The UK's response to escalating violence in the DRC
Last night’s BBC News at 10, this morning’s Radio Four Today Programme and BBC News Online are reporting on the escalating violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)....
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Visit Rwanda’s sponsorship of Arsenal FC
Today, The Sun has reported on the sponsorship of Arsenal FC by Visit Rwanda. The piece implies that aid money is being used for the sponsorship deal. This is not...
Mail on Sunday on allegations of fraud and sexual exploitation of refugees in Uganda
Today’s Mail on Sunday and MailOnline claims to have uncovered corruption, fraud and sexual exploitation of refugees in Uganda. An investigation into these allegations last year resulted in all payments...
Mail Online: DFID does not give any money to Rwandan sponsorship of Arsenal FC
Today’s Mail on Sunday and MailOnline have both implied that UK aid to Rwanda is being used to fund a £30 million sponsorship deal with Arsenal FC. This is misleading....
UK reshaping aid programmes in Burma
Media including the Mail, Guardian and the Today programme have covered a report by the International Development Committee (IDC) on Bangladesh, Burma and the Rohingya crisis where they are calling...
Extra UK aid for Rohingya people in Cox’s Bazar as deadly monsoon season looms
...people with access to healthcare services. The UK has been a leading donor and today’s announcement of humanitarian support takes the UK’s total support for the crisis since August 2017...
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...
Britain continues to be global aid leader
Today’s papers, including the Telegraph, the Times, the Daily Mail and The Sun have reported on statistics published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which show the...
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...