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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Nobody does humanitarian aid better than Britain - International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt
Today the International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt announced a new package of support for the United Nations’ Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), warning that 2018 could be the bleakest year...
Daily Mail on 0.7%
Today’s Daily Mail reports the UK is one of seven nations to hit the target of spending 0.7% of national income on international development. Its story is based on a...
UK raises its annual contribution to Global Partnership for Education by 50%
Today, as reported across the BBC and other outlets, the International Development Secretary has announced the UK’s replenishment of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) at a conference in Dakar...
How government departments are working together to deliver aid
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0.7%, Corporate performance, Official Development Assistance
Media have today (June 20) covered the National Audit Office’s (NAO) report on cross-government aid spend. The report, published this morning, acknowledges there is “good evidence” that many UK...
Fresh UK aid funding for small charities and humanitarian organisations
...made up of 60 organisations, was founded in 2016 to support innovative approaches to drive better quality humanitarian responses. It was also confirmed today (17 March) that Ms Mordaunt will...
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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0.7%, Climate and environment, Health, science and tech
...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...