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Articles tagged with: Department for International Development
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Foreign affairs
By Save the Children
Cuts to Yemen aid threaten lifesaving support to 250,000 of the most vulnerable people as country sits on the edge of famine
Save the Children are beyond dismayed by reports that the Government intends to cut aid to Yemen by a staggering 50 percent.
The new FCDO must retain Britain’s position as an international development superpower Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Coalition for Global Prosperity
The new FCDO must retain Britain’s position as an international development superpower
The new Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) will tackle both the root causes of poverty and counter authoritarianism.
Exclusive: Labour claims Boris Johnson's move to scrap aid department could have funded 2,000 nurses
Foreign affairs
Exclusive: Labour claims Boris Johnson's move to scrap aid department could have funded 2,000 nurses
Labour have accused Boris Johnson of a “counter-productive and wrong” move to scrap the UK’s aid department as they claimed its costs could have funded 2,000 new nurses.
MPs slam Boris Johnson’s ‘impulsive’ decision to merge overseas aid department with the Foreign Office
Foreign affairs
MPs slam Boris Johnson’s ‘impulsive’ decision to merge overseas aid department with the Foreign Office
MPs have criticised Boris Johnson’s “costly and disruptive” plans to absorb the Department for International Development (DfID) back into the Foreign Office.
Merging the Department for International Development and the Foreign Office is a retrograde step which we will come to regret
Coronavirus
By Andrew Mitchell MP
Merging the Department for International Development and the Foreign Office is a retrograde step which we will come to regret
It is seldom a good sign when governments decide to tinker with the Whitehall architecture - especially in the middle of the worst crisis for a generation.
Coronavirus
By WaterAid
WaterAid statement – merger of DFID and FCO
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign Office to create the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Department.
Foreign affairs
By Save the Children
Save the Children response to announcement of merger of Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Prime Minister's announcement diminishes the UK's global role, and will reduce the impact of its aid. We can only lessen the damage of this move if we hold on to the high standards that DFID set.
Boris Johnson merges overseas aid department with the Foreign Office — but David Cameron brands it a mistake
Foreign affairs
Boris Johnson merges overseas aid department with the Foreign Office — but David Cameron brands it a mistake
Boris Johnson is folding the Department for International Development back into the Foreign Office — but his predecessor-but-one David Cameron has called the move a “mistake”.
Coronavirus has demonstrated the importance of a ring-fenced overseas aid budget
Coronavirus
By Dods Monitoring
Coronavirus has demonstrated the importance of a ring-fenced overseas aid budget
Many hope that when the time comes, the lessons learnt from coronavirus will translate into a shift of priorities for the Government. This includes recognition of the importance of having a ring-fenced overseas aid budget and a single, separate, Department responsible for spending it.