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“How do we respond to the changing aid landscape?”: The Reality of Aid debates on the future of aid

In a world afflicted by multifaceted and overwhelming global challenges, civil society organizations working on aid and development cooperation continue...

Statement on the ongoing conflict and violence in Manipur

For the past month, there has been increasing conflict and violence in Manipur state in Northeast India, with more than...

Triple Nexus – Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific’s take and articulation: A Primer for Development-oriented CSOs

The Russia-Ukraine conflict resulted in billions of ODA being realigned or redirected to the Ukrainian government, civil society and other...

On the Preliminary 2022 ODA Figures: What is the real deal on REAL aid?

With the release of the Preliminary 2022 ODA Figures, the global community faces the reality that ODA continues to be...

In ADB’s Rebounding Asia, a just approach to development is overlooked

Last May 2 to 5 in Incheon, South Korea, the Asian Development Bank held their 56th Annual Meeting with the...

More than a hundred CSOs demand people-centered solutions over intersecting economic, development and climate challenges

Incheon, South Korea – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) convenes its 56th Annual Meeting, gathering various stakeholders to discuss and...

CSO Collective Statement for the 56th ADB Annual Meeting

From May 2 to 5, the 56th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was held to convene various...

A False Transition: The continuing corporate dominance over Southeast Asia’s energy systems

This article was originally published in südostasien, a German magazine focused on amplifying voices on and from Southeast Asia on...

Decades behind in achieving Agenda 2030, five missed key takeaways from the 10th APFSD

In order to move forward with Agenda 2030, the current approach to development that promotes profit over positive development outcomes,...

At the sidelines of the 10th APFSD, development actors tackled the role of the localization agenda in shifting the power

PRESS RELEASE April 3, 2023 Last March 29, “Fit for Purpose?: Forwarding the localization agenda to address the conflict and...

Development Cooperation Report 2023: Unpacking debates, going beyond the pages

The release of the OECD-DAC’s (Development Assistance Committee) Development Cooperation Report 2023 (DCR 2023) posed vital debates on the aid...

30 Years of Amplifying Southern Voices

In 1992, The Reality of Aid Network (RoA) was initiated as an aid monitoring project which revolved around the production...