In 2020, British Conservatives cited cost-cutting to force the UK’s foreign aid office into a merger. Five years later, it hasn’t recovered its budget or expertise.
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Overseas development has always fallen in and out of favour between governments. But this feels different – and terminal.
Some big names are lining up to attack the government over a broken manifesto pledge.
Overseas aid doesn’t just help developing countries, Britain also benefits hugely.
Boris Johnson has announced the UK’s Department for International Development will merge with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The international aid sector’s use of languages needs to change if it is serious about dealing with the issues raised by recent scandals.
After a scandal involving Oxfam in Haiti, the UK government has threatened to withdraw aid money from the charity.
When the DfID minister held secret meetings with government officials while on holiday, she seems to have forgotten about her quest to stamp out dodgy dealings in development spending.
The aid and assistance Britain’s Caribbean territories will need to rebuild will make highlight the fault lines in the relationship between Westminster and its former colonies.
It could embolden other demands for diverting aid.
The UN Sustainable Energy initiative has set the goal of ensuring sustainable energy for all by 2030. However, the international community still can’t overcome the problem of energy access.
Options are open for how to spend £1.4 billion of British aid channelled through EU.
Britain uses its aid for soft power. How will that change after it leaves the EU?
For decades, higher education in developing countries has not been a priority for international aid donors. That is now changing.
It’s not a surprise that development aid frees up money for countries to spend on defence budgets. Why is the UK so shocked by its own policies?
Governments come and go, but Britain’s Africa policy has long been a beacon of continuity.
Justine Greening, the international development secretary, recently made a speech on how business can contribute to development. Three quarters of it was about the importance of economic growth in developing…
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