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PM pledges 0.7% aid spending must serve UK’s interests

Theresa May announces that UK aid will be used to further private sector investment in Africa and to serve the UK's national security interests.

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Stats on international development: how UK aid was spent in 2017

Stats published by DFID show that the UK met the 0.7% Official Development Assistance target last year.

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OECD-DAC reform: Changing the rules for the better, not worse

Amy Dodd from the UK Aid Network discusses why changing the rules on how aid can be spent risks having a negative impact on people's lives.

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Aid hub

International aid forms an important part of a complex set of international development interventions that aim to lift people out of poverty and support countries to become self-sustaining.

This hub brings together the most useful aid resources to support those wanting to stand up for aid, and it gathers the latest news and views about international aid.

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#PartnershipWorks social media toolkit

A selection of images and statistics showing the value of multilateral partnerships when working on development issues like health, education and climate change.

15 March 2019

The Reality of Aid Report 2018

The Reality of Aid Report 2018 analyses the recent changes in international aid in the context of Agenda 2030, as well as the persistence of poverty and growing inequalities within and between countries.

16 January 2019

Refugees in Unchiprang camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Official Development Assistance data for 2017

This factsheet analyses the 2017 statistics on official development assistance spending.

22 December 2018

The State of the Humanitarian System 2018

An independent study compiling the latest statistics and analysis on the size, shape and scope of the humanitarian system and assessing overall performance and progress.

18 December 2018

Crowd at Oxford Circus station in London

A sceptical public and hostile media attitudes

Experts debate the relationship between media attitudes and the British public’s declining trust in NGOs.

13 November 2018

From Voices to Choices

This report explores the dynamics of decision-making in humanitarian aid, looking at the trends that could move us (or prevent us from moving) to a system where people affected by crises are taking the decisions about the aid that they receive.

8 November 2018