Bond response to the International Development Committee’s (IDC) report: Effectiveness of UK aid: potential impact of FCO/DFID merger findings
…should commit to dedicated Cabinet and National Security Council representation for UK aid so we retain humanitarian and development expertise at the very top of decision making. This has been…
Bond statement in response to International Development Committee launch of inquiry on the Effectiveness of UK Aid
…how the rise in competing priorities in UK aid spending is undermining our commitment to the very poorest, and recognise that it is impossible to spend aid effectively if it…
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20% of EU and UK ODA fails to go to marginalised communities in majority world in 2022 as spending inflated by in-country refugee costs, CONCORD report finds
…the ODA budgets of the UK and EU Member States combined – never reached the intended communities in the majority world. In-country refugee spending trends: For the UK, nearly 30%…
Bond statement in response to James Cleverly becoming the new secretary of state for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Conservative MP for Braintree in Essex, James Cleverly, has been appointed secretary of state for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs. He succeeds Liz Truss, the new prime minister. Responding to…
Bond statement in response to new Electoral Commission guidance on the laws around political campaigning in the lead up to elections and referendums
Today, the Electoral Commission released its long-awaited updated guidance to help UK NGOs and charities understand the laws around on political campaigning in the run-up to elections and referendums. Bond…
Covid-19: How do we ensure women aren’t left behind?
…Platform for Action, the 10th anniversary of UN Women and the UN Women’s Generation Equality Forum. These moments were important opportunities to reflect on how far we have come to…
Taking British politics, jargon and colonialism out of our language
…what you say? The risk of doing the latter first is that it could lead to a false sense of “mission accomplished” without really digging deep and addressing why the…
A warm welcome to the new government. . . Now our hard work starts
…rebuild our global reputation, and this work really cannot start too soon. Bond and our members look forward to working with the new government to make it a reality. We…
OCFI – Water And Energy For Food (WE4F): A Grand Challenge For Development