Category: Aid
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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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Ivan Lewis on the Busan Forum on Aid Effectiveness
Shadow Secretary for International Development, Ivan Lewis, writes in the Guardian today about the Busan Summit on Aid Effectiveness. He argues; As world leaders, including the UK’s international development secretary, Andrew Mitchell, meet in Busan for the fourth high-level forum on aid effectiveness, it is apparent that clear-minded coalitions and strong political leadership are essential if there…
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Harriet Harman responds to Liam Fox’s letter
Harriet Harman MP, Labour’s Shadow International Development Secretary, in response to Liam Fox’s letter to David Cameron on overseas aid, said: “The commitment to increase overseas aid spending to 0.7% of GNI by 2013 was a manifesto commitment by the Tories and the Lib Dems and was repeated in the coalition agreement. It must not…
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The Fox that needs controlling
Liam Fox’s attempt to dump a Conservative manifesto and Coalition agreement commitment by stealth is reckless and threatens the proper functioning of the Cabinet. The promise to legislate Britain’s 0.7% aid spending is clearly in DFID’s 2011 business plan and is an article of faith for the government’s overseas development policy. On October 19th The…
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Labour launches International Development Policy Review
Today Labour launches its International Development policy review. The review is made up of one working group which will oversee the process and advise the Shadow International Development team and six taskforces working on specific development issues. Harriet Harman MP, Labour’s Shadow International Development Secretary, said: “The Labour Party’s commitment to reducing poverty in the…
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David Morrissey says ‘Keep the Promise’
At the Gleneagles summit in 2005, the G8 countries made a promise: their aid budgets would be increased to 0.7% of their national income. Now, just 6 years later, there are already signs that some of those countries are failing to live up to their word. The Labour Party, with Harriet Harman at the helm…
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Today is World Water Day
Today is World Water Day, and while two fifths of the world live without adequate sanitation and one in eight have no access to safe water, it marks an important day in the international development calendar. Clean water is key to development, not only to halt the staggering loss of life due to water-borne diseases,…
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