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The question isn’t whether AI-generated imagery is inherently problematic. It’s about who controls the tools, whose perspectives shape the outputs, and whether we’re willing to invest in community capacity to produce representations at a scale that can genuinely challenge entrenched biases.
Today, Tuesday 18th November, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has declared that the Chancellor should slash the UK aid budget by…
The issues raised in a recent BOND blog are important and its recommendations sound. But not all international volunteering is voluntourism – and failing to recognise this risks a valuable aspect of development work.
In a time of shrinking resources and increasing crises, UNICEF UK describes how it takes proven approaches and embeds them into public systems, scaling solutions through policy and finance to achieve lasting, systemic change.
Today, Tuesday 11 November, the UK government has announced its pledge of £850 million to the Global Fund to fight…
Filling in the same due diligence forms over and over again for different funders is frustrating and time-consuming for local organisations. ‘Passporting’ means doing it just once – with approval transferable to other funders. But, says, Dominic Vickers this doesn’t mean funders do less – in fact, they may have to do more.
We have seen how powerful the international community can be with the way the world responded to the outbreak of war in Ukraine. Politicians, diplomats and leaders now have a role to play in making sure that Sudan is not left behind, before it’s too late for the next generation.
The UN Tax Convention negotiations begin next week. If successful, the convention would mark the beginning of a new era of international tax justice – one where wealth is no longer hoarded by a tiny elite while billions go without the basics. War on Want’s Nuri Syed Corser tells us more.
The sector continues to experience shrinking funding and NGOs are having to reprioritise their budgets to stay afloat. Bond’s annual safeguarding survey gives us insight into what this means for our members’ abilities to keep the communities they work with safe.
