UK aid to provide vital medicine and surgical equipment to struggling hospitals in Gaza
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt announces new UK aid package of life-saving support which will help treat patients in Gaza.
Mail Online: DFID does not give any money to Rwandan sponsorship of Arsenal FC
UK aid to Rwanda has been carefully and specifically earmarked for programmes that will support the country’s most vulnerable people and help it stand on its own two feet. UK aid is not used for sponsorship deals with Arsenal FC and DFID is not giving any money to Visit Rwanda or the Rwanda Development Board.
UK reshaping aid programmes in Burma
Media including the Mail, Guardian and the Today programme have covered a report by the International Development Committee on Bangladesh, Burma and the Rohingya crisis where they are calling for the UK Government to make changes to its policy in Burma including reframing our aid programmes.
Extra UK aid for Rohingya people in Cox’s Bazar as deadly monsoon season looms
...people with the necessary materials to strengthen their shelters; 300,000 people with food assistance and clean water; 30,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women and 120,000 under-fives with emergency nutrition; 50,000 women...
UK confirms new support to World Bank Group after securing key reforms
...Director Christine Lagarde, which discussed the threat of corruption to global development. The Guardian ran a piece on corruption today which featured quotes from both Ms Mordaunt and Ms Lagarde....
Mail Online: Aid to support fishing industries overseas
Today’s MailOnline reports that UK aid is being used to support the livelihoods of poor fishermen and women overseas. The piece notes a range of programmes that the UK...
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
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The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting this week is the biggest summit the UK has ever hosted, bringing together leaders, foreign ministers business and civil society from across the Commonwealth to address some of the most pressing development challenges of …
Britain continues to be global aid leader
...United Kingdom (UK) met the United Nations overseas aid target in 2017. The statistics show the United States continues to be largest net aid donor (USD 35.26bn) followed by Germany,...
The aid budget only goes up as the UK economy grows
Papers have today reacted to the latest statistics on international development, published yesterday, which show the aid budget grew to nearly £14 billion in 2017 – because of the UK’s...
Explaining British support for Palestinian education
Today’s Sunday Times and Daily Mail report that UK aid money is spent by the Palestinian Authority on textbooks that could incite hatred against Israel. As International Development Minister Alistair...