More than 2.8 million people will face hunger in the coming months in the worst food crisis in a decade in Malawi, where a staggering four out of every 10 children suffer from stunting, the United

As world leaders prepare to formally adopt a roadmap to a fairer and safer world, there is growing concern that the drive to end extreme poverty and inequality will fail without major changes to th

More lives are saved and casualties rescued by local people than outsiders in disasters around the world, a new report says.

The European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced detailed distribution of its fresh 500-million-euro aid package which aims to support struggling farmers who are suffering from the low prices of milk a

EU agriculture ministers have announced a €500m (£365m) aid package after thousands of farmers protested on the streets of Brussels.

Monrovia — Finance and Development Planning Minister Amara Konneh on behalf of the Liberian Government has signed a grant agreement for twenty five million United States Dollars with the United Sta

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will extend a 3- million-U.S. dollar aid for Myanmar's flood relief efforts, an official report said Thursday.

Japan is considering extending around ¥1 trillion in official development assistance to Africa over three years from 2016, a Japanese government source said Thursday.

The Millennium Villages Project (MVP) stands out among development efforts in Africa. Since its launch in 2004, it has attracted generous donations and high-wattage supporters — including Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie and United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon — for its work on alleviating poverty in rural Africa. The programme has delivered aid to at least 500,000 people in 10 countries, and has been emulated in others.

EU bosses are pushing to resolve a clash between industry and environmental policy with a new strategy to phase out funding to export coal technology to developing nations, ahead of a meeting of le

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