by Reality of Aid | Sep 19, 2025 | Development Cooperation, RoA Asia Pacific, Statements
The Philippines is struck by an average of 20 tropical cyclones each year, with eight to nine making landfall. Nearly 70% occur between July and October, and at least five are destructive, according to the Asian Disaster Reduction Center. Located in the Pacific Ring...
by Reality of Aid | Jun 27, 2025 | Development Cooperation, Development Finance, International Finance Institutions
Multilateral development banks (MDBs)*, also referred to as international financial institutions (IFIs), remain relevant actors in the development cooperation arena. These institutions serve as channels of financing, including official development assistance (ODA),...
by Reality of Aid | Jul 26, 2024 | Development Cooperation, RoA Asia Pacific, Statements
The past two weeks saw blood spilled along streets of Dhaka as Bangladeshi students and youth peacefully protested against the quota system for government jobs, only to be greeted with open fire from police forces in return. This government-imposed brutality led to a...
by Reality of Aid | Jun 5, 2024 | Agenda 2030, Development Cooperation, Development Finance, ODA, OECD-DAC, RoA Asia Pacific
The intensifying global conflicts compel Asia Pacific countries to gear up their security forces. Existing instability and fragility in various contexts are further polarizing social and economic inequalities, as well as aggravating maldevelopment across...
by Reality of Aid | May 21, 2024 | Development Cooperation, News, RoA Reports
On its 30th anniversary, The Reality of Aid Network (RoA) publishes its Reality of Aid Report 2023, marking 30 years of reporting back on aid and development and encapsulating key shifts in the global aid landscape. Thirty years have elapsed and yet the Global North...
by Reality of Aid | Dec 18, 2023 | Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, Development Finance, RoA Asia Pacific
The ongoing violent occupation of Israeli forces in Palestine has exposed the talons of militarization of aid in Asia Pacific and most especially, of US interventionist strategies. With Israel receiving a total of USD 3.8 billion worth of financial assistance from the...
