Better data can help the UK deliver on its ambitions to be a global force for good

The UK’s Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy has set out a renewed commitment to the UK as a force for good in the world, and stresses the importance of an integrated, cross-government approach to realising its aims. Measuring what Matters for Global Britain sets out why success also depends on having access […]

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FCDO launch offers opportunity for more coherent policy

The launch of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) “charged with using all the tools of British influence” creates an opportunity for more coherent policies towards developing countries, but realising this opportunity depends on better data collection and use across government . Bond, the UK network for organisations working in international development, has outlined 15 principles […]

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Transparency can help get the Sustainable Development Goals back on track

Countries need to provide reliable data about their impact on global challenges The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), or Global Goals, which promise to end extreme poverty and inequality by 2030, were already “seriously off-track” in November last year, according to the UN secretary general António Guterres. The UN’s latest report shows that with Covid-19 reaching these goals is […]

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