NEWS & EVENTS

Aid should be first and foremost guided by the needs of communities, allowing communities to determine their own development needs;Aid should promote local ownership and sustainability;Aid should be based on principles of social and environmental justice and support...

The Foundation of the People of the South Pacific International (FSPI) is a network of NGOs which focuses on people-centred programs in Pacific communities that foster self-determination and self-reliance.Many Southern CSOs and NGOs like FSPI advance the rights of...

The Reality of Aid (RoA) project is the only major North/South international initiative focused exclusively on analysing and lobbying for poverty eradication policies and practices in international aid. The RoA network believes that aid must have a clear, exclusive...

Priorities of AusAIDThe official objective of Australia’s overseas aid program is “to assist developing countries reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development, in line with Australia’s national interest”.[i] The 2006 White Paper,...

Colonialism Britain and other imperial powers exported capital and manufactured goods to colonised countries in return for substantial imports of raw materials. This set up trading relationships that persist through to this day. Aid money from the colonisers to their...

New donors have emerged as significant players in our region, particularly China and Taiwan. However, other donor countries including Australia have expressed concern over both China and Taiwan’s use of so-called ‘dollar diplomacy’, exchanging aid...

How does philanthropy fit in with the established aid players?Philanthropic donors and bilateral government agencies are increasingly adopting joint partnerships, with public private partnerships (PPPs) being the most dominant form of collaboration. After signing a...

In recent years, China and Taiwan have emerged as significant donors in the Asia-Pacific region. Concerns have been raised from traditional donor nations such as Australia, with both nations accused of: Exchanging aid funds for political and diplomatic purposes;A...

NGOs get all the money                                    NGOs receive less than 10% of the Australian aid budget.A much larger proportion of Australian aid is in fact paid to...

What is a Non Government Organisation (NGO)NGOs are a diverse mix of organisations with varied purpose, issues and supporters.A small number of NGOs pioneered private overseas aid during the colonial period before World War II. A larger number were established in the...

About 30% of Australian aid money is channelled through multilateral institutions and funds.   Australia gives more money to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) than to United Nations agencies and programs.The World Bank and ADB in particular...

The official objective of the program is to 'assist developing countries to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development, in line with Australia’s national interest'.[1] While providing aid in line with Australia’s national interest might seem...

Wealthy donor countries set the guidelines for defining “Official Development Assistance”.  This allows donors to artificially inflate the amount of aid they claim to provide by including items which do not contribute to poverty...

                    The Australian government will spend $4.3 billion on foreign aid in 2010-11. Aid spending is often seen as a selfless and philanthropic exercise for the...

Pacific trade officials have returned from the latest round of negotiations for a new Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (talks were held in Brussels last month) with all signs indicating the EU is placing its business interests ahead of...

Hopes for a progressive agreement to reform international aid look set to be dashed at this week’s aid talks in Accra, Ghana. Delegates to the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness have been at loggerheads for two days with the United States and Japan refusing...