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26 Jan 18
An additional $1trn could be found through so-called blended finances to fill the funding gap for the UN Sustainable Development Goals, a consultation paper has suggested.
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24 Jan 18
The UK Department for International Development has launched a digital strategy, which it says will ensure the aid system is “ready for the digital challenges of the 21st century”.
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22 Jan 18
A South African public health campaign group has pledged to hold the government to account for the “health crisis”.
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22 Jan 18
The United Nations is seeking $1.6bn to protect millions of people in Somalia from drought, conflict and displacement.
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19 Jan 18
Saudi Arabia will help Yemen’s struggling economy with a $2bn transfer to its central bank following the Yemeni prime minister’s appeal for help.
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17 Jan 18
The Asian Development Bank’s co-financing approvals went down to $9.5bn in 2017 as a result of a delay in expected projects, according to preliminary figures.
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16 Jan 18
Tunisia is planning to give an extra $70m to poor families and needy people in the country amid protests against austerity measures, a minister has said.
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16 Jan 18
The European Union will give an additional €5m to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
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16 Jan 18
The UK could cut aid for richer developing countries that fail to “take responsibility” and do not invest in their own people, the international development secretary Penny Mordaunt has said.
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10 Jan 18
Asia accounts for a third of global fossil subsidies. Phasing these subsidies out would strengthen the continent's public finances, says the Asian Development Bank’s Shikha Jha.
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9 Jan 18
The US Federal Energy Regulation Commission yesterday rejected the energy secretary’s proposal to subsidise coal and nuclear power plants in parts of the country.
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8 Jan 18
Guernsey politicians are due to vote this month to try to resolve a row over how to reorganise the island’s secondary and post-16 education system.
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4 Jan 18
Iceland has made it illegal to pay women less than men to fight gender discrimination.
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4 Jan 18
The UK Department for International Development has announced a new £21m package of support for humanitarian crises in 2018.
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2 Jan 18
The United Nations has approved a $5.4bn programme budget for the next two years, at the 2017 closing session of the General Assembly.
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20 Dec 17
The Asian Development Bank has signed two loans to support Pakistan’s urban and transport sectors.
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19 Dec 17
The International Monetary Fund has given Mauritania a three-year loan worth $163.9m to strengthen economic stability and speed up growth in the country.
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19 Dec 17
Japan has pledged $2.9bn for people in developing countries to have access to essential health care, the prime minister Shinzo Abe has announced.
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19 Dec 17
The Asian Development Bank has signed a $60m grant to support electricity in Afghanistan by extending the national grid connectivity and strengthening the power system.
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18 Dec 17
The UK has pledged to provide an extra £50m to help stop the “human tragedy” in Yemen and feed millions in need.
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15 Dec 17
South Sudan needs $1.7bn in humanitarian aid in 2018 to help those affected by the ongoing war, hunger and the deteriorating economy, the United Nations and country’s government have said.
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15 Dec 17
The World Bank will end all financial support for new oil and gas projects from 2019, it announced at a climate change summit in Paris on Tuesday.
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15 Dec 17
Economic diversification can boost growth in sub-Saharan Africa, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
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14 Dec 17
Thirty-six countries have pledged $383m to a United Nations emergency fund for crisis relief operations around the world.
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13 Dec 17
Leaders in the Caribbean plan to launch a new public-private partnership to create the world’s first ‘climate-smart zone’, following the hurricanes that swooped across the islands...
26 Jan 18An additional $1trn could be found through so-called blended finances to fill the funding gap for the UN Sustainable Development Goals, a consultation paper has suggested.
24 Jan 18The UK Department for International Development has launched a digital strategy, which it says will ensure the aid system is “ready for the digital challenges of the 21st century”.
22 Jan 18A South African public health campaign group has pledged to hold the government to account for the “health crisis”.
22 Jan 18The United Nations is seeking $1.6bn to protect millions of people in Somalia from drought, conflict and displacement.
19 Jan 18Saudi Arabia will help Yemen’s struggling economy with a $2bn transfer to its central bank following the Yemeni prime minister’s appeal for help.
17 Jan 18The Asian Development Bank’s co-financing approvals went down to $9.5bn in 2017 as a result of a delay in expected projects, according to preliminary figures.
16 Jan 18Tunisia is planning to give an extra $70m to poor families and needy people in the country amid protests against austerity measures, a minister has said.
16 Jan 18The European Union will give an additional €5m to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
16 Jan 18The UK could cut aid for richer developing countries that fail to “take responsibility” and do not invest in their own people, the international development secretary Penny Mordaunt has said.
10 Jan 18Asia accounts for a third of global fossil subsidies. Phasing these subsidies out would strengthen the continent's public finances, says the Asian Development Bank’s Shikha Jha.
9 Jan 18The US Federal Energy Regulation Commission yesterday rejected the energy secretary’s proposal to subsidise coal and nuclear power plants in parts of the country.
8 Jan 18Guernsey politicians are due to vote this month to try to resolve a row over how to reorganise the island’s secondary and post-16 education system.
4 Jan 18Iceland has made it illegal to pay women less than men to fight gender discrimination.
4 Jan 18The UK Department for International Development has announced a new £21m package of support for humanitarian crises in 2018.
2 Jan 18The United Nations has approved a $5.4bn programme budget for the next two years, at the 2017 closing session of the General Assembly.
20 Dec 17The Asian Development Bank has signed two loans to support Pakistan’s urban and transport sectors.
19 Dec 17The International Monetary Fund has given Mauritania a three-year loan worth $163.9m to strengthen economic stability and speed up growth in the country.
19 Dec 17Japan has pledged $2.9bn for people in developing countries to have access to essential health care, the prime minister Shinzo Abe has announced.
19 Dec 17The Asian Development Bank has signed a $60m grant to support electricity in Afghanistan by extending the national grid connectivity and strengthening the power system.
15 Dec 17South Sudan needs $1.7bn in humanitarian aid in 2018 to help those affected by the ongoing war, hunger and the deteriorating economy, the United Nations and country’s government have said.
15 Dec 17The World Bank will end all financial support for new oil and gas projects from 2019, it announced at a climate change summit in Paris on Tuesday.
15 Dec 17Economic diversification can boost growth in sub-Saharan Africa, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
14 Dec 17Thirty-six countries have pledged $383m to a United Nations emergency fund for crisis relief operations around the world.
13 Dec 17Leaders in the Caribbean plan to launch a new public-private partnership to create the world’s first ‘climate-smart zone’, following the hurricanes that swooped across the islands...
