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...
...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...
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...
...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...
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...
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...
...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...
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...
The Mail and the Mail Online have today (Saturday 3 November) both reported that the UK has provided more than £1 billion in aid to India during the time it...
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...
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...