The Grand Bargain: what does the future hold?
Five years on from the first Grand Bargain meeting, what progress has been made, and what still needs to change?
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Mai, 19, a member of ActionAid Kenya’s Young Urban Women Project, has also received support from ActionAid as part of our coronavirus response -
ActionAid's Covid-19 response in MozambiqueWhat the G7 Leaders' Summit meant for women and girls
This weekend, leaders of the G7 met in Cornwall, but what did they really achieve for women's rights?
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What does a Conservative government mean for women's rightsWhat does a Conservative government mean for women’s rights?
The Conservatives have some good policies in their manifesto, but these would be seriously undermined by merging DFID with another government department.
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ActionAid campaign for women's rights during Donald Trump UK visitWhy Boris Johnson must stand up for women’s and girls’ rights
Boris Johnson starts his tenure as Prime Minister at a time of unprecedented global challenges. He inherits the need to ensure Britain is a force for good in the world, including making an unequivocal commitment to women’s rights.
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As Brexit looms, foreign aid is not a further tie that we should cut
As Brexit looms and the UK forges a new path outside the EU, foreign aid should remain part of the Global Britain aspiration. Tackling gender inequality that locks women in poverty is key to bringing about long-term sustainable change.
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MP Margaret Hodge visits a UK Aid funded project to improve hygiene and tackle cholera in Lusaka, Zambia."UK Government must be consistently transparent in aid spending"
Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge, Public Accounts Committee chair until 2015, visited Zambia with ActionAid UK earlier this year to see how the UK foreign aid budget saves lives. While the Department of International Development is regarded as a world leader in effective aid, a National Audit Office report published today criticised the lack of transparency among other government departments spending that money. Here, she reflects on the report and on the urgent need for action to ensure taxpayers - and beneficiaries - get value for money.
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