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  Progressio Trustee Revd Ijeoma Ajibade reflects on a recent meeting at Lambeth Palace with other organisations working on HIV and AIDS. My thoughts for the day can be summarised in three words reflection, reassessment and reality. Looking back at how far we've come

Is aid money spent effectively? Does the UK give enough money towards international development? Do we give too much? These are some of the questions raised at a recent JustShare debate. Watch video clips of the panellists in action and tell us your point of view.

Young adults from a faith background and from all walks of life will be given the chance to make a real difference in the poorest parts of the world - by volunteering overseas. Prime Minister David Cameron and Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell have officially opened International Citizen Service (ICS) for applications.

International development charity Progressio today welcomed the announcement by the Chancellor in the Comprehensive Spending Review confirming that Official Development Assistance (ODA) will rise to 0.7% of Gross National Income from 2013.  

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

Since the coalition government was elected back in May, we have been watching with interest to see how UK development policy may change. For avid aid-watchers, there has been an interesting setting of priorities for the UK's approach to development. It comes in the form of DFID's recently-released "

It is a bold and positive step for the coalition government to commit to protect spending on international development and to reach the 0.7% target on “overseas development assistance” by 2013.