by Reality of Aid | Nov 9, 2021 | Aid Talks, Events and Meetings, RoA Asia Pacific
Current aid and development models have long been instruments of colonialism and structural racism, perpetuating power imbalances in the global South. The persistence of these models have a profound impact on the marginalized and vulnerable peoples of the South,...
by Reality of Aid | Nov 5, 2021 | Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, Events and Meetings, International Finance Institutions, RoA Asia Pacific
Last October 26 to 28, 2021, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) held its 6th Annual Meeting with the theme, “Investing Today, Transforming Tomorrow”. The Meeting aimed to discuss the bank’s priority areas and solicit feedback from various stakeholders...
by Reality of Aid | Oct 13, 2021 | Aid Talks, Development Finance, Events and Meetings, RoA Asia Pacific
The Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific and Aid/Watch Australia are currently hosting a webinar series called Aid Talks, which discusses the most pressing issues on aid and development cooperation today and the critical issues surrounding it. The fourth Aid Talks will be...
by Reality of Aid | Oct 1, 2021 | Agenda 2030, Development Effectiveness, Events and Meetings, RoA Asia Pacific, United Nations
Last September 30, the Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific (RoA-AP) was tasked to give a short intervention on behalf of the Asia Pacific Regional CSO Engagement Mechanism (APRCEM) in the Session on Sustainable Finance Recovery of the UNESCAP’s 5th Southeast Asia...
by Reality of Aid Secretariat | Sep 28, 2021 | Development Finance, Events and Meetings, International Finance Institutions, News, Uncategorized
Development Policy Financing is a lending instrument that supports targeted policy reforms and provides finance directly to a borrowing country’s general budget. DPF nudges countries towards neoliberal, financialisation reforms by conditioning budget support on the...
by Reality of Aid Secretariat | Sep 28, 2021 | Development Finance, Events and Meetings, International Finance Institutions, News
Multiple crises caused by COVID-19 have created an unprecedented global shock. The WBG released a framework for supporting green, resilient and inclusive development (GRID), which emphasizes ‘private sector solutions’—akin to its previous Maximising Finance for...
