by Reality of Aid | Apr 3, 2023 | Agenda 2030, APFSD, News, RoA Asia Pacific
PRESS RELEASE April 3, 2023 Last March 29, “Fit for Purpose?: Forwarding the localization agenda to address the conflict and climate crises in the Asia-Pacific region” was virtually held at the sidelines of the 10th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development...
by Reality of Aid | Mar 16, 2023 | Agenda 2030, APFSD, Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, Events and Meetings, RoA Asia Pacific
PRESS RELEASE 16 March 2023 This coming March 27 to 30, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) will hold the 10th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) in Bangkok, Thailand. With the theme, “Accelerating...
by Reality of Aid | Mar 13, 2023 | International Finance Institutions, RoA Asia Pacific
Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific’s feedback to the ADB’s Draft Guidance Note on Large Hydropower Plants reiterates the following principles as reflected in our CSO Critique on ADB’s Energy Policy: 1.“Do no harm” principle. The construction of large hydropower...
by Reality of Aid | Mar 6, 2023 | Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, Development Finance, International Finance Institutions, OECD-DAC, RoA Asia Pacific
As the pandemic was able to shine light on the gaps of the current approach to development, there is opportunity to forward alternative paradigms that are able to reflect people’s realities on-ground and can exact accountability from development actors. With...
by Reality of Aid | Feb 9, 2023 | Agenda 2030, Aid Observatorio, Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, 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 | Jan 26, 2023 | CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness, Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, RoA Asia Pacific
The Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) organized the 2022 Effective Development Co-operation Summit (or HLM3) last December 12-14, 2022 at Geneva, Switzerland. The summit gathered hundreds of ministers, policymakers, civil society...
