UK aid spending in 2017
Yesterday’s publication of the Statistics on International Development (SID) for 2017 was widely covered in the media today – with outlets noting the aid budget topped £14 billion for the...
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UK support for Palestinian education
Today’s Daily Mail reports that UK aid money is spent by the Palestinian Authority on textbooks that could incite violence against Israel. In fact, no UK taxpayers’ money to the...
UK aid support in corrupt countries
Today’s (5 January) Daily Mail and Mail Online have published stories which allege that DFID is providing billions of pounds of UK aid to the world’s most corrupt countries. The...
UK aid to Bangladesh: Mail on Sunday story
Today (6 January) the Mail on Sunday published a story alleging UK aid helped to fund a 'rigged' poll in Bangladesh. This headline is factually inaccurate. No UK aid was...
Penny Mordaunt on the aid budget and investing in the developing world
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt has written a piece in The Sun on Sunday today about the aid budget, including her thoughts on starting a national conversation about how British...
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...
Small Charities Challenge Fund
The Sunday Telegraph has today reported on the Small Charities Challenge Fund (SCCF), the Department for International Development’s fund for small UK based not-for-profit organisations. The SCCF provides grants of...
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...
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...
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...