Tackling plastic pollution in the world’s oceans
There are reports in the news today on how the UK’s international development budget could be used to tackle plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. This comes as a scientific...
Mail on Sunday on aid to Mozambique
...suggests the aid Mozambique receives is therefore “freeing up funds”, which can be used on spending like the jet. The UK does not provide any funding directly to the Government...
Suspended Foreign Office aid programme in Syria
Today, the BBC, Today Programme, Mail, Times and other newspapers reported on a Foreign Office aid programme in Syria run by contractor Adam Smith International (ASI).
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Ahead of the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on 2 December, International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt announced new funding to tackle modern slavery.
International Development Secretary visits Bangladesh and announces extra UK support for Rohingya refugees
...131,000 people; Emergency shelter for over 130,000 people and support to make shelters more resilient to rain and heavy winds for 450,000 people as the cyclone season approaches; Access to...
IDC report on DFID's education work
Today, the International Development Committee (IDC) published a report on DFID’s work on education, acknowledging that DFID is a global leader, giving millions of children in the poorest and most...
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt stands with the Caribbean and Overseas Territories to build back better
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt stands with the Caribbean and Overseas Territories to build back better Over the weekend and today (Monday 20 November 2017), newspapers and online news outlets...
International Development Statistics 2017
Today’s newspapers feature coverage of a number projects funded by the UK’s international development budget.
Penny Mordaunt: I believe in aid
In an article for The Daily Telegraph, the International Development Secretary sets out her vision for aid.
UK leads international response to Rohingya crisis
Almost three months since violence erupted in Burma, the horrific suffering and what looks to be the ethnic cleansing of more than 600,000 people continues to feature in news.