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25 Nov 2014 4 minute read

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Muslim charities face a perfect storm

Negative press and disproportionate regulation are hampering aid efforts, argues Augustus Della-Porta.

10 Sep 2014 3 minute read

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The Western way isn’t always the best way

Development – when forced onto poor countries – is a dangerous concept, argues Amit Singh.

2 Sep 2014 4 minute read

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Fighting Ebola on the frontline

Dr Oliver Johnson tells Gabriella Jóźwiak about the current crisis and the long-term...

9 Jul 2014 3 minute read

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Is teaching English in poor countries a misguided form of philanthropy?

Such ‘aid’ will only ever lift a few out of poverty, argues Dan Falvey.

4 Jul 2014 3 minute read

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Have the public had enough of manipulative charity marketing?

NGOs are seen as cash-obsessed with advertising campaigns portraying beneficiaries as hapless victims, says Natalie...

12 Jun 2014 4 minute read

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Why is Britain using a suspect charity to deliver aid to Syria?

How British money could be helping the Assad regime. Tam Hussein reports.

7 May 2014 3 minute read

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British aid and the return of the trickle-down myth

Campaigners' blind defence of the government's development strategy is making things worse, says Nick Dearden....

16 Apr 2014 3 minute read

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Happy Thingyan Water Festival for Rohingyas? Like hell

One Western aid worker is frustrated and sickened by what’s going on in Burma.

1 Mar 2014 3 minute read

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Money-making and morality are seldom bed-fellows

Chris Coltrane explains why investing in bombing children to feed other children is not OK.

17 Dec 2013 3 minute read

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Development, exploitation and the 2014 World Cup

The recent deaths of construction workers reveal a darker side to the ‘Brazilian miracle’, says Jean Grugel...

4 Dec 2013 2 minute read

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Disasters: no quick fix to recovery

The Philippines must learn from the mistakes made in Haiti, says Linda O’Halloran.

VIDEO SERIES: What does it mean to be an internationalist today?

5 Nov 2013 2 minute read

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VIDEO SERIES: What does it mean to be an internationalist today?

At New Internationalist’s 40th birthday symposium we invited an inspirational panel of thinkers to debate global solidarity...

5 Nov 2013 3 minute read

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Radical ideas and true solidarity are essential for today's internationalism

Amy Hall sums up a night of discussion and reflection on the marking of New Internationalist's 40th...

4 Nov 2013 3 minute read

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International aid agencies must work in partnership with local organizations

Local action is more effective than an uncoordinated international response to disasters, says Alexander Carnwath....

29 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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Internationalism is about justice – and the World Cup too

The international development agenda needs to be reclaimed as a struggle for global justice argues Jean Grugel...

25 Oct 2013 4 minute read

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NGOs must give up power

Aid organizations need to relinquish the clout that comes with money and bureaucracy, argues Oxfam’s Ben Phillips....

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