Rising to prominence in the wake of World War 2, international finance institutions (IFIs) were formed by multiple countries, purportedly for economic cooperation for postwar reconstruction as well as regulating postwar debt payments between countries. But they have evolved into institutional mechanisms to establish global capitalist order and impose policies and programs that ultimately benefit developed countries that dominate these IFIs. Rather than fostering mutual cooperation in an enabling environment of respect for each other’s

Statement of the RoA International Coordinating Committee | 23 April 2020 (Download Statement with Spanish version)  The recently published preliminary ODA data of 2019 show that aid spending by DAC members totaled USD 152.8 billion representing a slight real term increase compared to 2018. In relative terms however, ODA as a percentage of DAC members’ combined GNI dropped to 0,3%. The figures also show a 5.7% increase in ODA given as loans instead of grants,

  No country is safe amidst the coronavirus global crisis. From those with wealthy economies to those with scarce resources, the effects of the pandemic are widely felt – aggressive lockdowns and curfew, military deployment, unemployment and layoffs, debts, hunger, to name a few. However, some states are dealing with the effects under harsher circumstances than others. The impacts of the pandemic are worst for conflict-affected, fragile states. The Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific

Let’s talk about conflict and fragility in this time of COVID-19 and how the outbreak exacerbates living conditions for refugees, migrants and the poor.   APRIL 21, 2020 4PM Manila / 6PM Sydney REGISTER NOW: bit.ly/AidTalks-Webinar_TheFragileCaseofCOVID-19 MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/events/508737999806387/ *The Aid Talks webinar will also be live streamed on YouTube and available after the event. The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency crisis. Governments were put to a test on how strong or

La Red de Realidad de la Ayuda expresa su más profunda solidaridad con todos los pueblos de todo el mundo que se enfrentan a la pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus de 2019 (COVID-19). La Red también expresa su sincero agradecimiento a todos los que están en primera línea, en particular a los trabajadores y profesionales del sector de la salud. COVID-19, declarado por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) el 11 de marzo

The Reality of Aid Network expresses its deepest solidarity with all peoples from across the world braving the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The Network also expresses its heartfelt gratitude to all those in the frontlines, particularly workers and professionals in the health sector. COVID-19, declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11th a pandemic, has now infected almost half a million and killed more than twenty thousand people worldwide. The global community