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...
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UK aid projects and spending across government
The Observer/Guardian has today reported on a letter sent by 23 aid agencies to the Chancellor which sets out how they believe the UK's aid budget should be spent. The...
DFID response to reports on Oxfam
...2011, which were widely reported on in early 2018. Separately, Oxfam International’s Independent Commission on Sexual Misconduct, Accountability and Culture, which was set up last year, published its report today....
How UK aid is helping to find cures for diseases and develop super crops
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...the UK’s national interest. Today's coverage focuses on a report on the fund by the Independent Commission For Aid Impact (ICAI). ICAI acknowledges in the report that “research and innovation...
Doubling DFID's investment on climate change and the environment
There is coverage in The Times and Sky News today of International Development Secretary Rory Stewart’s plans to put climate and the environment front and centre of the Department for...
DFID and 0.7%: Why we should be proud of our aid commitment
...way to even escape poverty. Thankfully, the UK isn’t one of those countries, but today’s message is clear – poverty, inequality, climate change and injustice are all set to increase...
What is UK aid doing for small charities?
Today, media, including The Sun and The Times, have covered a report into DFID’s work with Civil Society Organisations (CSO), which includes charities and NGOs. The report by the Independent...
How aid is in the UK’s national interest
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...overseas. There has been media coverage today which includes suggestions the 0.7% target should be scrapped and the money spent instead on funding for police, schools and social care. The...
CDC’s crucial role in creating jobs in developing countries
The Sun and The Times have today covered a report by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) which is critical of CDC. CDC, which is wholly owned by the...
TaxPayers’ Alliance report on future of foreign aid spending
Papers, including The Guardian, The Express and Yorkshire Post, have today covered a TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) report on the future of foreign aid spending. The TPA says in the report...