Displaced Humanity: Statement of Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific on the Israel-Palestine Conflict

by Reality of Aid | May 14, 2021 | News, RoA Asia Pacific

The past weeks have seen the escalation of conflict and violence between Palestinian and Israeli forces. Human Rights Watch has labeled the atrocities a crime against humanity of apartheid and persecution, with Palestinians facing institutional discrimination from the...

Infectious Inefficiency: Statement of Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific on the COVID-19 Impasse in India

by Reality of Aid | Apr 28, 2021 | News, RoA Asia Pacific

The Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific extends its deepest solidarity and support to the peoples of India, as they face the increased transmission of COVID-19 cases and innumerable deaths, in the face of government inefficiency and the lack of adequate international aid and...

At the Front Seat of Fragility: How the ADB exposes Asia Pacific to the same risks and inequalities in their approach to recovery

by Reality of Aid | Apr 23, 2021 | Development Cooperation, International Finance Institutions, News, RoA Asia Pacific

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is one of the major contributors of development finance in Asia Pacific. This places ADB in a powerful position to influence development policies and practices of countries in the region. Its status as the leading development investor,...

Keynote Speech for the APFSD 2021 Side Event: Civil Society at the Frontlines

by Reality of Aid | Apr 5, 2021 | Agenda 2030, Events and Meetings, News, RoA Asia Pacific

Delivered by Jahangir Hasan Masum | Chairperson of the Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific and Executive Director of the Coastal Development Partnership (CDP) in Bangladesh   Dear colleagues, friends and participants, First of all, I would like to thank the Reality of...

Widening Divides as a Mechanism for Recovery — APFSD forwards a regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic that may only exacerbate inequalities

by Reality of Aid | Mar 31, 2021 | Agenda 2030, Development Cooperation, Events and Meetings, News, RoA Asia Pacific, United Nations

Last March 23 to 26, the 8th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) was held virtually by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). The forum serves to bring together representatives from multilateral...

Civil Society at the Frontlines of Sustainable Development

by Reality of Aid | Mar 25, 2021 | Agenda 2030, Events and Meetings, News, RoA Asia Pacific, United Nations

CSOs have long proven their significance in pushing for a rights-based, people-centered sustainable development. However, they still face challenges in pursuing their work with the global trend of shrinking civic spaces, especially in responding to COVID-19. Despite...