Official Development Assistance
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14 Apr 23Support for refugees and others affected by the war in the Ukraine saw total foreign aid reach $200bn in a single year for the first time, researchers at the OECD have said. -
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... -
4 Feb 19The UK government’s “inconsistent” spending of its aid budget is undermining efforts to tackle extreme poverty, a campaign group has warned. -
25 Jan 19Aid contributions must rise and be targeted to the places and sectors where they will really make a difference, says Development Initiatives’ Cecilia Caio.
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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. -
14 Sep 18Civil society organisations have expressed disappointment the UK government has not heeded the advice of a group of MPs on aid spending. -
9 Jul 18Updating the way Official Development Assistance is recorded could change – and even save – lives in some of the poorest places in the world, says Eurodad's Polly Meeks. -
20 Jun 18Global aid transparency has improved but donors still need to make it easier to follow overseas assistance, a global index has warned. -
19 Jun 18The UK should give at least £1bn a year to global nature conservation through its international aid budget, a joint report has urged. -
5 Jun 18UK official development assistance should be more focused on helping the world’s poorest people, MPs have urged today.
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30 Nov 16British MPs have said moves to quadruple funding for the UK aid agency’s private sector arm open the door to the privatisation of the aid budget and could divert funding from the world’s poorest...
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13 Jun 16A petition to end the UK’s commitment to spent 0.7% of national income on foreign aid is to be debated in the country’s parliament today.
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19 Apr 16China is by far the largest new international aid donor, accounting for 70% of non-traditional funds for some of the world’s poorest countries, a report by the UK’s Overseas Development Institute has... -
14 Mar 16A UK-backed Caribbean infrastructure investment scheme became operational last week, offering £300m worth of grants for infrastructure across the region until March 2020. -
4 Mar 16The OECD has called on Spain to fulfil its commitment to reverse the sharp decline in its overseas aid funding, which fell by 68% between 2010 and 2014. -
3 Mar 16UK prime minister David Cameron is “conning” the British public by spending the country’s aid budget on military and defence activities, the country's shadow secretary of state for international... -
19 Feb 16The OECD’s Development Assistance Committee has expanded the definition of overseas aid to include limited forms of counterterrorism and military activities or training. -
16 Feb 16A coalition of NGOs has spoken out against discussions among European governments to dedicate a share of aid budgets to defence and security.
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18 Jan 16The gap in humanitarian funding is solvable with “fresh thinking and the determination to take bold decisions”, Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nations secretary general has concluded. -
24 Nov 15The 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. -
30 Oct 15Representatives of landlocked and some of the least developing countries have urged for the greater Official Development Assistance and Foreign Direct Investment necessary for their economic progress...
