“The notable ambitions of the White Paper require adequate resourcing and will not be realised without rapidly returning the UK aid budget to the legally mandated level of 0.7% of national income” – Bond responds to the UK International Development White Paper
Today, Monday 20 November, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) publishes the UK International Development White Paper which builds upon the Integrated Review refresh setting out the government’s vision…
Counting excess vaccine donations as ODA inflated aid in 2021: Here’s why they still shouldn’t count
…interesting questions about the disparity between prices paid for vaccines between donors. For example, Czechia, Belgium and Hungary each recorded around US$2.10 in ODA per dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca Vaxzevria…
The UK must step up and play its part on the world stage, using the SDGs to respond to global challenges
…the coming years. Finally, while the UK’s past record on transparency and accountability has been strong, its commitment to transparency is waning, and accountability has been consistently undermined. Also, although…
Global progress on implementing the SDGs: How does the UK stack up?
…can improve efforts to implement and report on the 2030 Agenda. The report also highlights global trends as well as examples of how countries are making progress on the SDGs…
NGOs face a slow-onset funding disaster – what can be done to avoid it?
…easily-communicated results, attributable to single interventions. These are all features that are highlighted in critiques of the ‘results agenda’ from IDS to ICAI, and at odds with thinking on complexity,…
The National Lottery Community Fund’s Digital Fund
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…
5 successful corporate partnerships with small NGOs
…reach those in need faster and more efficiently. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) revolutionises disaster management in remote areas through map data, in collaboration with local communities and corporate partners….
The politics of international development in 2023
…clear commitments towards refocusing UK aid on lower-income countries, scaling up efforts to achieve the SDGs, to promote open societies, and to reform international institutions. While we are still calling…
Informed consent: why conversations are crucial
…to see who really wants to tell their story and gives those who want to say “no” the space to do so. From ethics to rules Legal arguments also come…