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December 02nd 2021
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The Advocacy Team marks International Women’s Day 2024 by exploring Self-Advocacy
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There was no better way to mark #InternationalWomensDay2024 than to learn more about the personal journeys of self-advocacy in the #InternationalDevelopment sector through the experiences of our incredibly inspiring guest speakers. Read more about what our speakers had to say.
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Understanding the UK’s Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) Budget Training Course
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Want to learn where to find these numbers and understand what this data means? Join The Advocacy Team on the 14th May for our in person ODA Training Course.
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Report: Financing Reparations and Loss and Damage – What are the Options?
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The Advocacy Team and Development Reimagined unpacks the data around funding loss and damage through reparatory justice.
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The Advocacy Team Soft-launch Report at the World Bank Annual Meetings 2023: Financing Reparations and Loss and Damage – What are the Options?
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The Advocacy Team and Development Reimagined soft-launches their recent report on funding loss and damage through reparatory justice at the World Bank Annual Meetings in Morocco.
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What does the Provisional Aid Statistics for 2023 show us?
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In 2022, the UK experienced an unprecedented change in its aid spending, as it counted a third of its ODA budget on in-donor refugee costs. Following two years of aid cuts when the UK reduced its ODA to GNI ratio from 0.7% to 0.5%, the increased spending on in-donor refugee costs deepened cuts further. Our Senior Associate, Nasim Salad, tells us more.
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Aid for Asylum?
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The UK government’s new controversial Rwanda migration policy poses many questions, least of all those from an ethics and moral standpoint. But one of the questions people in the aid sector will be asking is; “how much of this policy, if any, will be financed by official development assistance (ODA)?”. Our Senior Associate, Nasim Salad, tells us more
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Meet the Team: Understanding the UK’s Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) with Mathilde Benguigui
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Want to learn where to find these numbers and understand what this data means? Join The Advocacy Team on the 14th May for our in person ODA Training Course.
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Press Release: UN Human Rights Chief Advocates for Reparations
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PRESS RELEASE The Advocacy Team commends the recent statement by the UN Rights Chief, Volker Türk urging states to take action on slavery reparations, emphasising the imperative to address historical injustices. This call is a response to ongoing systemic inequalities stemming from the legacy of slavery.
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Understanding the UK’s Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) Budget Training Course
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Want to learn where to find these numbers and understand what this data means? Join The Advocacy Team on the 14th May for our in person ODA Training Course.
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French legislative elections: Path towards democratic progress or risk of ungovernability?
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At first glance, France and the United Kingdom seem to be following opposite trajectories. Following the legislative elections on July 4th, the United Kingdom regained a certain political stability with a clear victory for the left after eight chaotic years since the vote in favour of Brexit. At the same time, France is in turn marked by the breakthrough of a populist and xenophobic party. The Advocacy Team’s Junior Associate, Mathilde Benguigui takes a closer look at the events in France, what might unfold in the days and weeks ahead and what this all means for international co-operation and development.
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What have the UK Provisional Aid Statistics shown us?
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In 2022, the UK experienced an unprecedented change in its aid spending, as it counted a third of its ODA budget on in-donor refugee costs. Following two years of aid cuts when the UK reduced its ODA to GNI ratio from 0.7% to 0.5%, the increased spending on in-donor refugee costs deepened cuts further. Nasim and Nicolo delve in the data.
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Press Release: UN Human Rights Chief Advocates for Reparations
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PRESS RELEASE The Advocacy Team commends the recent statement by the UN Rights Chief, Volker Türk urging states to take action on slavery reparations, emphasising the imperative to address historical injustices. This call is a response to ongoing systemic inequalities stemming from the legacy of slavery. Read Lorriann's statement on the UN chief's remarks.
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A Spotlight on Vaccine Equity
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Our first of many stories focusing on just some of the work we do at The Advocacy Team
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Report Soft-launch at the World Bank Annual Meetings 2023: Financing Reparations and Loss and Damage – What are the Options?
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The Advocacy Team and Development Reimagined soft-launches their recent report on funding loss and damage through reparatory justice at the World Bank Annual Meetings in Morocco.
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The Equity Index: Will the Foreign Secretary tackle inequity in the sector?
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Will the Foreign Secretary tackle inequity in the sector? Areeshya Thevamanohar, Anh Le Kim Nguyen, Lorriann Robinson, Alex Martins target this important question.
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THE SPOTLIGHT ON VACCINE EQUITY
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Our first of many stories focusing on just some of the work we do at The Advocacy Team
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