UK Minister for International Development announces new vision for UK development

International Development Minister Andrew Mitchell spoke at Chatham House on a new vision for UK development to improve global prosperity and reduce poverty.

Experts link UK "aid" cuts to crisis in Sudan at parliamentary hearing

The United Kingdom’s aid budget cuts played a role in the international community’s failure to predict the outbreak of conflict in Sudan, according to experts.

Three months on from quakes, let’s keep the spotlight on northwest Syria

Headlines may have moved on, but it’s as urgent as ever to keep attention — and critical funding — on the disaster, and on the millions of people already living in a crisis whose lives were thrown deeper into chaos in a matter of seconds. 

100 days after the quakes, Turkey’s children are still suffering

Save the Children report on witnessing an epidemic of distress, bullying and self harm among children in provinces devastated by the February 6 disaster.

Can generating income support locally led development?

Bond has been working to gather case studies of how INGOs are generating income. Can generating income and shifting away from the grant funding model not only help organisations achieve financial sustainability but also support a shift in power to social activists and communities?

Climate, Disability Inclusion, Wellbeing & Development

Sign up to join CBM UK on 13th June for an in-person event addressing the challenges of climate change, disability inclusion and mental health in international development.

Collective action for climate & nature: communicating with decision makers

Our friends at Stop Climate Chaos Scotland are hosting a hybrid supporter meeting on 14th June, exploring collective action for climate & nature.

Unearthing injustice: A global approach to transition minerals

Join Friends of the Earth Scotland on 31st May for the launch of their new report, raising awareness of transition minerals, the harm created through their extraction, their essential role in Scotland's energy transition, and how strategies of demand reduction and the circular economy can reduce their impacts.

Peer group for CEOs and Executive Directors

This free membership event will offer CEOs and executive directors in the Alliance an opportunity to take a moment from business as usual, sit with a group of peers, and work through common sector challenges together.

Kat heading off on maternity!

This month we bid Kat farewell as she heads off on maternity leave, and welcome David as maternity cover. Please get in touch with David for all your Comms needs -  david@intdevalliance.scot

Alliance Member Hub

This month, we've had some fantastic input from members on the Hub:

Question: Do any members have guidelines for what they expect from overseas partners with regard to finance reporting of funds sent?

Can you offer any insight or experience?

Funding Update of the month

ELHRA: Humanitarian Innovation Fund

Project type: Looking for organisations with extensive reach in acute phases of emergencies, and in complex, conflict-affected and protracted settings, to adopt a previously HIF-funded innovation that they are not already using.