The financial architecture for global aid needs an urgent overhaul
The financial architecture for global aid needs an urgent overhaul – https://on.ft.com/3IlUSmL via @FT
UK aid cuts: ‘tragic blow’ as opaque numbers signal big reductions
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/apr/22/uk-aid-cuts-tragic-blow-as-opaque-numbers-signal-big-reductions?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
UK to become global leader in tackling famine?
This is an impossible dream when aid becomes a tool of foreign policy and a post-Brexit UK will be desperate to cozy up to all manner of suspect foreign leaders. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/sep/02/uk-will-lead-world-on-tackling-famine-and-covid-with-new-department-says-raab?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Pandemic threatens African economic success
Clear need for a pooled risk approach to African debt management Pandemic threatens African economic success – https://on.ft.com/2F3Sy57 via @FT
New issuance of SDRs is vital to help poorer countries
Desperate need for a collective solution to Emerging Market credit crisis. https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/59dc3251-8e44-42ee-85b1-93d34fb8c8c6 via @FT
UK government among those exaggerating impact of aid – report
UK government among those exaggerating impact of aid – report I know first hand impact evaluation process is broken. Not just #globalhealth but across all sectors of aid. Rigorous assessments are rare, riddled with bias and poor implementation. @DFID_UK @USAID @3ieNews https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jul/03/uk-government-among-those-exaggerating-impact-of-aid-report?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
Katie Meyler, Liberia, and the “white-savior industrial complex” – Vox
Not surprising given that charities with 30 years experience continue to get it completely wrong. The ill effects of this charity are particularly horrifying. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/10/24/17995536/liberia-girls-more-than-me-katie-meyler