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Aid spending stagnates as rich countries shift focus from refugees to poor nations

Thomson Reuters Foundation Rich nations spent more on helping poor countries last year but less on refugees at home, leading to stagnation in overall aid expenditure – which remains well below United Nations’ targets. Figures released on Monday showed that official development assistance was $US146.6 billion, down 0.6 per cent on 2016, according to the […]