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Red Cross suspends Pakistan work after killing
Red Cross suspends Pakistan work after killing

By AFP
May 10th 2012
 
ISLAMABAD: The Red Cross on Thursday suspended most of its aid projects in Pakistan and recalled all of …

Is the Coalition planning to abandon the pledge to overseas aid?
Is the Coalition planning to abandon the pledge to overseas aid?

By Owen Tudor
April 24th 2012
For months, I have been warning that the coalition government may break its pledge to raise …

Framing the argument is key to maintaining support for foreign aid
Framing the argument is key to maintaining support for foreign aid

By Will Straw
April 3rd 2012
“I am not a crook,” said Richard Nixon in 1973. With the word planted firmly in …

UK aid has huge impact in other countries: here’s how much
UK aid has huge impact in other countries: here’s how much

By Joe Powell
March 20th 2012
The build-up to the budget provides an annual boon for fact-free analysis and conjecture. The UK’s …

African governments signing away water rights for decades
African governments signing away water rights for decades

By Mike Shanahan
A paper published today by IIED warns that African governments are signing away water rights for decades with …

Can aid salvage US-Pak relations?
Can aid salvage US-Pak relations?

By Syed Mohammad Ali
Its internal implications, apart from the memogate scandal has led to the appointment of a new Pakistani …