Modernising international aid rules
The UK has secured important progress at the Development Assistance Committee meetings in Paris to change the international aid rules and ensure they remain relevant for the modern world.
DFID Media Team
How the UK aid budget is spent across government
The Daily Express has published an article today highlighting how the aid budget is spent across Government.
UK aid commitments: 30 October 2017
The Daily Express published an article today claiming that 10,000 people have signed their online petition for the government to reduce the foreign aid budget. The newspaper claims that this is proof that readers want the government to direct money …
Reconstruction support for Antigua and Barbuda: 29 October 2017
The Observer reports today that Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, claims his country is being overlooked in the Hurricane Irma and Maria relief efforts because it has a higher income per capita than other Caribbean islands.
UK Aid Commitments: 26 October 2017
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DFID's response to today’s Daily Express front page story, which claims that the costs of health tourism should be met by the international development budget.
UK aid commitments: 24 October 2017
The Daily Express front page story today (Tuesday 24 October 2017) led with claims that the UK should abandon its commitment to spend 0.7% of income on development and direct the money towards to the NHS and social care instead. …
World Polio Day: International Development Secretary leads the UK’s last push to end polio
This World Polio Day (24 October 2017) the UK has reaffirmed its commitment to eradicate the disease globally and help millions of children lead healthier lives.
International Development Secretary Priti Patel announces UK aid package for liberated Raqqa
As the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that Raqqa has been liberated from Daesh, a new UK aid package will clear deadly landmines and restore hospitals and medical treatment for victims of the bloody conflict to help them return home …
UK Anti Slavery Day: 18 October 2017
Yesterday (18 October 2017) marked Anti-Slavery Day in the UK and a range of charities, NGOs and individuals have highlighted the horrific prevalence of modern slavery.
The latest on the UK’s hurricane response: Sunday 15 October 2017
The UK’s commitment to relief and reconstruction in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria continued this week.