Development Cooperation

Privatizing Aid: Asia Pacific Donors and the Corporate Capture of Development

In 2025, Official Development Assistance (ODA) from Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members, also referred to as the donor club of...

The reality of aid: Championing an accountable, rights-based, socially just development cooperation

Across Asia and the Pacific, development challenges manifest differently, but remain interconnected. Countries are in a very deep – almost...

Cracks in the Wall: How Flood Control Funds Sink into Corruption While Filipinos Drown

This piece is writtten by Jennifer Guste of the Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG), a member of Reality...

Flooded by Corruption, Drowned in Debt: Standing with the Filipino People

The Philippines is struck by an average of 20 tropical cyclones each year, with eight to nine making landfall. Nearly...

Demolish to rebuild: Reforming the MDBs brick-by-brick

Multilateral development banks (MDBs)*, also referred to as international financial institutions (IFIs), remain relevant actors in the development cooperation arena....

As Bangladesh faces crises anew, long-standing repression and maldevelopment resurface

The past two weeks saw blood spilled along streets of Dhaka as Bangladeshi students and youth peacefully protested against the...

Heads or tails? Tossing aid between conflict and development

The intensifying global conflicts compel Asia Pacific countries to gear up their security forces. Existing instability and fragility in various...

The Reality of Aid Network launches a special edition of its flagship RoA Report, looking back at the 30-year history of the network and of devcoop

On its 30th anniversary, The Reality of Aid Network (RoA) publishes its Reality of Aid Report 2023, marking 30 years...

Breaking Down Alliances: The continuing militarization of aid in Asia Pacific

The ongoing violent occupation of Israeli forces in Palestine has exposed the talons of militarization of aid in Asia Pacific...

On South-South Cooperation: Assessing its political relevance and envisioning a future beyond technical cooperation

South-South Cooperation (SSC) has been regaining traction in recent years. Due to setbacks in North-South Cooperation, calls for new development...

When Aid Colonizes, Displaces, and Kills: Statement of Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific on Palestine

After decades of aggression between Israeli occupation forces and the Palestinian people, the past weeks witnessed relentless attacks on civilians...