Updates
DFID review of multilateral aid
The UK Strategic Defence and Security Review
Advocacy Calendar for 2010 (pdf)
Find out more about current consultations by Parliament, DFID and others on the Bond consultation pages
With the party conference season approaching Bond members have organised a fringe event at each of the three main party conferences this autumn.
At the Liberal Democrat Party Conference in Liverpool (18-22 September) Bond will be holding an event entitled ‘A LibDem vision for international development.' The event will take place at 8pm on Tuesday 21 September.
At the Labour Party Conference in Manchester (26-30 September) Bond will be holding an event entitled ‘Can we ever make poverty history?' The event will take place at 12.30pm on Wednesday 29 September.
Finally, at the Conservative Party Conference (3-6 October) Bond will be holding an event entitled ‘Tough questions for international development.' The event will take place at 7.30pm on Tuesday 5 October.
For more information on party conferences and to attend any of the above events please contact: advocacy@bond.org.uk
DFID review of multilateral aid
DFID Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell has announced that the UK Government will re-evaluate its funding of international agencies such as the European Union, the World Bank and United Nations, in a drive to direct money at only the most effective organisations.
The ‘Multilateral Aid Review' is due to begin immediately and is expected to last until the end of the summer.
The Bond European Policy Group and the Bond Policy and Lobbying Group are continuing to consult with DFID on this review. A formal letter and briefing paper covering the key issues of the review has already been submitted and Bond NGO representatives will be meeting with DFID in early September for a roundtable discussion on the review. Furthermore, a number of Bond members are currently completing written submissions to the review. Please contact the Bond Advocacy Team for more information: advocacy@bond.org.uk.
The UK Strategic Defence and Security Review
In the autumn the UK government is scheduled to publish a major review of the status of the UK's defence capability. As part of this review process the Bond Conflict Group are in the process of submitting a written report outlining the potential implications of the review for international aid and development. Please contact the Bond Advocacy Team for more information: advocacy@bond.org.uk.
EU Member States are missing their official development aid targets and jeopardising global efforts to reach the MDGs, reveals a new report published by CONCORD, the European confederation of development NGOs.
Read: CONCORD AidWatch Report 2010
Click here to watch a video on the AidWatch Report 2010 and football action against poverty
