Reality of Aid

HIGHLIGHTS

In responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, we must build solidarity and pay special attention to those farthest behind

The Reality of Aid Network expresses its deepest solidarity with all peoples from across the world braving the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The Network also expresses its heartfelt gratitude to all those in the frontlines, particularly workers and...

Increasing Conflict and Fragility, Decreasing ODA

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), through its 2019 Development Cooperation Report, urges donor governments and their relevant agencies to change the course and action in development cooperation on three fronts: 1) modernise the...

Towards Measuring South-South Development Cooperation

This conceptual framework is a tool on ways to monitor and report on the impact of South-South Development Cooperation (SSDC) using a human rights based approach (HRBA) in development research at the regional and country levels. It also suggests sectoral, cross-border...

Asian Development bank: (Mis)shaping Development Cooperation and Effectiveness in Asia Pacific

Having mobilized immense resources for and intervened significantly in most aspects of its developing member countries’ (DMCs) economies and policies, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)has been purported to be the region’s leading development financial institution for...

Civil society calls for people’s inclusion in South-South Cooperation processes

21 March 2019, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA – The Southern CSO Alliance on South-South Cooperation (SSC), CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) and The Reality of Aid (RoA) Network have organised an official BAPA+40 Conference side event held on March 21,...

The Changing Faces of Aid: Encouraging Global Justice or Buttressing Inequalities?

Recent changes in the direction and prospect for international aid in the context of Agenda 2030 lead us to raise questions on the role of Official Development Assistance (ODA) in meeting the financing needs of Agenda 2030. Is ODA fit for this purpose? Are the...