world have failed. Donor-funded attempts to support public service reform must better match plans to local circumstances.
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24 Feb 16
Securing genuine results from aid spending is vital at a time of extraordinary demand, says Labour MP Stephen Twigg, chair of the International Development Select Committee
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23 Nov 15
UK chancellor George Osborne and Microsoft founder Bill Gates have set up a £1bn fund to tackle malaria and other infectious diseases.
20 Nov 23Partnerships with countries not ‘closed shop’ says FCDO.
12 Sep 23Wealthy nations directed $1bn of aid over a decade to the “war on drugs” and therefore contributed to human rights abuses across the globe, campaigners have said.
21 Feb 23The US government has pledged to send $100m of additional aid to Turkey, after the country was hit by devastating earthquakes.
1 Jul 22Ukraine is set to receive a further £1bn of military support from the UK to help counter Russian “brutality” in the nation.
19 May 22The Ukrainian government will require significant financial support in the coming months to close budget gaps and maintain services, US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has said during a visit to...
18 Jan 22The European Union has set an initial €1.5bn budget for humanitarian aid in 2022, to help support crises worsened by natural disasters and climate change.
13 Aug 21Afghanistan will miss out on the €430m of German aid it receives each year if the Taliban gains control of the country, Germany’s foreign minister has said.
5 Aug 21A United Nations conference this week saw $370m donated to Lebanon, a year after an explosion tore through its capital city – but attendees warned the struggling country it must implement...
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...
21 Jan 20The UK government will no longer use foreign aid to fund the global coal industry, prime minister Boris Johnson has announced.
19 Nov 19Representatives from UK political parties have disagreed over whether to maintain aid spending at the current level of 0.7% of gross national income.
17 Oct 19Brexit presents an opportunity for the UK to revamp its international development strategy - and going back to good aid values is a start, says Bond’s Claire Godfrey.
3 Oct 19No major donor country is “doing well overall” when it comes to aid, according to an organisation that has given 21 countries ‘scores’ for the size and effectiveness of their international...
13 Sep 19The UK government must do more to ensure departments better understand how to spend aid more efficiently, a watchdog has found.
27 Mar 18The UK’s aid spending is “chaotic”, Labour’s shadow international development secretary has said, setting out her own ‘feminist’ plan for global development.
4 Jan 18The UK Department for International Development has announced a new £21m package of support for humanitarian crises in 2018.
6 Sep 17Denmark ranks top of the 27 richest countries committed to helping developing nations, followed by Sweden and Finland, according to a think-tank’s latest annual development index.
17 Jun 16Many efforts to replicate UK government initiatives around the world have failed. Donor-funded attempts to support public service reform must better match plans to local circumstances.
24 Feb 16Securing genuine results from aid spending is vital at a time of extraordinary demand, says Labour MP Stephen Twigg, chair of the International Development Select Committee
23 Nov 15UK chancellor George Osborne and Microsoft founder Bill Gates have set up a £1bn fund to tackle malaria and other infectious diseases.
