by Reality of Aid | Feb 8, 2022 | Aid Observatorio, CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness, Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, International Finance Institutions, News, RoA Asia Pacific
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...
by Reality of Aid | Nov 29, 2021 | COVID-19 Response, News, RoA Asia Pacific
This article is part of Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific’s COVID-19 Response Series, “Resisting Repression; Recovering Together”, which aims to document the struggles, best practices, and lessons learned, as well as share recommendations of RoA-AP members as they...
by Reality of Aid | 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 | 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...
by Reality of Aid | Aug 25, 2021 | Development Cooperation, Highlights, News, ODA, RoA Asia Pacific
The Reality of Aid Network statement on the recent developments in Afghanistan Download the Spanish translation here. Following the collapse of the Afghan government last August 15, 2021, the Reality of Aid expresses deep concern over the human rights situation in the...
by Reality of Aid | Aug 13, 2021 | Development Cooperation, International Finance Institutions, News, RoA Asia Pacific
While ADB is taking steps in leaving its dirty energy legacy behind, its Draft Energy Policy seems to lack the steadfast commitment to forward a low-carbon and climate resilient future for the region. As the region’s most vulnerable sectors face the brunt of the...
