[PRIVATE SECTOR WATCH] Bridging the Gap: Ensuring private sector accountability in development cooperation

[PRIVATE SECTOR WATCH] Bridging the Gap: Ensuring private sector accountability in development cooperation

In recent years, the private sector has emerged as a key development actor, as it is given a role in defining, pursuing and financing development. With this, there is a need to ensure that private sector entities promote responsible business behavior in development...
Asia-Pacific CSOs gather to discuss enabling environment, fostering trust, Triple Nexus

Asia-Pacific CSOs gather to discuss enabling environment, fostering trust, Triple Nexus

In preparation for the 2022 Effective Development Cooperation Summit in Geneva, Switzerland in December, civil society organizations (CSOs) from across the Asia-Pacific gathered for a two-day conference to discuss the state of enabling environment for CSOs in the...

Contesting ADB’s 55-Year Legacy in the Asia-Pacific: RoA-AP’s Statement on the ADB’s 55th Annual Meeting

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) held its 55th Annual Governor’s Meeting last September 26-30, in a hybrid manner at its headquarters in Manila, Philippines. With the theme, “Positioning Climate Resilient Green Economy for the Post COVID-19 World”, the ADB tackled the...
Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific launches fresh data on the CSO Aid Observatorio platform

Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific launches fresh data on the CSO Aid Observatorio platform

As Asia-Pacific struggles to cope with COVID-19, a global recession, and existing development challenges, it is imperative that aid must be used effectively and efficiently. Initiatives for monitoring and analyzing the quantity and quality of aid in the region must be...
Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific holds its 2021 Regional Meeting, “Accelerate Efforts; Amplify Voices”

Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific holds its 2021 Regional Meeting, “Accelerate Efforts; Amplify Voices”

The Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific (RoA-AP), along with the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) – Asia, held their annual Regional Meeting, “Accelerate Efforts; Amplify Voices: Bolstering Solidarity toward People-centered Development...