Act one: Tsunami. A few well-timed comments on stinginess produced an outpouring of aid. Act two: The UK plans a “development” G-8 summit. The summit won’t happen for a while, but the real ...

As cuts by rich donors decimate aid budgets for the world's most vulnerable, private financing has been touted as the sector's saviour -- but not everyone is convinced. The United Nations puts the ...

Local staff and their partners face the greatest challenges from reduced U.S. funding. Australia should focus its efforts here. In January 2025, the United States issued an unprecedented freeze on U.S ...

A Congressional hearing yesterday highlighted growing differences between major nonprofit groups and aid agencies on how to best use government funds to help feed the world’s hungry populations, ...

In recent months, the foundations of traditional aid models have begun to erode, as major donor countries scale back their commitments to official development assistance (ODA). This shift has prompted ...