RoA-AP, CPDE Asia launches first hybrid Regional Meeting & Workshop

by Reality of Aid | Jul 19, 2022 | CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness, Development Effectiveness, Events and Meetings, RoA Asia Pacific

As the pandemic continues to diminish the already inadequate support and assistance from development cooperation actors in addressing the world’s most pressing issues, there is an increasing gap between the world’s wealthiest nations and the least...

Escalating Debt, Declining Democracies: Statement of Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific on the region’s economic and democratic crises

by Reality of Aid | May 27, 2022 | International Finance Institutions, ODA, RoA Asia Pacific

The world is facing a global debt crisis largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, rising costs of food and fuel brought about by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and impending threats of climate change. In the Asia-Pacific alone, 25 countries are exposed to the food,...

Call for Writers: CSO Aid Observatorio’s Deep Dives

by Reality of Aid | May 5, 2022 | Aid Observatorio, RoA Asia Pacific

Deep Dives are working papers that discuss emerging trends and key issues related to Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific’s thematic areas and how these affect marginalized and vulnerable sectors such as women, Indigenous Peoples, and rural communities, among others. Deep...

Beyond UN’s Build Back Better: Three things the APFSD did not tackle

by Reality of Aid | Apr 13, 2022 | Agenda 2030, CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness, Development Effectiveness, RoA Asia Pacific, United Nations

Last March 28 to 31, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) held its annual Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development. The theme, “Building back better from COVID-19 while advancing the full implementation of the 2030...

Building Back Better, Together: How can SDG 17 and civil society partnerships ensure genuine development in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic?

by Reality of Aid | Mar 1, 2022 | Agenda 2030, CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness, Development Effectiveness, RoA Asia Pacific, United Nations

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown opportunities for strengthening multi-stakeholder partnerships, especially among development partners, as they mitigate the economic, environmental and social impacts for the most vulnerable. Pandemic response efforts have often left...

Forging through Crises, Fostering Solidarities

by Reality of Aid | Feb 18, 2022 | News, RoA Asia Pacific

Despite making progress in addressing the pandemic, 2022 saw a surge of new cases, caused by Omicron, the latest  COVID-19 variant. Governments were expected to urgently respond by re-opening COVID-19 wards, expediting distribution of booster shots, implementing...