Britain’s foreign aid cut: who will feel the impact?
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Britain has cut its commitment to foreign aid spending in 2021, pledging to spend 0.5 per cent of gross national income, instead of the promised 0.7 per cent. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in April outlined a breakdown of Britain’s development budget, with humanitarian aid mostly impacted. The temporary reduction in overseas aid could […]
Explainer: Britain’s foreign aid cut: who will feel the impact?
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Britain is set to suspend its target of spending 0.7 per cent of gross national income on development aid in a spending review on Wednesday. A temporary reduction in the UK’S overseas aid budget to 0.5 per cent of GDP could save about £4 billion annually. Hundreds of charities have warned the cuts […]
Poor lose out as rich countries link aid with trade, says UK thinktank
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Rich countries are using their aid budgets to promote their own national interests rather than focusing on helping people in poor countries, according to research published by a global thinktank on Tuesday. As populism and economic pressures rise, countries that have pledged to spend part of their national income on aid are […]
G20 meeting: Australia challenged on its generosity
Australia is the least generous of all the eight G20 donor countries when it comes to overseas aid, according to a report released this week. Written by Simon Feeny and Matthew Clarke for the Make Poverty History campaign, the report Are the G-20 Helping to Make Poverty History? examines each of the G20 nation’s performance with regard […]