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UK increases Yemen aid as calls for independent inquiry into war growInternational development secretary Priti Patel says government will spend an extra £37m, taking the total to £100m
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Ban Ki-moon condemns ‘apparently deliberate’ Syria aid convoy attackUN secretary general hails dead aid workers as heroes and calls bombers ‘cowards’ in farewell address to general assembly
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United Nations relief efforts are at the whim of Bashar al-AssadThe bombing of the convoy near Aleppo underlines the difficulties faced by aid workers trying to help the Syrian people
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Want to change the aid industry? Here's how to do itIt’s widely agreed that the aid system needs to change, but there’s no clear sense of what comes next. We must start by working out how to change
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US blames Russia after UN aid convoy in Syria targeted by air attackUN official says ‘inexplicable’ attack could amount to a war crime if bombing which killed aid workers proved to be deliberate
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Theresa May resists calls for UK to accept more Syrian refugeesPrime minister says it is better to help more refugees in their own region than resettle a smaller number
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Global education is civil rights struggle of our age, says Gordon BrownIn his role as UN envoy, former PM says £23bn needed to ensure every child gets primary and secondary education
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UK pledges £1.1bn to global aid fund against Aids, TB and malariaPriti Patel announces deal alongside Justin Trudeau saying it will be subject to target-related performance agreement
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There's no magic wand - creating jobs won't simply solve the world's problemsInternational development secretary Priti Patel seems to think everything can be solved by focusing on jobs – if only it were that simple
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Assad regime has been told to allow aid into Aleppo, Moscow saysKremlin demands that US press Syrian opposition groups to abide by their side of ceasefire agreement, amid delays to aid
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Pakistan fights devastating malnutrition with mass food-fortifying programmeUK aid funding supports ambitious project adding nutrients to everyday foods such as bread and oil, to reduce disastrous long-term impact of poor nutrition
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US covering up opposition breaches of Syria ceasefire, Russia claimsThree-day old deal under strain amid diplomatic tensions and frustrations about UN aid convoys being unable to reach besieged civilians
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UK development minister challenged over ‘wasted aid’ claimPriti Patel was unable to tell a Commons committee how much UK aid money she claims is being wasted and stolen
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Priti Patel plans foreign aid overhaul based on 'core Tory values'International development minister says too much of Britain’s aid money is wasted, stolen or spent poorly
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UN and Turkey seek security guarantees before aid enters AleppoTurkish reports say 40 trucks due to cross into Syria carrying food, clothing and toys as ceasefire apparently begins to take hold
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Crowdfunding development aid would direct funds where they are needed most
Financing for development Crowdfunding development aid would direct funds where they are needed most
Websites such as GlobalGiving and Kickstarter have re-imagined the way we support issues we care about. Can we do the same for aid programmes? -
Secret aid worker: Greece has exposed the aid community's failuresThe usual excuses don’t work in an EU country. With funding, infrastructure, and a stable government, why are we failing refugees in Greece?
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Lifesaving UN aid regularly fails to reach besieged SyriansUS-Russia ceasefire may hit difficulties if aid fails to reach Aleppo as Assad regime accused of using restrictions as war tactic
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World Vision halts Gaza projects and cuts jobs amid claims funds sent to HamasOrganisation facing ‘major crisis’ following Israeli allegations area director Mohammad El Halabi channelled millions to Hamas
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Aid groups suspend cooperation with UN in Syria because of Assad 'influence'Exclusive: Coalition withdraws from information-sharing programme, saying regime is manipulating relief effort
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Check your privilege: self-interest, celebrity and saving the worldSomething is askew in the way we see the relationship between wealth and want, argues Simon Reid-Henry in an extract from The Political Origins of Inequality
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'The Indian government has shut the door on NGOs'Two years after a report accused foreign-funded NGOs of stalling development in India, campaigners and activists are struggling to stay afloat and be heard
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The UN is impartial in Syria as it is elsewhereLetters: We cannot deprive people of aid because there is pressure to disengage from a party to the conflict
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The Guardian view on the UN aid mission in Syria: access at a high priceEditorial: President Assad’s regime has forced agencies to make painful choices. What have they got to show for them?
We will ignore the bombs to continue delivering humanitarian aid in Syria