Of course, development cooperation – public development assistance provided to emerging countries – was not divorced from the national interest even prior to that. In fact, ODA has been very closely ...

In early March 2020, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) mandated the return of its experts engaged in official development assistance (ODA) projects abroad in response to COVID-19. This ...

Since 2013 the UK has delivered on its pledge to spend 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) as official development assistance (ODA). The UK has now enshrined this commitment in law and will continue ...

Over the last decade, donor country governments have faced new and additional demands for financing international challenges, including providing global public goods (GPGs) and addressing historically ...

Canada’s International Development Minister says there should be a greater link between trade and foreign aid, plus more incentives for private investors to play a role in funding international ...

JICA President Dr. Akihiko Tanaka at the "Post-2015 Global Development Framework" IMF/World Bank annual meeting in Tokyo on October 12, 2012. (World Bank Photo Collection/Flickr) The Japanese ...