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The question campaigners hate to answer, but need to

Kirsty McNeill on the tough question campaigners need to ask themselves in order to make change.

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No time to waste if G7 is truly committed to ending hunger and malnutrition in the next decade

11 May 2021
We have no time to waste if we are truly committed to ending hunger and malnutrition in the next decade. The question is – are the G7 leaders ready to put their money where their mouths are?
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab hosts G7 foreign leaders meeting

UK aid cuts: reactions from the UK and beyond

7 May 2021
Following the statement announcing the ODA budget for 21/22, the FCDO began contacting organisations to inform them of budgets and programmes being cut. Here we look at the reaction from the development and global community.
Representatives of organisations of persons with disabilities met in Nairobi to learn about advocacy and to build relationships, at a session organised by Sightsavers.

4 ways to adopt disability inclusion in development

5 May 2021
The global development community has made a commitment to help everybody. Yet people with disabilities are routinely excluded from development efforts and often face more barriers than other marginalised groups