Press release
DfID Pushing Wasteful, Discredited Aid Target, Report Shows
IPN Press release
London--In the New Statesman today, Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for International Development, defends increasing foreign aid spending to a legally-binding 0.7% of national output. But a report* released by International Policy Network, a development think tank based in London, finds the cross-party consensus on this UK aid spending target—which demands an extra £2 billion a year from British taxpayers—makes no sense and is based on a discredited theory.
New study - The Ghost of 0.7%
IPN Press release
While the UK's three main political parties agree about a "0.7% target" for foreign aid, a Center for Global Development report, republished in a British edition by IPN, shows that this figure is misguided and wrong.
Agriculture Conference Must Face the Causes of Today's Hunger
IPN Press release
A World Bank/EC report ahead of a global agriculture conference asks for massive increases in funding, but Caroline Boin points out that government barriers are the leading cause of hunger in the world today.
Propaganda by Proxy: How the EU funds green lobby groups
IPN Press release
The European Union is funding some of the most powerful environmental NGOs in Brussels – while in turn, they lobby the EU for more money and influence.
New study: Taxes on medicines are a tax on the sick
IPN Press release
New analysis reveals Iran, Nigeria, Nepal among the worst; countries should strive to abolish medicine tariffs
