UK aid spending on fossil fuels
Read our response to a report about UK aid money going to a group, which invests in fossil fuel projects in developing countries.
UK aid support in corrupt countries
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Humanitarian aid, Official Development Assistance, Value for money
Today The Daily Mail published a story on UK aid to corrupt countries. Read our response here.
Alok Sharma at the World Bank Annual Meetings
The Guardian and The Times have both reported today on International Development Secretary Alok Sharma’s visit to the World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington D.C.
How UK aid is helping the world’s most vulnerable in Malawi
The Daily Mail has run a critical article on Gertrude Maseko, the First Lady of Malawi, and linked this to UK aid spending in Malawi.
Rory Stewart announces UK aid’s biggest ever single direct commitment to tackle climate change in Africa
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International Development Secretary announces package to help Africa deal with climate change and move away from fossil fuels during a two day visit to Kenya.
Super crops at Chelsea Flower Show
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UK aid is to fund new research to develop climate resilient, extra nutritious super crops, it was revealed this week - at the Chelsea Flower Show. Several media picked up on the pledge, which International Development Secretary Rory Stewart announced on Wednesday, …
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 Department for International Development is already shifting how it spends aid to ensure our investment benefits us all, and is fully aligned with our wider national security and economic priorities, and in the national interest.
Ebola outbreak in DRC: How the UK is helping to tackle the crisis
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ITV News last night aired an insightful report on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s fight to contain the country's worst ever Ebola outbreak. UK aid is on the ground, playing a crucial role in responding to the outbreak.
Daily Express front page on aid to India
The front page of today’s Daily Express reports the UK is giving £98 million in aid to India. Since 2015, DFID has not given traditional aid to India, instead providing world-leading expertise and private investments which boost prosperity, create jobs and open up markets for UK businesses, while generating a return for the UK at the same time. This is firmly in our interests.
Technology and innovation changing the way we deliver UK aid in Kenya
There is media coverage today following the International Development Secretary’s first official visit to Kenya, where she saw how UK aid was first on the scene when the region suffered a devastating drought last year – but also saw the potential for technology and innovation to deliver aid in new ways.