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Forest funding cut by UK government
#CarbonBrief #Congo #forests #tropicalRainforest #developmentAid #UK #climateChange #globalWarming #deforestation #biodiversity
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Forest funding cut by UK government
#CarbonBrief #Congo #forests #tropicalRainforest #developmentAid #UK #climateChange #globalWarming #deforestation #biodiversity
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Interest Instead of Aid
2026: Germany cuts development aid, France by nearly 40%. Humanitarian aid at a decade low.
Meanwhile: developing countries paid $921bn in net interest on debt in 2024 – 61 countries spend at least 10% of government revenue on it.
3.4bn people live in countries paying more for interest than health or education. (UNCTAD)
Who bears the climate damage they didn't cause?
https://unctad.org/publication/world-of-debt
#CuiBono #Debt #DevelopmentAid #climate -
Germany's role in the world: Humanitarian & development needs are rising worldwide, yet Germany's development assistance falls below 0.5% of its GDP in 2025—missing the target of 0.7%: venro-org.translate.goog/publikatione... #Germany #HumanitarianAid #DevelopmentAid #DevelopmentAssistance #ODA >>
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In today's world, defense spending matters, but without parallel investment in development and infrastructure, it is only half a security strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/11/world/development-is-hard-power/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #defense #developmentaid #infrastructure
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In today's world, defense spending matters, but without parallel investment in development and infrastructure, it is only half a security strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/11/world/development-is-hard-power/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #defense #developmentaid #infrastructure
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UK's G20 Role: Opportunity to Shape Global Financial Discussions
The UK will host a meeting about money problems around the world. This is a chance for leaders to talk about helping poor countries and fixing global money rules.
#GlobalFinance, #UKMeeting, #DebtRelief, #WorldEconomy, #DevelopmentAid
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The United Kingdom is hosting an important meeting soon to discuss how money works globally. Leaders will talk about helping countries with debt and making the world's money system fairer for everyone.
#GlobalFinance, #UKMeeting, #DebtRelief, #WorldEconomy, #DevelopmentAid
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As the United States retreats from its postwar leadership role under Donald Trump, Japan must overcome domestic constraints and step up with partners to help sustain the global order it has long quietly supported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/12/31/it-is-japans-time-to-step-out/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #us #donaldtrump #nationalsecuritystrategy #worldwarii #apec #shinzoabe #tpp #china #africa #developmentaid #article9 #constitution #coldwar #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #shinzoabe
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As the United States retreats from its postwar leadership role under Donald Trump, Japan must overcome domestic constraints and step up with partners to help sustain the global order it has long quietly supported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/12/31/it-is-japans-time-to-step-out/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #us #donaldtrump #nationalsecuritystrategy #worldwarii #apec #shinzoabe #tpp #china #africa #developmentaid #article9 #constitution #coldwar #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #shinzoabe
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[Ye Gods, this paper]
"The blockchain pilot might be good for the agencies but really it’s not for the refugees. This industry [development aid] is a stage, and everyone has to act. The refugee women can only use this technology during the time they are working with us [...] They won’t use the technology. We know this really."
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[Ye Gods, this paper]
"The blockchain pilot might be good for the agencies but really it’s not for the refugees. This industry [development aid] is a stage, and everyone has to act. The refugee women can only use this technology during the time they are working with us [...] They won’t use the technology. We know this really."
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Billionaires’ Wealth Has Skyrocketed by Over $6 Trillion Over the Past Decade
A new Oxfam report found the wealth of the global 1 percent has increased by $33.9 trillion since 2015.
