Over 70 INGOs urge the UK government to secure an urgent ceasefire in Israel and occupied Palestinian Territories (oPT)
…serve as a wake-up call to the international community. We urge global leaders to call for an immediate ceasefire. Without this there can be no safe humanitarian access which would…
General election: what now for your advocacy and campaigning?
…do in the period immediately before an election, commonly known as “purdah”. These restrictions formally take effect when parliament is dissolved at 00:01 on Wednesday 6 November 2019 and continue…
4 takeaways from the Council of Europe’s report on UK policy-making
…participation in decision-making is becoming more accessible and innovative. They cite the examples of parliamentary Select Committees publishing their reports using British Sign Language and audio description, as well as…
Cracking down on tax havens: our step towards fairness
…secrecy they enable helps corruption to thrive ‚Äì Global Witness has some great examples. The transparency that MPs agreed will mean that owners of companies registered in the OTs will…
Are INGOs ready to fundraise responsibly and achieve locally-led development?
…that a local partner’s overheads/core costs are covered, nobody raised the fact that giving real cost recovery is one of the fairest ways to ensure local partners recover their costs….
Two steps forward one step back on FCDO spending ambitions
…£433mn towards funding FCDO’s ‘operating costs frontline diplomacy and overseas network’ – predominantly funded through non-ODA resources – compared to the FCDO budget for 2024/25 published in last year’s Annual…
The state of play of EU ODA: payer, player, or just full of hot air?
…what can be counted as ODA, there are a number of costs, such as in-donor refugee costs, debt relief or tied aid, that have been included in the list, even…
Bond statement in reaction to updated ICAI review on UK aid to refugees in the UK
Today, Wednesday 6 September, The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has released its updated review on UK aid to refugees in the UK. ICAI has concluded that following the…
We need to talk about debt cancellation
…relief schemes, 90% are governed by English law. The UK parliament’s International Development Select Committee is conducting an inquiry into debt relief in low-income countries. MPs on the committee were astounded…
Putting together an EC project proposal
…Appraising a full proposal for coherence Assumptions, risks and sustainability EC budgets Unit costs, VAT, eligible costs and effective cost allocation EC budgets Match funding Justifying costs Overview and evaluation…