Following a year where the official development assistance budget was cut once again, there are so many questions the government still need to answer to get their vision for international development and humanitarian assistance back on track. Alex Farley takes us through another tumultuous year, and looks at what needs to be addressed in 2026.
Supporting community-led organisations is one of the best ways to ensure aid is money well spent. As aid budgets shrink, if communities know what they need, why aren’t we trusting them to lead?
A new report by UNICEF reveals that aid going towards global education is facing a $3.2 billion cut by the end of 2026, threatening the future of millions of children worldwide. Najib Bajali examines the impact this could have.
In this blog, we unpack the insights offered by the final SIDs for 2024, then we’ll turn to considering them in the context of the government’s decision to cut ODA from 0.5% of GNI to 0.3%.
International development organisations are grappling with the implications of recent cuts to aid. For those of us in global health, these funding cuts risk reversing hard-won gains.
As aid cuts deepen, Mark Barrell and Elizabeth Sidell of the Bond Disability and Development Group explain why inclusion is central to true value for money.
While we await the government’s decisions on the much larger cuts to come – with an accompanying impact assessment– later this year, the Annual Report gives us a first look at where the cuts will hit hardest and paints a bleak picture.
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has just published a report drawing on the latest figures from the 2025…
