US EditionYvette Cooper Insists the UK Will Remain a ‘Major Player’ on Aid Despite Cuts
UK will cut overall aid by 31%, ending bilateral aid to G20 nations except Turkey, and focus on humanitarian support and private investment, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said.
- On Thursday, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will address MPs to detail the UK's revised aid strategy, refocusing funding on conflict zones and women following budget cuts implemented earlier this year.
- The government previously reduced the aid budget to fund increased defense spending, prompting a shift from traditional "donor" roles to an "investor" model emphasizing technical support and expertise.
- Cooper confirmed the UK will withdraw traditional bilateral funding from G20 nations, which represent about 85% of global GDP, while prioritizing humanitarian aid for Yemen, Somalia, and Afghanistan.
- Official assessments confirm a 31% reduction in total development spending, with bilateral assistance falling by 37% and multilateral funding decreasing by about 22% under these tighter allocations.
- While the Foreign Secretary insists on "partnership not paternalism," critics like Romilly Greenhill of Bond argue the cuts risk "reversing decades of progress and weakening Britain's influence around the world.
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Britain set to reduce aid to poorest countries by 40% as Labour MPs argue cost-cutting 'puts Britain at risk'
The Government has announced sweeping reductions to international aid to the world's poorest nations, with overall aid budgets set to fall by 40 per cent in the coming year.Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper outlined plans that will see assistance to African nations plummet dramatically, declining from £1.3billion annually to just £677 million across the next three years.Afghanistan, Myanmar and Lebanon will also experience significant funding redu…
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Yvette Cooper insists the UK will remain a ‘major player’ on aid despite cuts
The Foreign Secretary said hard choices had been made on allocations across the world as the Government aims for ‘partnership not paternalism’.
Major new details on slashing billions from international aid after outcry
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The Foreign Secretary will outline how she intends to allocate a much reduced aid budget. Labour backbenchers have urged the Government to change course on overseas aid as the Foreign Secretary prepares to set out her plans for the development budget. Yvette Cooper will address MPs on Thursday to provide details on how she will divide up an aid budget that was slashed last year to pay for increased defence spending. Billed as a “fundamental chan…
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