Essay: The UK spent a third of its international aid budget on refugees in the UK – what it’s paying for, and why it’s a problem
In an article first published on The Conversation, MICHAEL COLLYER, professor of geography at the University of Sussex, looks at the complicated situation surrounding the UK Government’s support of refugees…
Aid watchdog ranks UK efforts to end modern slavery as unsatisfactory
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Britain’s multi-million aid programs to tackle modern slavery worldwide are not underpinned by a clear strategy and have produced little evidence of long-term impacts to reduce such abuses, said an independent aid watchdog on Wednesday. Officials have launched “innovative” schemes to tackle the issue but must do more to ensure they […]