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Transparency around funding for financial inclusion is critical to effective funder decision-making and coordination, and broader impact. Drawing on findings from our latest Funder Survey, we share five opportunities to improve transparency.

OPINION: Transparency over the aid budget is vital to restoring trust and the UK’s good standing

ADB retained its spot in the top “very good” category in the 2022 Aid Transparency Index, an independent measurement of aid transparency launched on 13 July.

Posted The introduction of biometrics in Yemen is a prime example of challenges related to the use of biometric solutions in humanitarian contexts. The complexity of the situation in Yemen needs to be acknowledged by policy makers and other stakeholders involved in the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the country. Map: Georgina Berry / PRIO The humanitarian crisis in Yemen This humanitarian catastrophe is man-made. The truism that reality is complex should not be used to detract fr...

Piloting Humanitarian Biometrics in Yemen Format Aid Transparency versus Violation of Privacy? The World Food Programme’s (WFP) Brief Points use of biometrics in Yemen is a prime example of challenges related to the use of biometric solutions in humanitarianism. The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is the worst in the world and it is deteriorating. More than 24 million people – 80 percent of the population – require some form of assistance, and of those more than 16 million are in acute need....