Only weeks after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake ravaged Bohol and nearby islands in the Visayas in central Philippines, super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), possibly the most powerful storm in recorded history, released its wrath in the same area, afflicting some 10 million people across 36 provinces and is feared to have claimed more than 10,000 lives according to estimates. Initial reports say that many coastal towns in Samar and Leyte islands on the Pacific seaboard were

The Reality of Aid Network is pleased to announce that it has released the theme statement [ English | French ] for its 2014 Global Report. The theme for the 2014 Report is Partnerships and the Post-MDGs. The report will focus on the different forms of partnerships in development cooperation as well as the role of the private sector in the post-2015 agenda. The Reality of Aid Network invites all CSO partners to submit contributions that explore

 The Reality of Aid 2014 Report Theme Statement: Partnerships and the Post-MDGs   [ Download here: English |  French ]   I. Background – New sources of financing to achieve the MDGs Official Development Assistance (ODA) has played a crucial role in efforts related to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Clearly several of the MDG target indicators have been achieved outside of the framework of development cooperation.  Nevertheless ODA has been a critical resource

IBON International Update Washington, D.C., October 9—The goal to end extreme poverty worldwide by 2030 is now part of the World Bank Group’s (WB) new vision, adopted at its 2013 Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. in April. The WB also adds the promotion of “shared prosperity” as another goal. The Bank’s strategy based on this vision is set to be unveiled in the 2013 Annual Meetings on 11-13 October. At present, the WB estimates that

The Agenda For Change, first unveiled in 2011 and approved in May 2012, will determine European Union (EU)’s development policy in the coming years. It is an attempt to improve EU poverty reduction efforts by making its development assistance “more strategic, targeted and results-oriented”.[i] “Impact” has become a buzzword among European development officials but issues that plague European development cooperation over the years call to question whether or not the new overseas aid policy can

24 August 2013 Bangkok, Thailand – Asia and the Pacific civil society groups representing 92 organisations from 21 countries representing various major groups and stakeholders gathered in Bangkok to formulate a just and transformative development agenda towards post-2015 and beyond. Our world is currently at a crossroads. Facing multiple and interconnected crises of environment, finance, food, energy, democracy and most of all a crisis of deep inequalities, we are confronted with a challenge and an