Crossroads of Crises: Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific Opening Statement at the 59th Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting
The Asian Development Bank has been a key development player in Asia and the Pacific region. Over the last 59 years, the Bank invested in many projects across...
The reality of aid: Championing an accountable, rights-based, socially just development cooperation
Across Asia and the Pacific, development challenges manifest differently, but remain interconnected. Countries are in a very deep – almost impossible to recover from – external debt. The...
Cracks in the Wall: How Flood Control Funds Sink into Corruption While Filipinos Drown
This piece is writtten by Jennifer Guste of the Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG), a member of Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific. On 2 September...
Pixels of Resistance: Palestine and the struggle that connects us all
Across social media platforms, countless videos show Palestinians appealing for food, aid, and basic necessities. Each post and livestream reveals a harsh reality — that the horrors of...
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The Asian Development Bank has been a key development player in Asia and the Pacific region. Over the last 59...
Across Asia and the Pacific, development challenges manifest differently, but remain interconnected. Countries are in a very deep – almost...
This piece is writtten by Jennifer Guste of the Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG), a member of Reality...
Across social media platforms, countless videos show Palestinians appealing for food, aid, and basic necessities. Each post and livestream reveals...
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Austerity was projected to impact 6.7 billion people in 2023 or 85 percent of humanity and the population most likely...
Austerity was projected to impact 6.7 billion people in 2023 or 85 percent of humanity and the population most likely...
Locally-led development (LLD) isincreasingly recognized as essential forachieving effective developmentcooperation (EDC) outcomes. This meansthat local actors must drive the priorities,strategies,...
Austerity was projected to impact 6.7 billion people in 2023 or 85 percent of humanity and the population most likely...