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Redefining ODA: what does it mean for peace?
Shelagh Daley discusses the implications of changes to the way Official Development Assistance is defined by the OECD Development Assistance Committee.
25 February 2016
Comment & analysis
The 2015 UK Strategic Defence and Security Review: Aid, security and the national interest
Shelagh Daley on the UK’s 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR).
18 December 2015
Comment & analysis
What’s happening with the South Sudan peace process? Nobody seems to know
Making more public information available about the IGAD-led South Sudan peace talks will not solve the disconnect between the Addis process and South Sudan’s citizens, but it is a start.
5 June 2015
Comment & analysis
Prioritising people’s experiences of security and justice
The latest assessment of UK development assistance for security and justice will no doubt make for uncomfortable reading for those in government working on these issues. However, as Shelagh Daley and Will Bennett say, it makes the welcome case for a shift away from conventional approaches focused on institution building in ‘fragile’ states, towards context-specific programmes that operate more meaningfully at multiple levels to help provide a path to security and justice for all.
6 March 2015
Comment & analysis
DFID’s scale-up in ‘fragile’ states and the need to focus on conflict sensitivity
A new independent assessment of the UK Department for International Development’s (DFID) scaled-up investment in ‘fragile’ states highlights that increased funding does not necessarily lead to results in complex environments. The most effective way to promote impact, says Saferworld's Shelagh Daley, is to ensure that whole of government efforts are based on a well-informed context analysis and locally identified needs – and prioritise conflict sensitivity and innovation.
20 February 2015
Comment & analysis
Saferworld welcomes UK International Development Committee’s call for stronger focus on preventing conflict
Saferworld welcomes the call by parliamentarians for a stronger role for the Department for International Development (DFID) in driving coherent UK policy in conflict-affected and fragile states – giving greater weight to conflict prevention.
2 February 2015
Comment & analysis
Conflict prevention: putting the UK’s Building Stability Overseas Strategy into action
The UK Government must build on the momentum behind implementation of its Building Stability Overseas Strategy by encouraging wider adoption of its vision for conflict prevention, say Hannah Wright and Shelagh Daley.
23 November 2012