Is a security-centric approach the most effective way to deliver aid and development projects to the Solomon Islands?
This new article from the @LowyInstitute looks at how changes to Australia’s aid delivery could help thousands of people.
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The Australian government will cut foreign aid to below pre-pandemic levels next year.
These cuts come despite the prolonged effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which will require more funding to help out biggest aid recipients recover.
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When #COVID-19 hit, the Australian government reversed its policy of cutting #aid and started to increase it – but this year it’s started to cut aid again. @stephenrhowes takes a look at the figures.
https://t.co/UweBzgUpZJ
Aid agency employment has become the dream job for many young people in South Sudan, but it’s more open to some than others. @joshua_craze reports:
https://t.co/rtpycKqdaA
The recent protests in the Solomon Islands saw many homes and businesses destroyed. Nicole George reflects on the gendered impact and lack of inclusion of women in defence for the @LowyInstitute.
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Opinion | Without proper support, everything that has been built over the past 20 years in Afghanistan will begin to crumble, warn @NajeebaWazefado, founder @APNORefugees, and Evan Jones, manager @AsiaDSP: https://t.co/AUq4saQSzJ
Following the recent elections in #Tonga, there are now no women represented in the Tongan parliament. In this new article in @devpolicy, ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki explores how Tonga can increase women’s participation in politics.
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There were no successful female candidates in the elections in #Tonga last week and only six women have ever been elected to parliament. ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki says it is time for legislative action to force change.
https://t.co/Ze0edqMuGS
Is Australia moving towards a ‘cautious consensus’ in their aid policy?
Politicians and government departments must contend with balancing their national interest in Australian aid alongside a domestic backlash amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In the context of COVID-19 Australian parliamentarians face the challenge of balancing a humanitarian response with fears of a domestic backlash over increases in the aid budget, explain Benjamin Day @ANUBellSchool and @TamasWells@UniMelb.
https://t.co/koovOM77PE
It was a privilege to attend the #MIDP alumni conference organised by @elegordon and @Monash_Arts.
We are so excited to see what our amazing mentees have been able to achieve in such short time and under such challenging circumstances.
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This new article from @LowyInstitute by @profjmcadam discusses changes to legal frameworks surrounding climate change refugees and new recommendations for providing protection to those displaced and most at risk from climate change.
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.@MonashUni are hosting a MIDP alumni conference featuring former WhyDev #mentees.
Register now if you’re interested in the effect of COVID-19 on interational development, diversity and inclusion, feminist PAR, and career tips!
Register here: https://t.co/ykNof01Y4C
With #COP26 fast approaching and Australia's climate policies under heavy criticism, it's important to look at the issues, what's at stake, and what a net-zero world might look like.
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More than 100 world leaders will soon gather in Glasgow for #COP26. "Commitments in Glasgow will spark a global race toward net-zero. But it is not a race we should be scared of. If we embrace the transition, Australia will prosper" - @wtmpacific. #auspol
https://t.co/jQVsSCHz1B
A new report by @ADB_Sydney_PSDI has found that women are outperforming regional averages for representation in #business in some #Pacific states.
Let’s hope this trend continues and more women are empowered in business and politics.
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"Without truth, you can’t have trust. How can you have democracy without that?"
What Nobel Peace Prize winner @mariaressa understands about why she was chosen https://t.co/hDWyfSNe9G
Global remittances dwarf the global aid budget, yet it is so expensive to transfer money from developed to developing nations?
This new article in @Devpolicy by @ALeighMP examines the importance and cost of remittances from Australia abroad.
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People are paying too much to transfer money to developing countries, says @ALeighMP, and foreign exchange providers should be more transparent about their charges.
https://t.co/6tUZyHUcxu
Reviewing how Australia and NZ did in the latest @CGDev CDI rankings we found (a) NZ has gone from being ranked first to almost last in aid quality; and (b) all OECD countries get the same score on aid transparency. Both very odd.
https://t.co/8ZTAkBI5eO
Could a peacekeeping mission help #Afghanistan? This article written by @charlicarpenter of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst argues that a U.N. led peacekeeping mission rather than a U.S. one could help stabilise the country.
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Despite the evolving strategic context, there are reasons to think the right conditions for a U.N. peacekeeping mission could in fact yet be emerging, WPR columnist @charlicarpenter writes: https://t.co/x0eaFhHhry