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Scotland’s International Development Alliance on why the election results must be met with reflection and renewed engagement. But how do the political parties represented in parliament feel about the international development budget?
At the close of the Global Partnerships Conference, hosted by the UK government on 19-20 May, Bond is calling on the UK government to sustain momentum built at the…
If shifting power is to mean anything, it cannot remain a phrase attached to a system in which money, risk and decision making still flow upward. So, what does a genuine shift in power mean?
The current models for international development, climate finance and development-focused investment are not working as they should in fragile and conflict-affected settings. To fix this, peace cannot be seen as a separate agenda, but the foundation of impactful and sustainable interventions. Elizabeth Laruni explores five ways to integrate them.
Today, Monday 18th May, 82 INGO leaders, including from ActionAid UK, Christian Aid, the ONE Campaign, Oxfam GB, and Plan International UK…
Dillon Kasson from Self Help Africa examines the promise and complexity of challenge funds as a development tool. How can these funds create new opportunities for smallholder farmers?
Eleanor Rosenbach, co-director of the Corporate Justice Coalition, on how to address the rampant power imbalance between businesses on the one hand, and people and communities on the other.
Bond members’ events and highlights at this pivotal conference on the future of development cooperation and international partnerships.
An invitation and a challenge to move beyond rhetoric, confront power honestly and build an international cooperation system that reflects the world we are working towards. We hear from voices across the Global Majority ahead of the 2026 Global Partnerships Conference.
