Global progress on implementing the SDGs: How does the UK stack up?
As the world grapples with the devastating effects of Covid-19, it’s more urgent than ever for countries to increase action to deliver the transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by…
Project Soteria: A long-term solution to the puzzle of safeguarding
Last week Interpol launched Project Soteria – the result of nearly two years of intensive, focused, and passionate work to address safeguarding violations. Originally announced by then secretary of state…
The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine: what do we know so far?
As the conflict in Ukraine intensifies, so does the need for urgent humanitarian assistance. We look at what the UK is doing and how NGOs are responding. Situation on the…
The tragedy of Ukraine and the urgency of peacebuilding
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine is less than a week old and most of us have watched in horror as Russian tanks rolled into a sovereign country only to face…
Women and water
Water. You would hardly think that such a vital human resource is gendered: men and women – we all need it to drink, to wash, to grow our food. But…
The UK government’s cuts to ODA have hurt women and girls the most – but it’s not too late to undo at least some of the damage
This week, the International Development Select Committee released a leaked government report from last year. The report shows that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) knew that the cuts…
The Participatory CLD Assessment Tool: Helping INGOs shift power
International Development, as we know it, is changing. In a field abuzz with conversations around shifting power, localisation, community-led development and decolonisation, the “nothing for them, without them” slogan, coined…
Exploring women’s leadership in 5 INGOs
So few women in the INGO sector are in key leadership roles: in 2019, 70% of staff were women, but only 30-35% were CEOs and there were very few female…
Bond SDG Group: One Health Learning Session
Have you heard the term One Health and struggled to understand what it practically refers to? One Health a thematic approach led by the tripartite of the World Health Organization…
Catalysing locally-led development in the UK aid system
This report summarises work carried out between August 2020 and April 2021 to create a more equitable and sustainable development system through locally-led development. It shares key insights, lessons and…