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Learned about a very interesting concept of running localisation labs to introduce experimentation into the work of local actors and local NGOs. #FutureOfCooperation
Understanding that the #DevelopmentAid #HumanitarianAid industry needs to change is one thing. But it needs alternatives: One interesting approach is NEAR’s localisation labs: Launched in 2023, they empower local leaders and organisations to drive ... https://byzzyy.micro.blog/2025/02/25/learned-about-a-very-interesting.html
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Why the EU won’t stop the development aid decline https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/podcast/why-the-eu-wont-stop-the-development-aid-decline/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #developmentaid #EUdevelopmentaid #EUNGOs #fundingfreeze #NGOs
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Why the EU won’t stop the development aid decline https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/podcast/why-the-eu-wont-stop-the-development-aid-decline/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #developmentaid #EUdevelopmentaid #EUNGOs #fundingfreeze #NGOs
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The whole world will benefit if every country industrializes and grows wealthy on the back of renewable energy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/11/26/world/clean-power-must-offer-hope/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #cop29 #climatechange #oil #cleanenergy #globaleconomy #developmentaid
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The whole world will benefit if every country industrializes and grows wealthy on the back of renewable energy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/11/26/world/clean-power-must-offer-hope/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #cop29 #climatechange #oil #cleanenergy #globaleconomy #developmentaid
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Zum Welttag der Information über #Entwicklungsfragen geben wir diesen Lektürehinweis aus unserem #Heftarchiv:
▶ Daniel Speich Chassé, Streit um den Geldsack. Zahlen als politische Kommunikationsform über #Entwicklungshilfe in der #Schweiz, #WerkstattGeschichte 58/2012, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/alle_ausgaben/wissen-und-wirtschaften
@histodons @historikerinnen @historyofeconomics
#histodons #DevelopmentAid #Switzerland #HistKnow #Wissensgeschichte #Wirtschaftsgeschichte #EconHist #WorldDevelopmentInformationDay #WDID
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Zum Welttag der Information über #Entwicklungsfragen geben wir diesen Lektürehinweis aus unserem #Heftarchiv:
▶ Daniel Speich Chassé, Streit um den Geldsack. Zahlen als politische Kommunikationsform über #Entwicklungshilfe in der #Schweiz, #WerkstattGeschichte 58/2012, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/alle_ausgaben/wissen-und-wirtschaften
@histodons @historikerinnen @historyofeconomics
#histodons #DevelopmentAid #Switzerland #HistKnow #Wissensgeschichte #Wirtschaftsgeschichte #EconHist #WorldDevelopmentInformationDay #WDID
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Africa, historically undervalued in Japan’s foreign policy, is becoming increasingly important in Japanese geopolitical strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/09/03/japan/understanding-foip/ #commentary #japan #ticad #africa #china #developmentaid #africajapanrelations
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Africa, historically undervalued in Japan’s foreign policy, is becoming increasingly important in Japanese geopolitical strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/09/03/japan/understanding-foip/ #commentary #japan #ticad #africa #china #developmentaid #africajapanrelations
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Heute vor 60 Jahren entsandte der im Vorjahr gegründete Deutsche Entwicklungsdienst (seit 2011 Teil der @GIZ) die ersten 14 bundesdeutschen #Entwicklungshelfer (nach #Tansania).
Zur #Geschichte der frühen #Entwicklungszusammenarbeit s. den Beitrag: @sandramass, »Eine Art sublimierter Tarzan« – Deutsche #Entwicklungshilfe als Menschentechnik in den 1960er Jahren, #WerkstattGeschichte 42/2006, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/alle_ausgaben/diebe -
Heute vor 60 Jahren entsandte der im Vorjahr gegründete Deutsche Entwicklungsdienst (seit 2011 Teil der @GIZ) die ersten 14 bundesdeutschen #Entwicklungshelfer (nach #Tansania).
