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US news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

I'm a Kenyan health volunteer the impacts of the UK decision to cut aid are growing

UK aid budget cuts to Kenya's health sector have reduced community health outreach services, forcing pregnant mothers and vulnerable populations to travel farther for care and postpone critical medical appointments.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Starmer has chance to put overseas aid and debt relief on G20 agenda | Heather Stewart

Labour can regain disillusioned voters by restoring commitment to international development and using upcoming summits and the UK's 2027 G20 chairmanship.
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Labour to defend aid cuts, claiming UK's days as a global charity' are over

The UK will shift from being viewed as a global charity to focusing on investment and expertise-sharing in overseas aid.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Starmer accused of hypocrisy over sharp cuts to World Food Programme

If this was just a UK story it would be bad enough, but we are seeing it is a French story, it is a German story and a US story. All these countries are cutting. There will be a time lag but this will cost lives. We have a responsibility to protect these lives.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Reform plan to cap aid at 1bn would damage UK's international influence, critics warn

Plans by Reform UK to slash the aid budget by 90% would not cover existing contributions to global bodies such as the UN and World Bank, shredding Britain's international influence and risking its standing within those organisations, charities and other parties have warned. Under cuts announced by Nigel Farage in November, overseas aid would be capped at 1bn a year, or about 0.03% of GDP.
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UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Lives at stake' as Sierra Leone almost entirely axed from UK aid budget

UK aid to Sierra Leone faces drastic cuts, slashing a 35m maternal and newborn health grant to 1m by 2027, risking essential services.
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UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 months ago

UK aid cuts a tragic mistake that will put national security at risk, MPs warn

UK aid cuts endanger Britain's national security, risk worsening global crises, and critics urge restoring overseas aid to 0.5% of national income.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

On the road with the minister tasked with defending Britain's painful aid cuts to Ghana

UK aid cuts jeopardize Ghana education programs, forcing the Ghanaian government to fill funding gaps and risking lost opportunities for vulnerable out-of-school children.
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