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Book Review: Aid’s implementariat: national and invisible
Gordon Peake The book’s subtitle ‘The Invisible Labor of International Development’ has a dual meaning. It both reflects that this class of workers is […]
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The news – good, bad and uncertain – on NGO donations in Australia
Terence Wood Most Australian development NGOs actually did quite well with donations amid the very difficult year that was 2019 with stagnant domestic economy, […]
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What’s killing us in international NGOs?
Ann Hendrix-Jenkins The dark side of international development needs to be dismantled, and then transformed by developing different systems that are humane and restorative. […]
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The diabolically difficult mid-term review of funding programmes
Gordon Peake Trepidation within a donor or managing contractor about reputational damage to their brand is palpable. Success in promotion rounds and winning new […]
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The international humanitarian response to COVID-19
Fiona Tarpey The global COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis unprecedented in its scale and scope, with particularly dire impacts in fragile and conflict settings. […]
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Fixing the WHO
Joel Negin Like other United Nations bodies, the WHO has always been a political beast. It is funded by and given its power by […]
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COP-25 reminder: Where is the Compensation for the Climate Vulnerable
Industrialized countries pledged to compensate the vulnerable and the least developed countries in Copenhagen, in Paris, in various COPs and even in SDGs; but […]
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Despite size, Congo Basin attracts less funding than other major forest areas
RICHARD EBA’A ATYI Stronger capacities and governance needed to boost international support for Central African forests The Congo Basin is home to the second […]
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Poor governance in the Pacific: the forgotten issue
Stephen Howes The World Bank publishes annual updates of its list of fragile states and ten Pacific nations are included in the Bank’s annual fragility assessment […]
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Implementing, Scaling and Planning for Aid Exit and Sustainability
Jindra Cekan Rarely do funders return to evaluate what lasts after aid projects end, but when they do, we can find myriad pleasures: 1) sustainability […]
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Managing the transition from aid: lessons for donors and recipients
Annalisa Prizzon The past 15 years have seen 35 low-income countries (LICs) achieving middle-income country (MIC) status. While income per capita is only one […]
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Narcissism And Hubris Cause The Death Of An NGO
Some of the 50 people who lost their jobs have initiated legal action against the Governing Board to get severance pay