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1 Dec 2014 2 minute read

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The unwelcome return of development pornography

John Hilary on a degrading spectacle that keeps coming back.

26 Nov 2014 4 minute read

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Tony Blair’s deadly legacy reaps Save The Children award

Felicity Arbuthnot is incredulous that a children’s charity can honour a man so closely linked to infanticide...

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.

15 Oct 2014 5 minute read

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Egypt: amending the penal code, shattering civil society

NGOs, activists, journalists, filmmakers: all should fear the latest state crackdown, writes Chalaine Chang...

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...

1 Jul 2014 11 minute read

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Why are Haitians still eating mud cakes?

Four years after the earthquake, Haiti remains a country in crisis. Brian Fitzpatrick and Michael...

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.

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.

22 Jan 2014 3 minute read

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House of Commons must save our freedom of speech

A crucial vote will decide the fate of the Transparency of Lobbying Bill. Bryony Walker explains why it...

1 Jan 2014 8 minute read

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Does making immigration detention more humane make it more widespread?

Academic Michael Flynn and advocate Michelle Brané go head to head.

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....

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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