On International Day of the Girl, a number of our partners are highlighting the importance of gender equality and supporting our vital work to empower girls.

Of course, international development is about much more than aid. But with the world facing unprecedented reversals to progress, make no mistake: aid matters.

Preventing a great reversal for children – the case for a supplementary IDA budget and debt relief

An examination of initial results from the UN's new COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker, with a focus on gender-based violence against adolescent girls.

Why the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office must champion public financing for health to end preventable child deaths globally

Our analysis of the UK aid budget for this financial year and next shows budget cuts will have a potentially devastating impact on the world's poorest children.