New DFID Strategy Launched, 'UK aid: tackling global challenges in the national interest'
‘UK aid: tackling global challenges in the national interest’ reaffirms the commitment of the UK to spending 0.7% of its Gross National Income (GNI) on international development. RESULTS UK was at the forefront of the campaign to enshrine this in law and RESULTS grassroots campaigners across...
Without education, who will bring peace?
‘Without education, who will bring peace?’ This pertinent question posed by Mezon al-Melihan, a 17-year-old Syrian refugee, at last week’s Syria Donor Conference offers the clearest summary for the importance of education spending.
The...
Universal Immunisation Coverage: Further, Faster, Fairer
This blog is written jointly by Amy Whalley, Head of Policy Advocacy, RESULTS UK and Simon Wright, Head of Child Survival, Save the Children. It was originally posted on vaccineswork.org
18.7 million children around the...
Global Fund Replenishment off to a strong start with ambitious pledges
This week our campaign to Take Out TB took a big step forward with some fantastic news from Canada: Justin Trudeau announced that Canada will pledge CAD785 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for its 2017-19...
July 2020 grassroots conference call – Standing up for UK aid
This month, we discussed how the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), announced by the Prime Minister on 16 June, will need to ensure that the UK’s impressive record of using our overseas aid budget to alleviate poverty continues into the future. There is a very important...
June conference call recording now available
I am pleased to share that a recording of the June conference call is now available to download here .
This month’s call focused on supporting lifesaving UK Aid and the...
Beyond Aid: Can economic growth and prosperity overcome poverty by 2030?
At this year's National Conference "International development in a changing world", leading thinkers, campaigners and practitioners came together to debate the most current topics in international development. RESULTS campaigner Charlie Ensor has put together his reflections on what the role of the private sector, governments and institutions are in providing economic opportunities for all and overcoming poverty.
Nutrition for Growth 2016 – the event that wasn’t
The Summer Olympic Games kick off today in Rio de Janeiro, bringing people and nations together through sport. On 4 th August, a day before the grand opening ceremony, another important event was also held in Rio in the side-lines of the Olympics, which was to have paved the way for progress...
Education commission calls for 8-Fold Increase in GPE Funding
Guest blog written by Tony Baker, Education for All Manager, RESULTS Educational Fund
Today, as part of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, a group of global leaders known as the International Commission on Financing...
What needs to happen when aid ends?
This week, the independent body set up to scrutinize DFID’s aid spending (the Independent Commission on Aid Impact –ICAI) released their review and findings on ‘ When aid relationships change: DFID approach to exit and transition in its development partnerships ’. We believe that no matter where people live, they should have access to health services, education, and economic opportunities which allow them to lift themselves from extreme poverty. Equity is a core principle of what we believe in and fight for every day, through our grassroots, parliamentary, and policy advocacy.
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