October 22, 2023
Africa: Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Worsens Even As First Aid Convoys Arrive
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September 27, 2023
Africa: Don't Count On Public-Private Partnership Solutions
In recent years, public-private partnerships (PPPs) have spread rapidly. While usually profitable for the private partners, PPPs have generally not served the longer-term public… Read more »
July 31, 2023
Niger: Humanitarian Aid Efforts Continue in Niger Despite Military Coup
Nicole Kouassi, the UNDP resident representative in Niger, is constantly faced with the challenge of coordinating aid delivery to 4.3 million people in need. On Wednesday, Kouassi… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Africa: Vulnerable Countries Need Action On Loss and Damage Today and Not At COPs to Come #AfricaClimateHope
In March 2023, more than 600 people died in Malawi after Tropical Cyclone Freddy dumped heavy rain, flooding the southern part of the country, displacing over half a million… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Africa: U.S. Lagging Behind On Funding International Family Planning & Reproductive Health
International family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) are critical to achieving gender equity, but U.S. investment in them is not nearly sufficient to meet the moment. Read more »
March 21, 2023
Rwanda: Brac International Signs MOU With Rwanda to Empower People in Extreme Poverty
Against a brutally painful historical backdrop, a story of hope and resilience unfolds in Rwanda. Read more »
March 07, 2023
Africa: Our Aids Response Must Acknowledge and Bridge Gendered Digital Inequalities
Anne Githuku-Shongwe is the UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa Director and Eva Kiwango is the Country Director of UNAIDS South Africa Read more »
February 22, 2023
Africa: BRAC 'Resets' Program Aimed At Empowering Adolescent Girls in Africa
BRAC's Empowerment and Livelihood Program (ELA) has benefitted tens of thousands of girls, and its recently released report shows an organization willing to adapt to the… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Africa: Landmark Win On Loss and Damage Fund at COP27 #AfricaClimateHope
COP 27 delivered on what was the 'litmus test' for its success - consensus on the establishment of a fund on loss and damage. What seemed impossible was made possible, largely due… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Africa: A World in Crisis Needs Both Trade and Aid
We are in the toughest period the world economy has faced since the creation of the multilateral system more than three-quarters of a century ago. A quadruple shock of COVID,… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Africa: 'Aid Organizations Must Include the Youth Voice' August 12, 2022--International Youth Day
Today marks International Youth Day, a global celebration of the transformative power of young people. Introduced by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999, the event was… Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: Aid for Power in New Cold War
Long a means for powerful nations to influence developing countries, development finance has gained renewed significance in the new Cold War. Unlike during the US-Soviet Cold War,… Read more »
May 30, 2022
Africa: UN 'Deeply Troubled' By Impending Cuts On Development Aid By Rich Nations
The four-month-old Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has triggered a hefty increase in military spending among Western nations and a rise in humanitarian and military assistance… Read more »
May 09, 2022
Africa: Education and Aid - Today Is the Time for Transformation
"I first think about my children. They are why we were forced to leave - because our children are always our first concern." Read more »
August 13, 2010
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Farmers Welcome Support
Farmers in the southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo are looking forward to increased production after 16 tractors and 200 ox-drawn carts were distributed across three regions… Read more »