Month: January 2012
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On it’s tenth anniversary, the Global Fund is in crisis
First posted on Left Foot Forward Saturday was the tenth anniversary of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. There are some incredible results to celebrate: 7.7 million lives saved; 3.3 million people on AIDS treatment; more than one million pregnant women on treatment to protect their babies from HIV; more than 8.6 million…
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Gordon Brown’s blueprint for reform of global education may soon become reality
As reported on Left Foot Forward With almost 70 million children of primary school age not in school, a figure set to rise by 2015 and not fall to zero as promised in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), urgent action is required,Gordon Brown said this week. In his new report, “Delivering on the promise, building opportunity:…
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Video – Ivan Lewis MP on Climate Change in Bangladesh
Shadow Secretary of State, Ivan Lewis MP has recorded a video blog on the impacts of climate change on Bangladesh.
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Gareth Thomas MP: Where do we go after the millennium development goals?
First posted on Left Foot Forward by Gareth Thomas MP (Labour, Harrow West), shadow universities minister and minister for international development until 2010 The millennium development goals have been remarkably successful in galvanising political leaders, civil society organisations, parts of the private sector, trade unions, and donors in the pursuit of tackling global poverty. Britain has undoubtedly…
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Conservatives to meet aid target by counting ‘made up’ debt relief as aid
First posted on Left Foot Forward The Conservatives are to count the cancelling the debt of countries as part of the aid target to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on foreign aid by 2014, including countries such as Sudan, Somalia and Zimbabwe. Although governments have previously counted such cancellations as aid spending, they have not used that spending to…
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LGBT Labour Event – Towards a progressive foreign policy on LGBT rights
Our friends at LGBT Labour are hosting this event this week. Towards a progressive foreign policy on LGBT rights 6.30pm to 8pm, Tuesday 17th January The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House, Houses of Parliament 76 countries still prosecute people on the grounds of their sexual orientation. In 10 of those nations, you can be sentenced to…
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Ivan Lewis responds to IDC Report
Ivan Lewis MP, Shadow International Development Secretary, responding to the International Development Select Committee’s report on Working Effectively in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States: DRC and Rwanda Commission published today, said: “The International Development Select Committee’s report highlights serious concerns regarding the Government’s approach to fragile and conflict states. It raises valid questions about the way…
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Voucher schemes and low-fee private schools are not the answer
Kevin Watkins, senior research fellow at the Brookings Institution, argues in a recent article for the Guardian that a global fund is needed to meet the MDG Goal to achieve universal primary school education by 2015. In arguing for a global fund Watkin’s criticises the Conservative government for advocating the use of voucher schemes and support…
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