LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Global leaders will kick off the once-a-decade Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in Seville, Spain, on Monday, which aims to improve the world's aid and ...
The capital of Malawi, one of the world’s poorest countries, runs on aid. A city built in the 1970s by the World Bank, Lilongwe’s straight streets are filled with charities, development agencies and ...
How can researchers measure poverty and understand local development needs in places where conventional data collection is ...
Foreign assistance needs smart reform, not snide insults. A Rohingya woman feeds a child nutritional supplements provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development in Bangladesh on Feb. 11. (Ro ...
As the United States and other major donors scale back international aid, the development sector finds itself at a critical crossroads. This trend, driven by shifting political priorities and budget ...
LONDON, March 6 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Donald Trump’s new administration has plunged international development assistance into an existential crisis. Within hours of taking office in January, the ...
As China soared to economic prominence in recent decades, it also emerged as a leading source of finance for low- and middle-income countries, according to statistical records, issuing over $1 ...
International aid is under siege as never before. The largest aid donor, the US, has cut over 80 per cent of grants and contracts. The UK has announced dramatic cuts too. Yet the number of people in ...
The website of the US Agency for International Development went offline without explanation Saturday as thousands of furloughs, layoffs and program shutdowns continued amid President Donald Trump’s ...
Germany has cut its budget for international development by 8% and emergency aid has been halved. Aid agencies warn of drastic consequences. The governing coalition of the conservatives (CDU/CSU) and ...