International Development

Information about foreign aid and international development.

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The Guardian - Aid

UK minister seeks cross-party support for bold roadmap on development…

Andrew Mitchell announces white paper to get Britain back on track for UN 2030 targets after years of aid cuts
The Guardian - Aid

Russian veto on aid lifeline to Syria could bring ‘catastrophe’ for…

Fears rise that UN could be forced into compromise with Damascus to keep vital corridor open from Turkey to rebel-held Idlib
The Guardian - Aid

UK bilateral aid to start rising after ‘terrible’ cuts

Andrew Mitchell says funding to lowest-income countries will nearly double but not return to earlier levels
Africa is a Country

A double standard

On July 5, two Tunisian parliamentarians accused sub-Saharan African migrants of spreading tuberculosis among Tunisians. The
The Guardian - Aid

Cross-border aid to Syria blocked in ‘act of utter cruelty’ by Russia…

Use of veto threatens operations on route from Turkey that supports millions of people in north-west
The Guardian - Aid

US aid policies undermined success of Afghanistan mission, says…

Poor oversight, lack of understanding and weak collaboration between allies contributed to ease of Taliban takeover, conclude US…
The Guardian - Aid

Keir Starmer accused of ‘wavering on climate commitments’

Exclusive: Aid NGOs criticise government and Labour after Guardian reveals flagship climate pledge is almost impossible to meet
The Guardian - Aid

Labour U-turn on DfID would be a mistake | Letter

Letters: The world is seeing a rise in poverty and inequality, so a department with expertise in fighting both is needed, says…
The Guardian - Aid

‘We blame government and aid agencies’: food relief thefts in…

Hunger-related deaths have risen since grain deliveries stopped after a nationwide scheme to steal supplies was exposed
The Guardian - Aid

Keir Starmer considers ditching Labour pledge to reinstate DfID

Exclusive: Dropping promise to restore Department for International Development would follow series of U-turns
The Guardian - Aid

World Bank offers developing countries debt pauses if hit by climate…

Move at Paris summit on global finance will only apply to repayments on new loans
Africa is a Country

Old habits die hard

The conflict with an Islamist insurgency in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado is entering its
The Guardian - Aid

Ukraine lacks capacity to process huge sums in aid, official admits

Largest amount of money Kyiv previously worked with was $6bn a year in 2014, Mustafa Nayyem says
Africa is a Country

Who is Addis Ababa for?

On June 1, 2023, government agents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, announced that the Kazanchis neighborhood’s Fendika
The Guardian - Aid

West needs strategy to tie Ukraine aid to corruption progress,…

German Marshall Fund says oligarchs biding their time until after war ends to reassert their influence
Africa is a Country

Inventing our own fictions

The posthumous anthology, How to Write About Africa, is both an ode and an introduction to
The Guardian - Aid

‘Countries are drowning’: climate expert calls for urgent rethink on…

World needs to offer trillions, not billions in overseas support, says leading climate economist Avinash Persaud
The Guardian - Aid

Paris talks to focus on funding poor countries to tackle climate…

World leaders will meet next week to discuss climate finance, green growth, debt and private investment
Africa is a Country

Mandela’s Black Marxism

In the extensive mythologizing of Nelson Mandela’s life, we frequently encounter a flattened political figure without
Africa is a Country

Pat Robertson’s Africa

Pat Robertson, the American televangelist who described natural disasters that decimated New Orleans and Haiti God’s
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