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. The briefing also contains recommendations on what more the UK government can do on locally led development and to achieve equitable partnerships. The second half of the briefing includes examples of how Bond members are moving forward on locally led.