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Privatizing Aid: Asia Pacific Donors and the Corporate Capture of Development

In 2025, Official Development Assistance (ODA) from Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members, also referred to as the donor club of...

Crossroads of Crises: Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific Opening Statement at the 59th Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting

The Asian Development Bank has been a key development player in Asia and the Pacific region. Over the last 59...

The reality of aid: Championing an accountable, rights-based, socially just development cooperation

Across Asia and the Pacific, development challenges manifest differently, but remain interconnected. Countries are in a very deep – almost...

Cracks in the Wall: How Flood Control Funds Sink into Corruption While Filipinos Drown

This piece is writtten by Jennifer Guste of the Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG), a member of Reality...

Pixels of Resistance: Palestine and the struggle that connects us all

Across social media platforms, countless videos show Palestinians appealing for food, aid, and basic necessities. Each post and livestream reveals...

Flooded by Corruption, Drowned in Debt: Standing with the Filipino People

The Philippines is struck by an average of 20 tropical cyclones each year, with eight to nine making landfall. Nearly...

Their Struggle, My Struggle: Youth in Resistance Across Asia Pacific

I am a child of the Asia Pacific, raised in a region that has lived too long with the weight...

Aid, Labor, and Inequality in a Digitalized World

Digitalization has been a transformative mechanism in every aspect of society. It has been particularly relevant during the pandemic, through...

Hit or Miss: Critique on Compromiso de Sevilla

The 4th Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) has been riddled with plethora of issues during its process—closed-door negotiations excluding civil...

Demolish to rebuild: Reforming the MDBs brick-by-brick

Multilateral development banks (MDBs)*, also referred to as international financial institutions (IFIs), remain relevant actors in the development cooperation arena....

Reflection on the 58th ADB Annual Meeting: ADB Should Rescind Unsustainable and Climate Harmful Financing in Asia

By Jiten Yumnam, Centre for Research and Advocacy in Manipur (CRAM) Civil society organizations (CSOs) raised multiple concerns related to...

Climate Crisis, Conflict, and Development Cooperation in South Asia

The climate crisis has become an emergency across the South Asia region, affecting not just the environment, but also inter-community...