Zur #Geschichte der frühen #Entwicklungszusammenarbeit s. den Beitrag: @sandramass, »Eine Art sublimierter Tarzan« – Deutsche #Entwicklungshilfe als Menschentechnik in den 1960er Jahren, #WerkstattGeschichte 42/2006, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/alle_ausgaben/diebe -
Swedish ambassador expelled from Mali over ‘hostile’ comment https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/swedish-ambassador-expelled-from-mali-over-hostile-comment/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BurkinaFaso #developmentaid #Mali #mercenaries #militarycoup
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Swedish ambassador expelled from Mali over ‘hostile’ comment https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/swedish-ambassador-expelled-from-mali-over-hostile-comment/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BurkinaFaso #developmentaid #Mali #mercenaries #militarycoup
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It would cost less in dollars and lives to support those impacted by climate change before they become refugees, especially by helping their countries adapt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/06/16/world/helping-migrants-costs/ #commentary #worldnews #climatechange #globalwarming #refugees #humanrights #developmentaid
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It would cost less in dollars and lives to support those impacted by climate change before they become refugees, especially by helping their countries adapt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/06/16/world/helping-migrants-costs/ #commentary #worldnews #climatechange #globalwarming #refugees #humanrights #developmentaid
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EU must not neglect development aid over defence, Commissioner Urpilainen warns https://www.euractiv.com/section/development-policy/interview/eu-must-not-neglect-development-aid-over-defence-commissioner-urpilainen-warns/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #defence #developmentaid #EDIP #globalgateway #JuttaUrpilainen
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EU must not neglect development aid over defence, Commissioner Urpilainen warns https://www.euractiv.com/section/development-policy/interview/eu-must-not-neglect-development-aid-over-defence-commissioner-urpilainen-warns/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #defence #developmentaid #EDIP #globalgateway #JuttaUrpilainen
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EU must not neglect development aid over defence, Commissioner Urpilainen warns https://www.euractiv.com/section/development-policy/interview/eu-must-not-neglect-development-aid-over-defence-commissioner-urpilainen-warns/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #defence #developmentaid #EDIP #globalgateway #JuttaUrpilainen
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Europeans overwhelmingly support investment in ‘international solidarity’, survey finds https://www.euractiv.com/section/development-policy/news/europeans-overwhelmingly-support-investment-in-international-solidarity-survey-finds/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Africa #developmentaid #GiorgiaMeloni #immigration #Solidarity
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Here's an important post about the "least important" election topic in the upcoming Dutch elections: development aid (article in Dutch).
heiligboontje.substack.com/p/het-minst-belangrijke-verkiezingsthema.
#Verkiezingen #Elections #DevelopmentAid -
China's signature Belt and Road initiative is now a pillar of an alternative global order and a counter to the existing, Western-created and led paradigm for development aid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/10/20/china-bri-anniversary/?utm_content=bufferc40e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #china #bri #developmentaid #west #globalsouth #globaleconomy
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While the BRI has provided infrastructure development and economic benefits to many countries in the Indo-Pacific, concerns exist about debt issues and Chinese influence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/10/19/world/belt-road-initiative-anniversary/?utm_content=buffer16048&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #china #bri #beltandroad #trade #developmentaid
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EU’s Borrell: Israel has right to self-defence, but some actions ‘counter international law’ https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eus-borrell-israel-has-right-to-self-defence-but-some-actions-counter-international-law/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #developmentaid #FAC #Hamas #humanitarianaid #Israel
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Some inconvenient truth about international development policy https://www.euractiv.com/section/development-policy/opinion/some-inconvenient-truth-about-international-development-policy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #developmentaid #developmentcooperation
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Global Financing Pact: Macron’s diplomatic tour de force https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/global-financing-pact-macrons-diplomatic-tour-de-force/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Brettonwoods #China #developmentaid #EmmanuelMacron #France
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Summit for a New Global Financing Pact: What it is and why it matters https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/summit-for-a-new-global-financing-pact-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #climatetransition #developmentaid #EmmanuelMacron
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Summit for a New Global Financing Pact: What it is and why it matters https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/summit-for-a-new-global-financing-pact-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #climatetransition #developmentaid #EmmanuelMacron
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In May, Italian Prime Minister Meloni discussed with Group of Seven allies the possibility of Italy pulling out of China's Belt and Road initiative, though a final decision has not been reached. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/28/world/italy-belt-and-road/?utm_content=buffere3b35&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #worldnews #china #italy #developmentaid #beltandroad