Category: Aid
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Why 2016 is the year to leap, not shuffle, towards gender equality
By Emily and Katie Berrington Despite being the year that the United States may be set to welcome its first female president; the first year that Saudi Arabia’s female residents will live under municipal governments that they were able to vote in; and the year that more than 90 countries answered the UN Women’s call
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Better off in – how the EU supports the fight against poverty
By Laura Kyrke-Smith, Chair of the Labour Campaign for International Development – @laurakyrkesmith Whether we like it or not, we live in a world where what happens in other parts of the world has an impact on our lives. The Government’s ability to protect people from terrorism here is affected by its ability to stop
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Watch out for any budgetary backtracking on aid commitments
Supporters of international development should watch this week’s budget announcement very carefully. Overseas aid and the role of DFID are not usually at the forefront of a Chancellor’s mind when delivering a budget – personal taxation, welfare and big capital spending projects tend to get all the attention. But just because the budget is usually
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Cameron may be breaking OECD aid rules to placate Tory backbenchers
As posted on Left Foot Forward. The Labour Campaign for International Development warned before the 2010 election that there was a risk the Conservatives would divert the aid budget away from poverty reduction and towards national security. Today’s news that hundreds of millions of pounds may be diverted to peacekeeping defence operations in bid toplacate backbenchers proves those warnings right. And it wasn’t
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Labour’s Mark Hendrick Seeks Legal Commitment to 0.7%
Labour MP Mark Hendrick has used a private members bill to propose a binding legal commitment to ensure that 0.7% of UK GDP is spent on international aid. Writing to David Cameron this week he called for the Prime Minister to strongly support the measure, given concerns that the bill would fail to gain sufficient
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There must be cross-party commitment to passing the 0.7% international aid bill
First published on Left Foot Forward Today presents a rare opportunity to ensure a commitment made in the election manifestos of all three parties and the coalition agreement is honoured – the pledge to enshrine the UK’s spending of 0.7% of gross national income into law. Labour and Co-operative MP Mark Hendrick has tabled a Private Member’s Bill on
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Labour respond to the Queen’s Speech
Ivan Lewis MP and Baroness Kinnock respond strongly to the government’s omission of legalisation to enshrine the UK’s commitment to reach 0.7% aid. Ivan said; The Government’s failure to include the 0.7% aid commitment in legislation in the first Queen’s Speech breached a clear Tory manifesto commitment and a key element of the coalition agreement.
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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 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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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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