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Articles tagged with: international Development
A splintering world needs a stronger Britain
Foreign affairs
By Liam Byrne MP
A splintering world needs a stronger Britain
The battle fury rampaging through blood-soaked Sudan is a tragedy for a beautiful country which had just begun to dare to dream of peace. But the conflict lights up a wider truth: the world is now facing a surge tide of violence which may spark a vicious circle of poverty and war, threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions.
Development banks need a bold new vision to tackle global crises
Economy
By Vicky Ford MP
Development banks need a bold new vision to tackle global crises
Societies around the world are struggling to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, the fallout of the Ukraine war and address climate-related events. People across the United Kingdom are also dealing with the impact these global events have had on inflation.
Why UK development programmes in Kenya are crucial for global prosperity and stability Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Coalition for Global Prosperity
Why UK development programmes in Kenya are crucial for global prosperity and stability
Earlier this year, I joined the Coalition for Global Prosperity and CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development on a trip to Kenya, to see first-hand the impact the UK is having through its development programmes. Together we visited communities in Marsabit County in Northern Kenya, who are experiencing the worst drought in forty years. This humanitarian crisis on the Horn of Africa is now one of the worst in the world, and in Kenya alone, over four million people have been affected by the drought with 4.5 million now at risk of starvation.
Britain must plan for rebuilding in Turkey and Syria as well as immediate humanitarian aid
Foreign affairs
By Sarah Champion MP
Britain must plan for rebuilding in Turkey and Syria as well as immediate humanitarian aid
The news is devastating. This huge earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria has killed thousands and the numbers continue to rise. In 1999, an earthquake of a similar magnitude in Turkey killed 17,000.
We need a national strategy to prevent and respond to mass atrocities
Foreign affairs
By Sarah Champion MP
We need a national strategy to prevent and respond to mass atrocities
Genocide and crimes against humanity are never inevitable - they can often be prevented. To do so, however, we need to be prepared.
We must not give up on the women of Afghanistan
Foreign affairs
By Preet Kaur Gill MP
We must not give up on the women of Afghanistan
With the country in crisis and millions facing famine, it is unconscionable to stop Afghan women working and learning in universities. Our government must act urgently to help save lives, restore women’s rights and resettle refugees the United Kingdom has promised to help. With a distinct and pragmatic vision for international development, a Labour government would do exactly that.
The Chancellor must not balance the Budget on the backs of the poor
Economy
By Patrick Watt
The Chancellor must not balance the Budget on the backs of the poor
If you go into most churches across the United Kingdom – not just on a Sunday but on any day of the week – you’ll find people on the frontline of the response to the cost of living crisis.
Liz Truss must urgently address hunger crisis in East Africa to prevent catastrophe
Foreign affairs
By Helen Pankhurst
Liz Truss must urgently address hunger crisis in East Africa to prevent catastrophe
Allow me to speak plainly. Across East Africa over 50 million people are currently facing starvation. Every day, children are dying from malnutrition caused by drought and conflict. Time is running out.
We need a national strategy to better predict and prevent mass atrocities across the world
Foreign affairs
By Sarah Champion MP
We need a national strategy to better predict and prevent mass atrocities across the world
The latest atrocities committed against civilians by Russian forces in Ukraine, which will likely prove to be crimes against humanity, are truly appalling. But mass atrocities are commonplace elsewhere in the world.
The Foreign Secretary must act fast to tackle the crisis in UK aid transparency
Foreign affairs
By Hilary Benn MP
The Foreign Secretary must act fast to tackle the crisis in UK aid transparency
As foreign secretary last year, the Prime Minister Liz Truss spoke of a Global Britain planting its flag on the world stage and tackling major challenges alongside our friends and allies. Now we know that this was nothing more than empty rhetoric as we face an unprecedented crisis in United Kingdom aid.
Boosting overseas aid spending is the best way to champion Global Britain
Foreign affairs
By David Lawrence and Denisa Delic
Boosting overseas aid spending is the best way to champion Global Britain
While the United Kingdom battles a cost of living crisis, the world is facing more conflicts than at any time since the Second World War.
