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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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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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Aid resources

The UK’s global contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals

The Bond network highlights crucial gaps where attention and investment are most needed to achieve the SDGs internationally.
17 June 2019
Syrian Children in Refugee camp

The Sphere Handbook 2018

The most widely known and internationally recognized tool in the field of humanitarian standards. The latest edition reflects new evidence and evolving practice in the humanitarian sector
7 June 2019
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Can private finance ever work for the world’s poorest?

With more UK aid being delivered through the private sector, we brought together sector experts to interrogate what these trends mean for the poorest countries.
25 March 2019

#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
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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

Aid news and views from Bond

UK aid

Stats on international development: how did the UK spend aid in 2018?

19 September 2019
The 2018 ODA stats show the UK meeting the 0.7% spending target, with an extra £499m spent on UK aid compared to 2017.
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UK government Spending Round: implications for international aid

4 September 2019
Following chancellor Sajid Javid's announcement of the UK government Spending Round, what does it mean for international development?
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4 trends in global humanitarian aid

6 August 2019
Key trends shaping how the humanitarian financing landscape is (and is not) changing from Development Initiatives' global humanitarian assistance report 2019.