Lena is Policy and Advocacy Adviser – Development Finance at Bond. Prior to starting her new role, she was policy communities coordinator, supporting various working groups on key thematic areas, with a particular focus on policy and advocacy.
Prior to joining Bond, Lena worked on Crisis Action’s South Sudan campaign and for the Syria Programme at Cara (Council for At-Risk Academics), convening national and international partners to strengthen collective responses to the crises.
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More cuts to the UK aid budget under the new government’s first Autumn Budget
With Chancellor Rachel Reeves announcing the first Labour budget for 14 years yesterday, we analyse what it means for international development and Official Development Assistance, and what needs to improve.
Two steps forward one step back on FCDO spending ambitions
Following significant FCDO ODA spending increases in 2023/24, revised plans for 2024/25 signal a scale-back in efforts to rebuild UK development ambitions, despite the new government’s pledge to ‘rebuild Britain’s reputation on international development’.
Why business-as-usual must end if we want a more just world
Civil 7 (C7), a network of more than 700 civil society organisations from 70 countries, is calling on G7 leaders to show political responsibility and take urgent action to address the world’s most pressing needs.