Author: mrtombaker
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Preview of our event with SOAS Labour tonight: Gender, International Development and UK Aid
To mark International Women’s Day, LCID working with SOAS Labour is pleased to be hosting ‘Gender, International Development and UK Aid’. Speakers Baroness Scotland, Patron of Eliminate Domestic Violence Global Foundation Amy Whalley, UNICEF UK Claire Hickson, International Development Specialist Katy Woods, The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Kruti Buch, Asian Foundation for Philanthropy…
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What part will private funding play in the future of overseas development?
LCID Executive Committee member Charlie Samuda reviews a recent event “The New Architecture of Aid: The Role of Private Capital” organised by Article 25. Private funding and donations from governments to private companies forms an increasing percentage of the total flow of aid to developing economies. The consequence of this, and how to adapt to…
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Ivan Lewis MP on recent visit to Tanzania
Shadow Secretary of State, Ivan Lewis MP writes for Huffington Post on a recent visit to Tanzania with ActionAid. For a country like Tanzania, support for the improvement of healthcare systems and educational provision is crucial, but it is also crucial that we empower people and give them the power to build themselves a better…
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Left Foot Forward on Tory delays on passing 0.7% law
Left Foot Forward reports on the Tory-led government delay in enshrining the 0.7% target in law. Reminding readers that, it’s not the first time that the Tories have broken this commitment; As Left Foot Forward reported on June 4th 2010, just weeks after the election, it’s a promise the Tories failed to immediately deliver once they’d made it…
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Tories break manifesto commitment to legislate on aid spending
Today’s Sun reveals that legislation to ensure Britain meets the UN goal of 0.7 per cent spending on international aid will be delayed despite a manifesto commitment from the Tories ahead of the 2010 election that they would; “legislate in the first session of a new Parliament to lock in this level of spending for every year from…
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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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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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Rushanara Ali MP: Where’s the International Leadership on International Development?
Rushanara Ali, Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow and part of the Shadow International Development team writes in Huffington Post this week about the importance of leadership at the Busan Forum on Aid Effectiveness saying; Busan should not just be another photo opportunity where leaders substitute rhetoric for action. This is an opportunity…
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Ivan Lewis on reports that aid agencies have been banned from operating inside Somalia
Ivan Lewis has commented on reports that international aid agencies have been banned from operating inside Somalia. The news that some UN and international aid agencies have been banned from operating inside Somalia is extremely concerning. I am relieved by reports that staff are safe at the moment but it is undoubtedly a distressing situation…
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