World’s poor “will pay price”, charities say as UK scraps aid department
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Charities and former British prime ministers condemned the government’s decision on Tuesday to merge its diplomatic and aid departments, warning it could not come at a worse time and that “the world’s poorest will pay the price”. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament the new joint ministry – the Foreign, Commonwealth […]
UK urged to pull its weight to support African refugees
Thomson Reuters Foundation Britain should practise what it preaches to African countries by doubling the number of vulnerable refugees it hosts and reviewing policies that restrict an asylum seeker’s right to work, lawmakers said on Tuesday. A cross-party committee said the British government should “lead by example” by resettling and employing refugees, especially those forcibly […]
Disabled women and girls are ‘doubly vulnerable’, aid groups warn
Thomson Reuters Foundation Women and girls with disabilities are doubly vulnerable in conflict or crisis situations, aid groups warned on Tuesday at a global conference on disability in London. An estimated one billion people around the world have a disability according to Britain’s Department for International Development, which hosted the event, and 800 million of […]
World’s poorest risk losing out as Brexit Britain pushes ‘aid for trade’
Thomson Reuters Foundation Women, young and disabled people risk being left out as Britain shifts aid spending to boost its own trade, experts said on Tuesday, with worries over Brexit already hitting the economy. A parliamentary watchdog and aid agencies criticised plans by Britain’s foreign aid agency, the Department for International Development, to focus on “trade […]
UK aid funded Chinese films, not world’s poorest, lawmakers say
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Not enough British aid goes to the world’s poorest, with funds spent on projects to develop China’s film industry and museums, parliamentarians said on Tuesday, as the sector grapples to restore its credibility after a major sex abuse scandal. The International Development Committee said some £600 million ($US801 million) of development […]