TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Political Overview The Changing Faces of Aid: Encouraging Global Justice or Buttressing Inequalities? The Reality of Aid Network International Coordinating Committee II. ODA and Security Rising Militarism: Implications for Development Aid and Cooperation in Asia Pacific The Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific Aiding Militarization: Role of South Korea’s ODA in “Peacekeeping” Activities in Asia Youngah Lee, People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy – South Korea Militarization of Palestinian Aid Nora Lester

Ending poverty and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) need dedicated resources to support economic, environmental, and social investments that benefit the poorest people. Current narratives and trends in ODA, however, risk undermining the unique contribution that ODA can make to the elimination of poverty and inequality in developing countries.The idea that ODA must be used to ‘’leverage’’ private finance and investment for development is gaining increasing traction among many bilateral donors and

CONTENTS RoA kicks off 2019 with successful Report Launch New Year, New Chair Bringing southern people’s voices in the North Pushing for meaningful peoples’ inclusion in South-South Cooperation A glimpse of the regions DOWNLOAD: The Reality of Aid 2019 Jan-Jun Newsletter    

21 March 2019, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA – The Southern CSO Alliance on South-South Cooperation (SSC), CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) and The Reality of Aid (RoA) Network have organised an official BAPA+40 Conference side event held on March 21, 2019, from 9 to 11:30am at the El Conquistador Hotel in Buenos Aires. Titled Putting People at the Heart of South-South Cooperation, the activity sought to promote a people-centered approach to SSC, and gather insights and

Your Excellency President of the Republic of Argentina President Mauricio Macri Your Excellency Secretary General of the United Nations Mr. Antonio Guterres Administrator UNDP Mr. Achim Steiner Honorable Minister, Distinguished Delegates, Colleagues and Friends, Ladies and Gentlemen I have the pleasure to be among you today and give opening Statement to the meeting of the Second High-level United Nations Conference on South- South Cooperation (BAPA+40 Conference). Ladies and Gentlemen, We are at crossroads. It has