The government is failing countless children being exploited as tools of war
Foreign affairs
By Preet Kaur Gill MP
The government is failing countless children being exploited as tools of war
Of the many horrors of conflict, the impact on children is one of the worst.
In rightly focusing on the war in Ukraine, we must not forget Afghanistan
Education
By Harriett Baldwin MP
In rightly focusing on the war in Ukraine, we must not forget Afghanistan
The attention of the world is rightly focused on stopping Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine, including by providing military and humanitarian aid.
War in Ukraine is exacerbating gender inequalities – women and girls must be at the forefront of our international development strategy
Foreign affairs
By Caroline Nokes MP
War in Ukraine is exacerbating gender inequalities – women and girls must be at the forefront of our international development strategy
Crises exacerbate age, gender, and disability inequalities, with women and girls being disproportionately impacted by poverty, conflict, and climate change.
We must urgently scale up British aid to Afghanistan – for many it’s already too late
Foreign affairs
By Andrew Mitchell MP
We must urgently scale up British aid to Afghanistan – for many it’s already too late
As former International Development Secretary, I visited some of the most desperate places on earth and met people living in unimaginable hardship. They are experiences that I will always remember and have fundamentally shaped my view of the world.
The right kind of investment for Africa must be a collaborative effort
Education
By Lord St John
The right kind of investment for Africa must be a collaborative effort
The private, public and third sector must share their expertise to deliver much needed solutions to Africa’s most pressing problems.
Britain started 2020 as a development superpower but will end 2021 having failed to deliver on the global stage
Economy
By Andrew Mitchell MP
Britain started 2020 as a development superpower but will end 2021 having failed to deliver on the global stage
The Chancellor is a man of his word and has now given a clear commitment that Britain will return to 0.7 per cent GNI for aid spending by 2024. This commitment is welcome and is far clearer than what he proposed in July, when 26 of my Conservative colleagues joined me in voting against his motion in the House of Commons.
Where next for UK international aid after the cuts?
Economy
By Sarah Champion MP
Where next for UK international aid after the cuts?
With less money in the aid budget, it’s more crucial than ever that we spend this vital, lifechanging funding in the best way possible.
The global HIV response cannot afford for the UK to step back now
Health
By Baroness Barker
The global HIV response cannot afford for the UK to step back now
By making such significant cuts at this crucial time for the HIV response, we’re jeopardizing efforts to achieve the UN’s targets and are leaving marginalised communities behind.
Oxfam Calls For The Developing World To Get Covid Vaccines Before Brits Receive Third Jabs
Coronavirus
Oxfam Calls For The Developing World To Get Covid Vaccines Before Brits Receive Third Jabs
Exclusive: Oxfam UK has called for vulnerable people and health practitioners in the global south to be prioritised for a Covid-19 vaccine above healthy British adults receiving a third jab.
After the Global Education Summit, UK aid needs a smarter strategy
Education
By David Mundell MP
After the Global Education Summit, UK aid needs a smarter strategy
To build on the contributions made last week at the Global Education Summit, we must also deliver the conditions children need to thrive, including good health and nutrition, political stability and economic opportunity, by delivering development programmes in parallel.
Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Save the Children
Save the Children UK’s new Chief Executive vows to focus on impact
Government turned its back on the international community by cutting foreign aid – today MPs must reverse that
Foreign affairs
By Dr Adrian James
Government turned its back on the international community by cutting foreign aid – today MPs must reverse that
Our ambition to improve the mental health of people in low-income countries will be undermined by the government unless they reverse the decision to renege on their promise to spend 0.7% on international aid.
G7 Nations Pledge To Donate One Billion Vaccines To Developing Countries By Next Year
Coronavirus
G7 Nations Pledge To Donate One Billion Vaccines To Developing Countries By Next Year
G7 leaders have pledged to donate one billion vaccines by June 2022, but have faced criticism the scale of the programme will not end the pandemic.