Spending UK aid to tackle poverty
Media have today covered a report by the International Development Committee on the effectiveness of UK aid spending.
UK leads fightback against infectious diseases
Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday (Thursday, June 4, 2020) hosted the Global Vaccine Summit, bringing together over 62 countries, including 42 at head of state level, to pledge $8.8bn for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. This was $1.4bn over the target. …
'Humanity against the virus’: how media reported the UK’s coronavirus vaccine call to action
The Prime Minister’s call for global cooperation and investment to find a coronavirus vaccine has received widespread positive coverage in newspapers, online news and broadcast outlets.
Vaccine pledge to help protect UK from future coronavirus waves
Yesterday the International Development Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan made a statement to MPs announcing the UK’s funding pledge to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, equivalent to £330 million a year for the next five years. This UK aid support will help vaccinate …
UK aid to help developing countries tackle coronavirus
Newspapers, broadcasters and online outlets have covered DFID’s announcement, of an extra £200 million of aid to help charities and global organisations tackle coronavirus in vulnerable countries, positively.
'We must work together to fight Covid-19 outbreak'
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The International Development Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has co-written a piece with her counterparts from a number of European countries about the need to all work together to tackle the Covid-19 epidemic.
Reaction to UK aid support for coronavirus vaccine
Positive UK media coverage for UK aid funding for research to tackle the coronavirus outbreak.
Prime Minister pledges UK aid backing for coronavirus vaccine search
The Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday that the UK is using its aid budget to help find a coronavirus vaccine, has been widely covered in media. Much coverage featured his plea to world leaders to unite to develop a vaccine – …
UK aid to combat Africa’s worst locust outbreak in decades
The Guardian, BBC’s Focus on Africa and BBC Newsday have reported on new UK support to tackle the devastating locust outbreak in East Africa, featuring a UK-funded supercomputer that is helping countries in the region to track and predict the …
DFID spending powers
The Times, The Independent and the Daily Express have published articles today claiming a leaked letter shows the Prime Minister has “secretly moved to strip the Department for International Development of its power to determine how the overseas aid budget …