Britain 'to spend millions in fight against child sex tourism'
The Times today reports that “money from the overseas aid budget is to be used in the fight against child sex tourism and the growing problem of livestreamed abuse”. It...
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UK aid response to Southern African cyclone
...million of UK aid was announced yesterday. Today (20 March) DFID announced it would, in addition, be aid matching the Disasters Emergency Committee's appeal for victims of Cyclone Idai. Our...
UK’s ongoing response to Cyclone Idai
...due to leave the UK for Mozambique from Heathrow Airport today to help assess the health needs of the cyclone-hit region. Al Jazeera, the Gulf Times, The Sunday Times in...
Ending FGM: UK aid makes largest ever investment
Today, DFID has announced £50 million of new funding to end female genital mutilation (FGM), the largest investment ever made to end FGM worldwide. The funding will support the African-led...
Penny Mordaunt sets out vision for UK aid post Brexit
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International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt spoke today at the Department for International Development’s Investment Arm, CDC, about how the private sector can support international development globally. In a speech which...
Update on UK aid’s response to the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia
...An extra humanitarian expert from the UK has deployed today to provide further support. The UK team will look to go to affected areas, including Palu, where they will assess...
Syria: 7 years on
International Development Secretary and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson issued a joint statement today to mark seven years of the conflict in Syria. They drew particular attention to the dire humanitarian...
UK response to Hurricane Maria: 20 September 2017
There has been further media coverage today about Hurricane Maria which is hitting islands across the Caribbean. This is only the second time two category five hurricanes have been in...
DFID hailed as 'global champion' on value for money
Today (20 February), the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) published a review into how well the Department for International Development spends money. Its findings were broadly positive, saying DFID...
Sexual exploitation and abuse allegations
There is continued media coverage today (Sunday 11 February) of allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by Oxfam staff in Haiti in 2011 and other charity workers. The International Development...