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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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  • Boy in Uganda playing with string
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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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  • A young mother at awareness raising session in Mauritania
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    The UK’s expertise on aid is still needed for Europe’s development work

    With EU states missing the 0.7% aid spending target, the UK has an opportunity to influence the development work of fellow European countries.

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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.

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Aid resources

Beekeeper in Guatemala

DFID’s approach to value for money in programme and portfolio management

This report from ICAI finds that DFID's approach to value for money helps to make UK aid spending go further, but there is room for improvement.
21 February 2018
Digital world and connections

Donor Tracker

The Donor Tracker is an online resource that offers free, independent, up-to-date analysis of 14 major OECD donors.
9 February 2018
The Transition from Aid

The Transition from Aid

This discussion paper from THET makes the case that for aid to alleviate extreme poverty in the poorest countries it is important to recognise the role of UK engagement with middle-income countries.
25 January 2018
Women carrying water in Ethiopia

AidWatch 2017

This report provides lots of information on the successes and failures of the EU and member states when it comes to aid targets.
17 October 2017
Donation jars

The charity causes that Brexit Britain’s Leave and Remain voters support

A new study suggests that a person’s political views and attitudes towards their own country – and whether they voted for or against Brexit – can explain which causes they support.
4 August 2017
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The impact of Brexit on UK and EU international development and humanitarian policy

This report explores in detail potential impacts and opportunities associated with Brexit on a number of priority policy areas in international development and humanitarian aid.
19 July 2017

Aid news and views from Bond

Your 5 biggest challenges and how to tackle them

We surveyed people from across our membership and sector to learn more about your shared issues and to ensure that we're supporting you to overcome these obstacles.
3 May 2018
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6 key announcements from CHOGM

Six important announcements for the international development sector made by the UK at last week's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
23 April 2018
People clearing landmines in Sri Lanka

Conflict and insecurity: opportunities and risks in UK policy changes

Bond's Conflict Policy Group responds to recent policy changes in conflict and security, including the National Security Capability Review and CSSF review.
19 April 2018