Germany wants to start a new global emergency relief fund just as the U.S. announces its intention to leave the United Nation’s Green Climate Fund. The announcements come roughly a week apart and show how diverging priorities for some of the world’s largest economies may reshape the humanitarian system.
Global spending on development assistance reached its highest level, largely driven by the refugee crisis, according to a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Foreign aid is more important than ever, according to Oxfam. Simply growing the global economy will not end extreme poverty…
The value of the British pound dropped 10 percent in the wake of the news that the U.K. voted to…
The U.K. government is being criticized for its role in advocating for a change the re-defines official development assistance to…
The world’s poorest countries are getting poorer when it comes to expanding global foreign aid spending, shows new data from…
Marking its increased interest in Africa, China made a huge splash by pledging $60 billion for development projects and investments…
More aid money needs to go to the 37 least-developed countries (LDCs) to achieve the goal of ending extreme poverty,…
By the amount spent, overall development assistance increased in 2014. But in real terms it fell by 0.5 percent and less…
With 805 million people suffering from from chronic hunger, it is obvious to say the problem is immense. Getting that…