by Reality of Aid | May 4, 2023 | ADB, Development Effectiveness, News, RoA Asia Pacific
From May 2 to 5, the 56th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was held to convene various stakeholders to discuss and influence the ADB’s administrative, financial and operation directions. With the theme, “Rebounding Asia: Recover, Reconnect, and...
by Reality of Aid | Apr 24, 2023 | Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, RoA Asia Pacific
This article was originally published in südostasien, a German magazine focused on amplifying voices on and from Southeast Asia on economic, political, and cultural issues. Read the piece in German here. by Tala Batangan, Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific Southeast Asia has...
by Reality of Aid | Apr 5, 2023 | Agenda 2030, APFSD, Development Effectiveness, RoA Asia Pacific, South-South Cooperation
In order to move forward with Agenda 2030, the current approach to development that promotes profit over positive development outcomes, enables corporate capture over democratic ownership of development priorities and puts the marginalized further at risk, must be...
by Reality of Aid | Apr 3, 2023 | Agenda 2030, APFSD, News, RoA Asia Pacific
PRESS RELEASE April 3, 2023 Last March 29, “Fit for Purpose?: Forwarding the localization agenda to address the conflict and climate crises in the Asia-Pacific region” was virtually held at the sidelines of the 10th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development...
by Reality of Aid | Mar 30, 2023 | Blogs, Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, Development Finance, International Finance Institutions, ODA, OECD-DAC, Reality Check, RoA Global
The release of the OECD-DAC’s (Development Assistance Committee) Development Cooperation Report 2023 (DCR 2023) posed vital debates on the aid system which are relevant to progress towards improving the current architecture. The Report highlighted important...
