Thanks Vince Chadwick for featuring the latest report from euan ritchie, which highlights problems with #ClimateFinance reporting and sets out practical steps to make it more transparent, detailed and consistent, a key issue for #COP29 and beyond devex.com/news/devex-inv…

Transparency is critical for making #aid more effective and holding donors to account for their commitments. While gaps remain, it's positive to see the PublishWhatYouFund #2024Index record its highest ever scores and report that aid transparency #data is being used more than ever

Welcome news. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office should build on this progress by supporting its partners and suppliers to reach high transparency standards by publishing open #data using the IATI data standard.

Heartbroken to share this news. devinit.org/blog/thatcher-…

Development Initiatives' CEO Adrian Lovett announces the passing of Thatcher Kaliisa, a cherished colleague, and shares some memories of her devinit.org/blog/thatcher-…

#COP29 Heads of Delegation meet this week to discuss #ClimateFinance. Currently, inconsistent financial reporting undermines accountability and makes progress towards targets difficult to track. This needs to be addressed for the #NCQG to be successful: devinit.org/resources/clim…

Dear Anneliese Dodds David Lammy & Rachel Reeves please read & lead: “Two steps forward one step back on FCDO spending ambitions” bond.org.uk/news/2024/08/t… ONE UK David Hayman Adrian Lovett Bond Green Alliance Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Edward Davey Devex James Landale

"Remember me as a positive guy trying to do everything he could do". We could all do a lot worse. Sven-Göran Eriksson theweek.com/sports/soccer/…

My colleagues in France ONE are reporting deep aid cuts proposed by the caretaker government in France. Follows the severe cuts made by the previous UK government. Leadership matters.

New govt inherited an aid budget crisis. Cuts to ODA now would have a heavy human cost. We ONE UK want to see UK’s global reputation restored, not diminished. Protect vital aid. UK aid to hit 17-year low with ‘significant new cuts’ feared devex.com/news/uk-aid-to… #Devex

"Labour has arrived in office and pledged to “rebuild Britain’s reputation on international development” and there is much to be done." True. One more item on Labour’s long to-do list: repair the UK aid budget | Larry Elliot theguardian.com/business/2024/…

We ONE UK join 120 orgs urging Rachel Reeves David Lammy and Keir Starmer to protect UK’s vital aid. Last govt massively increased the raiding of aid budget to cover costs of refugees here at home. New govt must fix it and restore UK reputation. theguardian.com/global-develop…

"The decision to cut the #aid budget was an example of short-term expediency trumping long-term thinking." We couldn't agree more with The Guardian's Larry Elliott. Drawing on Bond's analysis, he shares why we must protect the vital #UKaid budget. theguardian.com/business/2024/…