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Africa: Do Aid Cuts Fuel Violent Conflict in Africa? How to Promote Peace: [The Conversation Africa] The last 18 months have seen a historic decline in development aid budgets from various donor countries, in a period where many of them are earmarking more funds for rearmament. The biggest waves have been made by the abrupt and massive reduction in American aid. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSzbLp #Africa #DevelopmentAid #PeacePromotion #HumanRights #ConflictResolution

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Alexander J. Stein Apr 1

Also the UK & other countries cut their aid budgets and count domestic spending towards development aid: hannahritchie.substack.com/p/uk-aid-bud... #Development #DevelopmentAid >> The target is to give 0.7% of GNI, i.e. 70 Cents per 100 EUR of income earned at the national level, a very small share.

The UK is cutting its aid budg...

The UK is cutting its aid budget to the lowest level in decades

After pledging to increase the budget to 0.7% of GNI, the government is cutting it to 0.3%.

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Alexander J. Stein Mar 31

Germany's role in the world: Humanitarian & development needs are rising worldwide, yet Germany's development assistance falls below 0.5% of its GDP in 2025—missing the target of 0.7%: venro-org.translate.goog/publikatione... #Germany #HumanitarianAid #DevelopmentAid #DevelopmentAssistance #ODA >>

ODA unter Druck

ODA unter Druck

Wie verlässlich ist Deutschlands Engagement?

VENRO – Verband Entwicklungspolitik und Humanitäre Hilfe

The Japan Times Mar 11

In today's world, defense spending matters, but without parallel investment in development and infrastructure, it is only half a security strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/11/world/development-is-hard-power/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #defense #developmentaid #infrastructure

Development provides security as effectively as hard power

International development is not just a form of “soft power.” It is hard power — and our most effective preemptive strike against future threats.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Jan 2

As the United States retreats from its postwar leadership role under Donald Trump, Japan must overcome domestic constraints and step up with partners to help sustain the global order it has long quietly supported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/12/31/it-is-japans-time-to-step-out/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #us #donaldtrump #nationalsecuritystrategy #worldwarii #apec #shinzoabe #tpp #china #africa #developmentaid #article9 #constitution #coldwar #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #shinzoabe

As the U.S. steps back, Japan must step up

In the wake of Trump’s reassessment of the U.S. place in the world, Japan should be ready to step up.

The Japan Times

Aurianne Or Sep 29, 2025

Immigration: https://www.aurianneor.org/immigration-2/

#agriculture #art #asylum #aurianneor #decentwork #democracy #detentioncenters #developmentaid #environment #farmer #immigration #inequalities #insecurity #justice #laborshortage #laborer #law #medical #migrants #multinationals #worker #nononsense #Photomontage, #politics #pollution #prison #racisme #restaurants #social #unfaircompetiton #workinspector, #workers #workingconditions

Aurianne Or Sep 16, 2025

Our lives depend on the upcoming midterms: https://www.aurianneor.org/our-lives-depend-on-the-upcoming-midterms/

#art #aurianneor #climatechange #democracy #Democrats #developmentaid #difference #division #DonaldTrump #ecology #economy #elections #equality #exclusion #expression #fascist #hatred #jobs #humanrights #insult #intransigence #investments #JDVance #justice #midterms #model #opinion #Photomontage #politics #Republicans #solidarity #sustainable #tolerance #unite #unitedstates #universal #USA #values #war #world

Aurianne Or Aug 25, 2025

Societies that choose solidarity are those where people want to go: https://www.aurianneor.org/societies-that-choose-solidarity-are-those-where-people-want-to-go/

#aid #art #cooperation #democracy #developmentaid #diseases #emigration #exploitation #generalinterest #help #humanrights #immigration #individual #infrastructure #interest #mafia #markets #migration #mutualaid #personalinterests #Photomontage #politics #poverty #publichealth #redistribution #rich #social #socialaid #socialbond #society #solidarity #state #supportive #universal #wealth

Alberto Cottica Jul 21, 2025

[Ye Gods, this paper]

"The blockchain pilot might be good for the agencies but really it’s not for the refugees. This industry [development aid] is a stage, and everyone has to act. The refugee women can only use this technology during the time they are working with us [...] They won’t use the technology. We know this really."

https://doi.org/10.1080/14650045.2024.2389284

#developmentAid
#blockchain
#bullshitTech