Category: Aid
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Growing the Aid Budget at a time of deficit reduction: moral imperative and political challenge
Ahead of Rt Hon Harriet Harman’s speech to the LSE tonight, here are some key excerpts of the speech. The speech will be at 6.30pm at the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, tickets free. A Fragile Commitment While the Liberal party, and the SDP and then the Lib Dems, supported the 0.7%, the Tories support…
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The Pope’s visit – how LCID broke the story back in November
Originally appeared on Left Foot Forward Why did DfID spend £2m on the Pope’s visit to the UK? A Written Ministerial Statement today reveals that the Department for International Development (DfID) spent nearly £2m on the Pope’ssuccessful visit to the UK. The document states that £1.85m was transferred to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office “in respect of the…
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Harriet Harman to discuss the aid budget at LSE
On Thursday 3rd February, Harriet Harman, Shadow International Development Secretary will be speaking at the London School of Economics. The talk will focus on the aid budget and how, and why, the UK should honour its pledge to increase aid to 0.7 of national income in a time of economic downturn. The event is free…
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Christian Aid calls on Mitchell to do more on climate change
There is a very interesting piece over on Left Foot Forward on Christian Aid’s new campaign which calls on the World Bank to do more to tackle climate change. You can lend your voice to Christian Aid’s and email Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for International Development, and ask him to use his position within…
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Harriet Harman calls for aid for Sri Lankan flood victims
With floods in Sri Lanka driving 39,000 people from their homes, Harriet Harman, Shadow International Development Secretary, has called for the UK and the international community to help. Though aid has begun to arrive in Sri Lanka, The Daily Mirror points out that only 6 tonnes of aid was moved on Friday. Harriet Harman said:…
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Anas Sarwar writes for LCID on the 2010 MDG Review
By Anas Sarwar, Glasgow Central MP and member of the International Development Select Committee If you’d like to get up to speed on progress toward the Millennium Development Goals, the International Development Select Committee’s report on the 2010 Review Summit is the ideal place to start. Published yesterday, it provides a detailed overview of where…
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Check out some of Mark Lazarowizc’s recent speeches
Mark Lazarowizc, Shadow Minister for International Development, has made a couple of speeches in the House of Commons recently. They’re worth checking out. There is one on Zimbabwe: on providing development assistance and supporting a transition to democracy. The other is on the subject of volunteering. Don’t forget, you can post comments below on what…
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Tony Blair at the Centre for Global Development
By Eilidh Macpherson, LCID Secretary Last week saw Tony Blair, in his role as Patron of the Africa Governance Initiative, present his vision for a new focus on governance in Africa with an event at the Centre for Global Development in Washington, where he launched his essay, “Not Just Aid: Making Government Work Can Transform…
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LCID International Development debate in Leeds with Hilary Benn
by Emma Hoddinott, Yorkshire & Humber rep on Labour’s National Policy Forum Accountability, the role of the private sector, trade, smart aid, health, governance and a Robin Hood Tax were just some of the topics covered in a two hour public debate on International Aid in Leeds. Though there was a danger of consensus breaking…
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Harriet’s first speech outlines some critical areas for international development
This article was originally posted on Left Foot Forward. This morning, shadow international development secretary Harriet Harman gave a speech at ActionAid headquarters in London. Marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Ms Harman outlined six key priorities for the future of international development: 1. Realising the 0.7 per cent GNP pledge…
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