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Bond Humanitarian WG Position on Global Partnership Conference May 2026

Locally led development and development finance institutions: the case of British International Investment

Global Partnerships Conference: how it can achieve genuine and meaningful engagement and be locally led

This is a Bond briefing on what meaningful engagement with civil society looks like and how the FCDO can achieve genuine and meaningful engagement with civil society on the upcoming Global Partnerships Conference in May 2026.

Faith actors in development

Building equitable partnerships: a learning report

UK civic space: what is happening? 2025-2026

Over the past ten months, Bond has continued to track and analyse changes to civic space in the UK. This our third and final annual report identifying trends across UK civic space.

How to create an enabling environment for civil society in the UK

Civic space in the UK has declined dramatically in recent years as successive governments have eroded protest rights and placed stricter limits on other forms of activism and campaigning. Civil society has spoken out against the restrictions, attempting to halt and ultimately reverse them. But are there other ways to improve our civic space so that it is more open and enabling in the future?

Perspectives on locally led humanitarian action: advancing UK practice and policy

On 27 March 2025, Bond, CAFOD and the Universities of Warwick and Essex co-hosted a Conference on ways forward for UK donor institutions – in particular FCDO, DEC and Start – and UK INGOs in support of locally-led humanitarian action. This document looks at what was discussed. 

UK civic space: what is happening? 2024-2025

Bond has continued to track and analyse changes to civic space in the UK over the last 12 months. We have identified nine new trends which we believe are shaping the environment for civil society in the UK.