United Kingdom Backlash over UK foreign aid cuts ahead of G7 summit “There is no justifiable economic need to continue to break our promise to the world’s most marginalised people." 07/06/2021
United Kingdom UK makes 'devastating' 85% cut to UN family planning agency Britain, traditionally the UNFPA's largest contributor, will donate £23 million this year (€26.5 million) down from an expected commitment of £154 million (€177 million). 29/04/2021
real economy EU helps struggling Moldova out of COVID-19 crisis, but the cash comes with conditions "Europe will never be a safe and prosperous place until the neighbourhood is also safe and prosperous" - EU Commissioner, Oliver Varhelyi, on the importance of the EU's Macro-Financial Assistance. 24/03/2021
world news An estimated 11m children 'facing extreme hunger or starvation' The problem has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, according to Save The Children. 30/11/2020
United Kingdom UK government criticised for abolishing international aid department Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron as well as several charities have condemned Boris Johnson's decision to merge the Department for International Development with the Foreign Office. 16/06/2020
world news Path to prosperity: African Development Bank pushes for regional integration The African Development Bank is investing more than 13 billion Euros to finance regional integration infrastructure, believing it's key to economic prosperity. 21/06/2019
Europe News The Brief: European Development Days encourages investment in Africa "It's a different Africa. It’s a continent of economic opportunities. And it’s fast-growing.” Over 8,000 people participated in this year's European Development Days, which addressed the issue of continental inequality. 20/06/2019
world news US cuts all aid to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza The decision was linked to a Jan. 31 deadline set by new U.S. legislation under which foreign aid recipients would be more exposed to anti-terrorism lawsuits. 02/02/2019
Global Japan Japan: education partner of Rwanda The Global Japan team has come to Tumba in northern Rwanda to discover a school which trains high-level technicians to meet the economic needs of the country. 22/11/2018
Global Japan Small is beautiful: How a Japanese micro-turbine is transforming a Nepalese village Japan's Ibasei has installed six small turbines in Nepal, and transferred the technology, bringing light to the darkness of schoolchildrens' classrooms and their homes. 18/10/2018
world news Unicef seeks to raise funds for Syrian children using cryptocurrency Unicef has started recruiting gamers to mine Ethereum — the second-most valuable cryptocurrency after Bitcoin — to raise money for Syrian children. 06/02/2018
View View: China has opportunity to become new leader in international development As the United States and the European Union retreat from their foreign-aid commitments, only China has the resources and the interest to assume the mantle of global development leadership. 22/10/2017
Global Japan Japan at the forefront of assistance to Africa Japanese technology and teaching is paving the way towards self-sufficiency in Africa's agricultural sector 31/08/2017
focus Civil society gets a say at EU-Africa forum Human development, a healthy environment, gender equality and youth were some of the issues raised at the three-day event in Tunis. 18/07/2017
focus Job creation: the EU-Africa Business Forum The EU will spend 3.35 billion euros in an attempt to attract 44 billion of investment in Africa 13/06/2017
focus Role of African women: a key issue at Dakhla forum Agriculture, food security, sustainable development and the role of women — just some of the topics covered at this year’s Crans Montana Forum which was held in… 20/03/2017
focus The International Africa Development Forum discusses trust and cooperation Casablanca is the economic capital of Morocco. 17/03/2017
View The UN needs a new generation of leaders: view At a time of when countries are becoming more inward-looking, when other priorities dominate political discourse, additional funds may not be forthcoming for development cooperation. 07/02/2017
world news World powers push for more aid for Afghanistan Fifteen years after the US invasion to oust the Taliban the country remains reliant on international aid and faces a resurgent militant threat. 04/10/2016
world news Geothermal energy helps power Kenya's future Kenya’s rift valley boasts a mind-blowing safari landscape. 05/08/2016
World Public funding, private loans - whatever it takes to get an education In this edition of Learning World, we visited both northern Rwanda and southern Brazil to examine a question that faces families the world over – 01/04/2016
focus 4th annual Africa Development Forum: what is the focus? Transforming agriculture from a subsistence activity into a driver of development and growth 29/02/2016
My Europe Series Is aid the solution to European migrant crisis? There is an increase in migratory pressure to Europe which could be easily handled by the 28 if they could get their act together as a group 25/02/2016
focus African Development Forum in Morocco The African economy is gearing up a notch, and now as the continent has to work together to make the most of it, Morocco is positioning itself as a 24/02/2015
Gaza UN Gaza agency forced to suspend aid to refugees A shortfall in funding has forced the UN agency in Gaza (UNWRA) to suspend aid to tens of thousands of Palestinians for repairs to homes damaged in 28/01/2015
the global conversation UNITAID chief speaks about ending extreme poverty, tackling AIDS and innovative fund raising Philippe Douste-Blazy is a former minister in the French government and President of UNITAID. He wants to eradicate extreme poverty and raise 03/07/2014
