Is power really shifting? Yes… and no
Reflections from the Global Partnerships Conference on one of the biggest questions facing international development today: is power really shifting in the development and humanitarian space?
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How will the new Scottish Parliament shape Scotland’s role in building a fairer world?
Scotland’s International Development Alliance shares 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?
Following Global Partnerships Conference, Bond calls for sustained ambition on UK international development agenda
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…
Global Partnerships Conference: shifting power must be more than a slogan
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?
Integrating peace: how to work in fragile and conflict-affected settings
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.
Ahead of the Global Partnerships Conference, 82 NGO leaders call for greater ambition for UK’s international development agenda
Today, Monday 18th May, 82 INGO leaders, including from ActionAid UK, Christian Aid, the ONE Campaign, Oxfam GB, and Plan International UK…
Making challenge funds work: six lessons from supporting agribusiness innovation in Africa
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?
Shifting the balance of power: an urgent need for legislative reform to protect rights
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.
What’s going on at – and around – the Global Partnerships Conference this week
Bond members’ events and highlights at this pivotal conference on the future of development cooperation and international partnerships.