3 d. ago UK accused of hypocrisy at landmark UN foreign aid conference

Experts at the fourth Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) say the UK cannot talk up its role in helping developing nations while cutting aid commitments

Politics

8 d. ago Voices: Global aid is about more than money and charity – it helps us all

The world has done extraordinary things when we’ve had a vision to match our resources, writes David McNair

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8 d. ago North Carolina legislature leaves after passing Helene aid package, but still no budget

The North Carolina legislature has wrapped up the chief portion of its annual session by passing another Hurricane Helene relief measure

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9 d. ago UK pledge to global vaccine effort falls £400m to £1.25bn amid raft of aid cuts

Campaigners warn reduction could cost lives – even if Britain remains of the largest donors to the international Gavi alliance

Economics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer must come to the defence of his chancellor’s spending review

Editorial: In spite of Rachel Reeves’s much-vaunted increase in MoD expenditure, a rise to 2.6 per cent of GDP can only be achieved by draining the overseas aid budget, reallocating intelligence agency funds, and other sleights of hand. When the prime minister faces Nato leaders, including Donald Trump, he will have no choice but to spin the numbers

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3 w. ago Voices: UK aid cuts are even harsher than they first appeared. And the scale is horrifying

Many of us hoped the worst damage could be avoided, writes Sarah Champion, chair of the International Development Select Committee – but the spending review has dashed that

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3 w. ago Growing proportion of aid budget to be spent on asylum hotels next year

Hotel accommodation for asylum-seekers strips money from the aid budget and threatens the health of people seeking safety, charities warn

Economics

3 w. ago New Covid strain: All you need to know about 'Nimbus' as docs issue UK warning

The new variant, called NB.1.8.1, or “Nimbus” has reached UK shores and the strain is making up a "growing proportion" of Covid cases worldwide

Events

4 w. ago Government stalling in efforts to cut foreign aid spent on asylum seekers

The government has been accused of ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’, with aid organisations claiming ministers are in danger of a ‘reckless repeat’ of the previous Conservative government

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