By framing the crisis in Gaza as predominately a humanitarian issue, are we ignoring the main drivers of the crisis? Bond’s Maryam Mohsin examines how inaccurate language is allowing the international community to ignore Palestinian priorities, including investing in civic space, advocacy and peacebuilding.
Following the release of the provisional UK aid statistics, we look at what the numbers reveal, including a sustained heavy spend from the Home Office, and how that has effected work on poverty reduction.
Forcibly moving vulnerable people to a country with a high risk of refoulment breaches the UK’s international and domestic obligations. These policies can silence victims of human trafficking and modern slavery who may fear expulsion from the country, meaning they stay trapped in exploitation.
At Bond, over the last few months we’ve been working to develop our sector manifesto, ‘A Global System for People and Planet’, which will be launched at an event in Parliament this evening. Here is how we put it together.
After another busy year for all our working groups, we here from the SDGs, Funding, Communications, Disability and Development, Humanitarian and People in the Picture groups about what they’ve been up to, and what they’re planning for 2024.
There are promising signs that how we spend Official Development Assistance is set to improve in 2024 following a flurry of positive developments late this year. But if the government are to keep to there new agenda, do the numbers add up without 0.7%? Abigael Baldoumas tells us more.
Following another turbulent year in British politics, Bond’s Eden Kulig takes us through what all the chopping and changing meant for international development, and what to expect ahead of a potential election year in 2024.
Following the release of the UK government White Paper on international development last week, we ask some of our working groups to analyse what was contained, and highlight what was missing.
Draft guidance on the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme has been published, and while the scheme is less onerous than initial proposals, the guidance lacks much needed clarity. We need your help to change this.