Articles tagged with: Overseas aid

26 Mar Foreign affairs

Raiding the aid pot to plug financial holes is a monumental act of self-harm

If, like me, you have been following Donald Trump’s jaw-dropping antics on Ukraine, you will be relieved by the government’s decision to accelerate defence spending as we enter this perilous juncture. On this we can trenchantly agree.

17 Mar Defence

To cut overseas aid is a moral failing and a false economy

We undoubtedly live in a volatile, unstable world. The existential threat of climate change is affecting each and every one of us at varying levels. We live in a global economy stacked in the favour of the few, at the expense of the many, and the cost of living crisis has not gone away.

18 Dec 2024 Foreign affairs

Protect The Overseas Aid Budget From Asylum Hotel Costs, Say Labour MPs

Labour MPs focused on international development are urging ministers to reform the overseas aid budget, rather than push for a fast return to the 0.7 per cent spending target, by reducing the share of the budget spent on asylum hotels.

04 Jul 2022 Foreign affairs

The UK must work with the UN Security Council to allow lifesaving aid into Syria

When it comes to the crisis in Syria, the international community must do more to work diplomatically to re-develop the country.

01 Feb 2022 Foreign affairs

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.

20 Jan 2022 Foreign affairs

Afghanistan is heading towards catastrophic humanitarian disaster – to turn our backs now would be shameful

As we enter the new year, the Afghan people face an unprecedented humanitarian situation.

01 Dec 2021 Health

Significant cuts to our overseas aid budget have jeopardised efforts to eradicate HIV by 2030

Forty years on from the discovery of the first AIDS cases, this World AIDS Day should serve as a turning point in the global health response. It is a time to remember those we have lost to AIDS, show our support for those living with and affected by HIV, and to renew our commitment to ending AIDS by 2030.

The UK can show itself as a ‘force for good’ in the world by being a champion for children affected by conflict

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18 Jun 2021 Foreign affairs

The UK can show itself as a ‘force for good’ in the world by being a champion for children affected by conflict

The UK has both the power and responsibility to make a difference.

09 Jun 2021 Foreign affairs

Boris Johnson Claims Voters Support Foreign Aid Cuts Despite Manifesto Offering £4bn More

The prime minister rejected criticism of his decision to slash the UK’s foreign aid budget by £4billion as "lefty propaganda”, despite a rebellion of dozens of Conservative MPs including his predecessor Theresa May.

08 Jun 2021 Foreign affairs

Number 10 Rejects Request For A Binding Vote On Foreign Aid Cut, Swerving A Clash With Tory Rebels

Downing Street has rejected the call for MPs to get a binding vote on £4billion worth of cuts to the foreign aid budget issued by the Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle.

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05 May 2021 Foreign affairs

UK Government set to cut malnutrition programmes by 80 percent, leaving tens of thousands of children hungry and at risk of starvation

Save the Children and Action Against Hunger urge the UK to reverse these cuts without delay

02 Mar 2021 Foreign affairs

Cutting UK Aid To Yemen By Half Is A “Strategic Mistake With Deadly Consequences”, House Of Commons Told

A former International Development Secretary has condemned the UK's decision to cut the amount of aid the UK pledges to war-torn Yemen by half.

11 Dec 2020 Foreign affairs

The government’s cuts to UK aid will lead to the preventable loss of life around the globe

Covid-19 has taught us that we cannot abandon the fight for health. To renege on our manifesto aid commitments at this time is unthinkable

30 Nov 2020 Foreign affairs

By cutting foreign aid, Britain risks losing its position as a force for global good

We must maintain Britain's 0.7% foreign aid budget, which can do good around the world in ways that also serve our long-term interests.

25 Nov 2020 Economy

A Foreign Office Minister Has Resigned From Government Over Plans To Cut International Aid

The government is facing a brewing backbench rebellion and ministerial resignations over its controversial plans to scrap the UK’s pledge to give 0.7% of GDP in international aid.

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24 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

Cutting the UK aid budget now would be immoral and dangerous

Kailash Satyarthi, 2014 Nobel Peace Laureate and Founder, Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, writes to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, urging him not to reduce the UK aid budget in the upcoming spending review.

23 Jul 2020 Foreign affairs

Dominic Raab confirms UK’s aid spending to be cut by £2.9bn amid coronavirus downturn

Britain is slashing its international aid budget by £2.9billion as a result of the coronavirus economic downturn, Dominic Raab has confirmed.

05 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

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.