by Reality of Aid | Oct 6, 2020 | Agenda 2030, Development Cooperation, Events and Meetings, International Finance Institutions, RoA Asia Pacific
Several developing countries in Asia Pacific continue to struggle against Coronavirus despite the wealth of information and best practices from other developing countries which have already flattened the curve. In many parts of South Asia and Central Asia, for...
by Reality of Aid | Aug 14, 2020 | News, RoA Asia Pacific
The plunging economy of and rising public mistrust in Lebanon, on top of the coronavirus pandemic filling hospitals all over the country, had just been aggravated by the Beirut explosion last week. Over 200 people were reportedly killed from this disaster. The uproar...
by Reality of Aid | Aug 3, 2020 | Development Cooperation, Events and Meetings, International Finance Institutions, News, ODA, RoA Asia Pacific
With the rising development aggression among rural communities, ballooning national debt of developing countries, and countless violations of peoples’ rights, it is imperative to review the frameworks of new, Southern-led international financial institutions (IFIs)...
by Reality of Aid | Jun 30, 2020 | Aid Talks, Development Cooperation, Development Finance, ODA, RoA Asia Pacific
Developing countries in Asia Pacific are trapped in the vicious cycle of debt. To say that the region is in distress or is in crisis is an understatement, and for decades, developing countries have been spending more of their revenues to pay their dues at...
by Reality of Aid | May 28, 2020 | Agenda 2030, Development Cooperation, Events and Meetings, News, RoA Asia Pacific, United Nations
In the 7th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) held virtually last May 20, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), government ministers, civil society organizations (CSOs), and other stakeholders...
by Reality of Aid | Apr 28, 2020 | CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness, Development Cooperation, Development Finance, Highlights, International Finance Institutions, ODA, RoA Asia Pacific, Special Reports
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank (NDB) have touted themselves as the much-needed alternatives to the Western-dominated traditional International Finance Institutions (IFIs) like the World Bank Group (WBG) and International...
