Tag: Aid
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On the 22nd Anniversary of the Genocide, Rwanda is defying both global expectations and wishes
By Claire Leigh – Consultant at UNDP, 2015 Labour Parliamentary Candidate and former Chair of LCID – @ClaireLeighLab It is almost frustrating to start every discussion on Rwanda by referencing the infamous genocide that took place there twenty two years ago. The country today is almost unrecognisable from the place that tore itself apart in 1994 at
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Response from Ivan Lewis MP on Government announcement on Pakistan aid
Ivan Lewis MP, Labour’s Shadow International Development Secretary, responding to the findings in the International Development Select Committee’s report on aid to Pakistan, said: “The International Development Select Committee are right to make the link between Pakistan’s tax system and UK aid. “Hard pressed British taxpayers have a right to expect that alongside
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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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Harriet Harman responds to Turks and Caicos loan
The Department for International Development is set to guarantee a loan of £260 million to the Turks and Caicos Islands, which raises serious questions about the Government’s use of DfID’s budget. Responding to this, Harriet Harman said: “Following on from the revelation that DFID money was used to fund the Pope’s state visit this looks suspiciously like
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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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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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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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Will Human Rights have their day in Bangladesh?
By Claire Leigh You may not know it, but today (10th December) is World Human Rights Day. Coinciding the with the day that Liu Xiaobo fails to collect his Nobel Peace Prize, awarded for his tireless efforts to promote greater respect for human rights in China, this year’s celebration is a good time to reflect
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Will long-term poverty reduction fail under the Tories?
There is an article running on the Guardian website analysing the contradiction at the heart of Conservative international development policy. It looks at the emerging schism between traditional Conservative values on aid and the ring-fenced budget; as well as between an increased focus on security and the alleviation of poverty. LCID has run several articles
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