Rich countries slash development aid in a short-sighted move with long-term global consequences European Network on Debt and Development

Last week's stats from @oecd-ocde.bsky.social show that in 2025 rich countries made the largest cut to Official Development Aid in the history of #ODA.
📚Read the reaction from the DAC CSO reference group below.
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More than 200 Organisations: Inhumane Deportation Rules Should be Rejected On 11 March 2025, the European Commission presented a new proposal for a Return Regulation to replace the current Return Directive. Behind the euphemistic name, the proposal outlines coercive, traumat...

Together with 200+ civil society organisations, we have called from the start for the rejection of this proposal.

Here is our joint statement:
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In these final stages of negotiations, we stand firm in calling EU negotiators to reject this proposal.

Read what’s at stake in the negotiations:
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Today's vote in the @europarl.europa.eu on the #ReturnRegulation marks a dark chapter: one that normalises deportations, violations, detention and externalisation at the expenses of fundamental rights and democratic scrutiny and accountability.

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More than 200 Organisations: Inhumane Deportation Rules Should be Rejected On 11 March 2025, the European Commission presented a new proposal for a Return Regulation to replace the current Return Directive. Behind the euphemistic name, the proposal outlines coercive, traumat...

📢 Read the joint civil society statement: actionaid.org/publications...

Together with 200+ civil society organisations, we have called from the start for the rejection of this proposal.

The current text includes coercive, rights-violating measures that risk increasing discrimination, detention, and harm to migrants and asylum seekers.

As negotiations move to their final stages, the risks for migrants’ rights are growing.

🔗 What’s at stake in the negotiations:
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🚨 The LIBE Committee in the @europarl.europa.eu has approved its mandate to negotiate the so-called #DeportationRegulation. The proposal expands detention, introduces offshore “return hubs”, and could allow deportations to countries people have no ties with.

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In Lebanon, families forced to flee conflict are arriving in displacement with almost nothing.

Basic essentials like food, cooking kits and hygiene supplies are urgently needed.

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Read our joint CSOs statement from September:

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Today, the LIBE committee in the @europarl.europa.eu will vote on the #deportation regulation. Together with 200+ CSOs we have called since the beginning for a full rejection of this cruel proposal. We call on MEPs to take a firm stand today: vote against an inhumane deportation regime!

International Women’s Day: A call for the next EU budget to promote women's rights, justice and action Brussels decision makers are starting to negotiate one of the most important files for the next years ahead: the EU long-term budget. But in an increasingly aggressive global context — where militaris...

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#IWD2026

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Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay:

🇧🇩 In Bangladesh, ActionAid supported activist Nurunnahar Rikta in turning her voice into action and sparking dialogue on child protection.

Supporting feminist activists means investing in long lasting change.

First companies in Jordan gain ‘women-friendly’ recognition in innovative new women-led scheme to tackle workplace discrimination and harassment Five companies in Jordan have become the first to be designated as ‘women-friendly’ environments as part of a groundbreaking new initiative to create workplaces free from gender discrimination and har...

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#IWD2026

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Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay:

🇯🇴 In Jordan, ActionAid Arab Region is supporting companies in building safer, more inclusive workplaces for women.

Invest in equality. Gain safe and inclusive workplaces.

Feminist Training Empowers Young Leaders in Karamoja Last week, with support from the European Union, ActionAid International Uganda brought together adolescents, youth activists, and young leaders in Karamoja for a feminist training. The goal was to ex...

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#IWD2026

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Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay:

🇺🇬 In Uganda, ActionAid Uganda is empowering young leaders to advocate for equality and an end to #FGM and #GBV.

Supporting feminist leaders means investing in long lasting change.

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📝 As the EU prepares its next long-term budget (2028–2034), this is a critical moment to deliver on gender equality commitments.

We spoke with MEP @linagalvez.eu, Chair of the FEMM Committee, about priorities for the next budget.

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Yet women’s rights organisations remain chronically underfunded.

• Short-term funding cycles.
• Limited access to decision-making.
• Structural barriers to resources.

If we are serious about gender equality, this must change.

But change doesn’t happen in a vacuum.

Progress depends on political will, sustainable funding and strong institutions.

WROs are key actors in EU external action — especially in fragile contexts — bringing local expertise, trust and legitimacy.

These stories also show something else: resilience.

Women and girls. Activists. Women’s rights organisations. Communities.

Shaping a future that is fair, just and feminist. ✨

International Women’s Day: A call for the next EU budget to promote women's rights, justice and action Brussels decision makers are starting to negotiate one of the most important files for the next years ahead: the EU long-term budget. But in an increasingly aggressive global context — where militaris...

Ahead of #IWD, we’re sharing powerful #ImpactStories from Uganda, Bangladesh and Jordan.

Stories of women and communities coming together to fight gender discrimination and build a fairer future.

👉 Read more: actionaid.org/stories/2026...

🌍 #IWD2026: Why investing in women’s rights drives real change — and lasting impact.

What happens when women’s rights organisations have access to funding, resources and support?

Tangible. Inclusive. Transformative. ✊♀️

✅ The good: Calls for transparency, debt relief, and local ownership.

⚠️ The confusion: A strategy dominated with competitiveness and private sector gains can’t credibly claim to fight poverty.

Will the #GlobalEurope instrument clarify priorities—or deepen the mix-up?

🔹Yesterday’s @europarl.europa.eu’s #GlobalGateway vote sends mixed signals.

Partner countries don’t reject EU interests—they reject self-interest dressed as partnership.