by Reality of Aid | Aug 9, 2023 | Agenda 2030, Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, RoA Asia Pacific, United Nations
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development released a call for inputs on reinvigorating the right to development and the role of business in realizing the right to development in the context of the Agenda 2030 and human rights instruments. With...
by Reality of Aid | Jul 17, 2023 | Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, Development Finance, Events and Meetings, News, Reality Check, RoA Global, South-South Cooperation
In a world afflicted by multifaceted and overwhelming global challenges, civil society organizations working on aid and development cooperation continue to grapple with the question, “ How can we effectively respond to the changing aid landscape?” This is the...
by Reality of Aid | Jun 30, 2023 | Development Effectiveness, News, RoA Asia Pacific, Triple Nexus
For the past month, there has been increasing conflict and violence in Manipur state in Northeast India, with more than 130 dead, 60,000 displaced, and ongoing attacks on villages and refugee camps. The conflict between and among different ethnic communities in...
by Reality of Aid | May 30, 2023 | Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, Development Finance, RoA Asia Pacific, Triple Nexus
The Russia-Ukraine conflict resulted in billions of ODA being realigned or redirected to the Ukrainian government, civil society and other humanitarian actors in the country. While financing is necessary to reconstruct Ukraine and support its citizens, beyond its...
by Reality of Aid | May 19, 2023 | Blogs, Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, Development Finance, ODA, Reality Check, RoA Global
With the release of the Preliminary 2022 ODA Figures, the global community faces the reality that ODA continues to be precarious when it is needed most. The 13.6% increase in ODA in 2022, although relatively commendable, paints a misleading picture especially with how...
by Reality of Aid | May 16, 2023 | ADB, Development Effectiveness, International Finance Institutions, RoA Asia Pacific
Last May 2 to 5 in Incheon, South Korea, the Asian Development Bank held their 56th Annual Meeting with the theme, “Rebounding Asia: Recover, Reconnect and Reform”. Attended by representatives from the bank, member country governments, multilateral institutions,...
