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Following a year where the official development assistance budget was cut once again, there are so many questions the government still need to answer to get their vision for international development and humanitarian assistance back on track. Alex Farley takes us through another tumultuous year, and looks at what needs to be addressed in 2026.
After yet another year of global unrest and shrinking civic space, Bond’s Rowan Popplewell takes us through how civil society and civic space has been under fire throughout 2025, and offers a message of solidarity.
Following news that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will reduce its workforce by 25%, Bond, the UK network…
This World AIDS Day, we are reminded that the possibility of ending AIDS has never been so close. But it is not inevitable. The next step depends on continued action, collaboration, and strengthened political will from the UK and other governments around the world.
Save the Children Germany, together with jugendschutz.net, has developed a guideline on the sensitive handling of children’s photos and videos in institutions and organisations. It is based on extensive discussions with specialists from child and youth protection organisations, as well as the police. Find out more from Britt Kalla.
If you read the headlines in the western media over the weekend, you’d be forgiven for thinking COP30 was meant to be about getting an agreement on fossil fuels – but that wasn’t even on the agenda for COP30 – so what was COP30 all about?
As we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, let’s remember that ending violence against women begins with ensuring safety wherever women seek opportunity, and that includes microfinance.
Supporting community-led organisations is one of the best ways to ensure aid is money well spent. As aid budgets shrink, if communities know what they need, why aren’t we trusting them to lead?
The question isn’t whether AI-generated imagery is inherently problematic. It’s about who controls the tools, whose perspectives shape the outputs, and whether we’re willing to invest in community capacity to produce representations at a scale that can genuinely challenge entrenched biases.
