Our monthly update of news and analysis on aid and international development, with a focus on Australian aid. Australian aid The Albanese government has joined several other Western donors and announced that it will lift its temporary suspension of $6 million in funding to the UN Relief and Works...
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Future fragmented: revisiting Cold War aid
The Australia in the World “Year in Review” podcast recently identified “fragmentation” as its word of the year for 2023. Highlighting the impact of intensifying strategic competition on global trade, investment, and technology flows, host Darren Lim and former senior official and analyst Richard...
Pooled funding supports best practices in UN development work
The United Nations’ member states are currently discussing the next iteration of the UN funding compact, the high-level agreement aimed at raising the level of core funding for the UN’s development work to enhance the implementation of Agenda 2030. Following these discussions, a proposal for the...
Women working in and sustaining agriculture worldwide
Women are reported to make up around 43 per cent of the agricultural labour force globally. Their role in small-scale farming systems and the barriers they face in achieving equitable access to inputs are often highlighted. However, this strong focus on women as labourers or auxiliary workers masks...
A different kind of voyage: Tony Hughes, 1936-2024
We republish this unedited obituary of Tony Hughes as a mark of respect for a person of great...
Cervical cancer prevention and treatment in PNG
On International Women’s Day 2024, we bring you an edited extract from Dr Pamela Toliman’s...
February 2024 aid news
Our monthly update of news and analysis on aid and international development, with a focus on...
Australian aid effectiveness: progress over two decades
These are edited remarks from a panel discussion on aid effectiveness at the 2023 Australasian AID...
Including civil society in a whole-of-nation approach to...
Key development, diplomacy and defence policies have called for Australia to take a “whole-of...
A book on economic growth for everyone
How did the world become rich? It took a long time for me to fully internalise the gravity of this...