Russell-Cooke renews partnership with Bond to support charities and international NGOs
Bond, the UK network for organisations working in international development, is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with…
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Three years of conflict in Sudan – Bond statement
Today, Wednesday 15 April, marks three years since the start of conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces…
Participation in practice: co-creating inclusion resources with disability-led organisations
When we listen to Persons with Disabilities’ expertise, programmes become more responsive, relevant and grounded in lived experience. That’s why disability-led organisations have co-created a new visual resource to show what inclusive development should look like and how to make it happen.
Statistics paint a bleak picture for the world’s most marginalised
As the UK government implements its cuts to ODA, the newly released Statistics for International Development (SIDs) offer important spending insights on these reductions. Here are the key takeaways.
This is the moment: from the UK Global Health Summit 2026 to the Global Partnerships Conference
Global health is in crisis. As two major international health conferences take place, now is the time for the UK to embrace a different model which recognises the mutual benefits of engaging with other health systems and workforces.
UK aid spend falls by over £1 billion in 2025 as over 18% of budget diverted towards asylum support costs
Today, Thursday 9 April, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) published its provisional statistics on how UK aid was spent in 2025. …
What 40 years of experience in international infrastructure development has taught me
After 40 years working in international infrastructure development, Mark Harvey reveals that the real key to successful projects isn’t just about engineering. It’s about understanding people, systems, and disciplines, as well as learning by doing – all captured in a new toolkit.
How the UK fuels child undernutrition in low- and middle-income countries by enabling illicit finance
Sunit Bagree at Results UK examines the devastating consequences of the UK’s complicity in trade-related illicit financial flows. Can the British government turn the tide?
What does the NHS owe the countries it recruits from?
The NHS relies on internationally trained staff, and will do so for the foreseeable future. Ben Simms at Global Health Partnerships argues that the UK government needs to match the benefits it gains with meaningful support for the health systems it recruits from.