development

Progressio’s Director, Christine Allen, reflects on why political parties need to pay attention to the ‘common good’… I was glad to see the Labour Party, at its autumn conference, discussing a revised international development policy. Because what the Labour Party thinks about international development matters. As the main opposition party, they have a role in holding the go

For Progressio’s Director, Christine Allen, a visit to the Labour Party conference was a chance to reflect on what development really means… I have been back to my home city for a few days as the Labour Party is gathered in Liverpool for its annual conference. So I came with a bit of pride seeing the growth and development at the waterfront, and in the shopping centre. 

Photo: A Sana’a market seller How is the political chaos in Yemen affecting everyday work and life for ordinary people – and what does it mean for the future? We asked our country representative in Yemen, Abeer Al-Absi, for an insider view… “Yemenis dream of a better future without corruption. We want to take part in the decisions that affect our

Great expectations In June 1992, nations from around the world gathered in Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, or the Earth Summit, to discuss the state of the world’s environment. It was a big summit with high international profile – over half of the national delegations sent their head of state or government to attend.

The Defence Secretary, Liam Fox MP, has seemed to challenge the UK’s commitment to aid spending. On 17th May the Times published a leaked letter criticising the government’s plan to make

 Somaliland’s young people are embracing democracy as the way forward to a better future for their country and its people, writes Progressio development worker Stephen Mwalo

In response to the publication of “UK Aid: Changing Lives, Delivering Results” outlining the results of two major reviews of aid spending, Progressio welcomes the government’s recommitment to tackling poverty. “At a time when every penny counts, it’s clear from these reviews

This picture of a tent city outside Port-au-Prince in Haiti strangely reminds me of my holiday last summer, writes Progressio staff member Esther Trewinnard. We had a similar tent. But, after two weeks of sunny camping in Wales, the great British weather declared enough was enough and turned on us – as it does.

How do we make sure development aid reaches the poorest people? Twenty years ago, 93% of the world’s poorest people lived in the poorest countries – or ‘low income’ countries, to use the development jargon. But in a recent paper on “the new bottom billion”, Andy Sumne

The coverage of this month’s Papal visit focused on many things. From the set piece church services and planting of kisses on babies’ foreheads to whether the UK is becoming “aggressively secular” or not. But I’d like to highlight a few points which lay at the core of the visit but which formed little of the commentary; issues close to the heart of the communities that Progressio