Penny Mordaunt has announced a series of actions to tackle sexual exploitation in the aid sector, declaring it vital that the whole sector steps up.
There is continued media coverage today (Sunday 11 February) of allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by Oxfam staff in Haiti in 2011 and other charity workers. The International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt appeared on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show this …
There is continued coverage across broadcast and newspapers this morning of the allegations and investigation of sexual exploitation by Oxfam staff members in Haiti in 2011. Stories in The Times, The Today Programme, The Telegraph, Sky News, BBC, The Guardian, …
Penny Mordaunt wrote a powerful piece laying out the case for UK aid in The Daily Express today. The International Development Secretary argued “Britain has a moral responsibility to help lift people less fortunate out of poverty”. But she also highlighted how UK aid’s work was making the UK itself “more secure and prosperous”.
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt marked the International Day to End FGM (female genital mutilation) on February 6th by announcing an ambition to end the practice by 2030.
Today, as reported across the BBC and other outlets, the International Development Secretary has announced the UK’s replenishment of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) at a conference in Dakar hosted by President Macron of France and President Macky Sall …
Penny Mordaunt's joint visit to the University of Edinburgh with Bill Gates received wide spread coverage over the weekend.
Yesterday (Wednesday 24 January 2018), there was widespread media coverage of an attack on Save the Children’s offices in the Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan where four members of their team have been confirmed as being killed. The attack marks the latest …
There is media coverage today following the International Development Secretary’s first official visit to Kenya, where she saw how UK aid was first on the scene when the region suffered a devastating drought last year – but also saw the potential for technology and innovation to deliver aid in new ways.
At the UK-France Summit today, the Prime Minister will announce a closer partnership with the French to tackle devastating poverty and bring stability to the Sahel area of Africa. As reported in this morning’s Daily Express, The Sun and The …