Why is “locally led development” missing the mark?
…of opportunity is open, it is essential that real and lasting progress is made. It is also important to recognise that any agenda for change which requires INGOs to give…
The forgotten women and girls in Gaza: A sexual and reproductive health catastrophe
…which will face some sort of complication. Alongside starvation, brutal hostility, and the very real threat of death and disease, reports of women undergoing labour and delivery without any form…
Learning the art of advocacy and campaigning
It has been a tough period for the NGO sector and the communities we work with. Humanitarian crises, the merger of Department for International Development (DfID) and the Foreign Commonwealth…
Pacta sunt servanda: negotiating the UN Framework Convention on Tax in good faith
…It has not gone unnoticed that these 48 states comprise of developed countries, primarily Global North countries, that enjoy membership in the G20, or the OECD, or both. Therefore, from…
What do the government’s departmental plans tell us about the SDGs?
…world really will be a better place by 2030. Single Departmental Plans The UK government is committed to delivering the SDGs and has reinforced this in various fora, including in…
UK government can’t lose momentum on disability inclusion
…The UK government already recognises that “real change for people with disabilities will only come from changing the way the whole international community does business”. The Global Disability Summit in…
What is the role of Northern organisations in global justice advocacy?
…could, for example, challenge the “division of labour”, where strategic wisdom and global analysis are only recognised when it comes from the Global North, while Southern advocates are expected to…
Going beyond Western models of value to shift the power
…because communities that own their development invest in it. The piper would take a very different shape and form, where communities lead their own development. The direction of accountability will…
Disability inclusion: the mismatch between commitments and investment
…population ages. But most of these people do not have access to the products they require. In Kenya, for example, 100,000 people are entitled to a wheelchair but less than…
Inclusive consultation process urgently needed to ensure Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is poverty focused
Responding to the Secretary of State for International Development providing evidence to the International Development Select Committee on the UK’s response to coronavirus and the merger of the FCO and…