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A look at the Pact for the Future, due to be agreed at this weekend’s summit, what it promises in terms of shifting power, finance for sustainable development, climate justice, youth investment and what can be improved upon.
Today, Wednesday 18 September, over 100 leaders of the UK international development, humanitarian and peacebuilding sector have come together ahead…
Following the seismic change in the makeup of parliament following the general election in the summer, anticipation for conference season is high. We decided to put together a list of events that Bond and our members are hosting over the next few weeks.
Recently, the international development sector has been rightly awash with ideas and good intentions towards shifting power and decolonisation. Although…
At least 196 land and environmental defenders were murdered in 2023, with over 1500 reported violations against human rights defenders. It is imperative the new government steps up to protect them. Ben Leather of PBI UK tells us more.
Following the Bond Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Group’s face-to-face event last month, the steering committee reflect on the discussions they had, and offer a pathway forwards.
After nearly five years in her role as Chair of the Board of Trustees at Bond, Kate Sayer will be…
Exactly one year ago, CAFOD and CEFORD supported FCDO in an unprecedented dialogue with local civil society in Ukraine, Myanmar and South Sudan to identify how the UK can better support locally led humanitarian action. But what comes next?
Even as discussion becomes more commonplace, there remains a danger that decolonisation and localisation can act as empty buzzwords, not truly transferring power to local organisations and communities. What are the main problems, and how can we fix them?
