Disasters always bring an influx of aid money to communities. It must be spent wisely to avoid mistakes and ensure long-term recovery.
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The drop in funding has also led donors to prioritize the trend of using aid to control the movement of people – over their needs.
In areas that had received the most American aid, the probability of conflict increased by 3.1 percentage points.
A study found that South Koreans who received donated US vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic were more in favor of their government giving to other nations.
What about the moral case for helping poorer countries with their development?
With targeted support, refugees are more likely to gain employment, increase their savings and find safety if not housed in camps, study finds.
Wealthy countries promised billions of dollars to help developing nations adapt to climate change, but the result rests on a shaky foundation of fuzzy accounting.
History teaches us that Gaza’s reconstruction will only be successful if its people actively participate in shaping a safe, peaceful and prosperous future for themselves.
In 2020, British Conservatives cited cost-cutting to force the UK’s foreign aid office into a merger. Five years later, it hasn’t recovered its budget or expertise.
The EU and China may fill the aid vacuum left by Trump’s aid cuts.
The dismantling of USAID underscores a larger trend of strategic and ideological considerations that have always influenced international development aid.
A$95 billion worth of USAID programs have been brought to a screeching halt. It’s a devastating decision for developing nations, but also for US foreign policy.
Millions of Palestinian refugees are set to suffer as a result of banning the UN agency, piling pressure on the US, which has warned of ‘consequences.’
World Bank president Ajay Banga is in Australia to secure funding for sustainable economic development and critical infrastructure in the world’s poorest nations.
A United Nations agency known as UNRWA is the main player in crisis response in Gaza – but Israel will no longer work with UNRWA, and border crossings are not consistent in getting aid through.
There is not much consensus on what the root causes of migration actually are, and little evidence to show that addressing them actually reduces migration.
Aid workers used to be considered off-limits in conflicts. The deaths of 7 aid workers in Gaza show that’s not the case anymore. Attacks on aid workers are on the rise.
Sex workers have a deep understanding of their needs but development partnerships tend to prioritise scientific knowledge.
A cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas has seen the release of 58 hostages held in Gaza and 111 Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
Government sanctions against Hamas, which the US and the European Union consider a terrorist group, mean that aid groups are not able to directly work with Hamas.
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