13 h. ago Voices: The Tories are making a fatal mistake in push to cut UK foreign aid to a new low

Britain Cannot afford to ignore the politics of aid, or we will suffer the consequences, writes Stefan Dercon

Events

45 h. ago Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program

Society

3 d. ago Tory party conference 2025: Mel Stride pledges £5,000 national insurance rebate for young homebuyers

Shadow chancellor will use his Tory conference speech to set plans to cut welfare spending, foreign aid and the Civil Service if his party wins the next election

Economics

4 d. ago Tories pledge to make £47bn of cuts to public spending with welfare bill slashed

Shadow chancellor set to announce raft of cuts across welfare and foreign aid

Economics

4 d. ago Tory plans to further cut foreign aid would be ‘epic act of self

Bond chief executive Romilly Greenhill said she is ‘deeply concerned’ to hear the Conservatives plan to further cut aid.

Politics

4 d. ago Foreigners will be BANNED from claiming benefits under Tory plans to save £50billion

Shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride will unveil plans for cutting welfare, foreign aid and the size of the civil service to put the public finances on a more stable footing and pave the way for tax cuts.

Economics

4 d. ago Tories pledge to make £47bn of savings with major cut to welfare

Shadow chancellor set to announce raft of cuts across welfare and foreign aid

Economics

4 d. ago 'Same old Tories' unveil plan to cut benefits for 'low level' mental health conditions

The Conservatives were accused of coming back with reheated policies to cut benefits, foreign aid and civil service numbers - and failing to apologise for their dire record

Politics

7 d. ago Foreign Office ‘very concerned’ after Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla

Government says it has told Israel it expects the situation to be resolved peacefully and in line with international law

Politics

1 week ago Supreme Court says Trump is allowed to freeze $4 billion in funding, overriding Congress’s spending power

Trump had deemed $4 billion in foreign aid funding wasteful

Economics

1 week ago Trump’s aid cuts bring fresh hate for those with HIV in Kenya: ‘It takes little to push people back’

The slashing of foreign aid and closure of HIV programmes earlier this year is continuing to impact people living with HIV, writes Nick Ferris in Nairobi, causing serious damage to long-term efforts to end stigma around HIV and its treatment

Politics

2 w. ago UK aid cuts 'are a gift' to China and Russia's bid to undermine United Nations

In a report published ahead of the UN's General Assembly week, the Foreign Affairs Committee urged the Government restore the aid budget

Politics

3 w. ago UN needs to cut $500m from 2026 budget and lose 20% of staff after US funding reductions

Job losses and global reorganisation expected amid Trump administration’s slashing of funding and ‘UN80’ reviewThe UN will need to cut $500m (about £370m) from next year’s budget and lose 20% of its staff as it struggles to cope with a massive reduction in funding by the Trump administration.The plan, in gestation since Donald Trump started cutting his foreign aid budget, is likely to involve an initial minimum 3,000 job cuts out of a 35,000-strong main workforce. The overall UN core or regular budget would be cut from $3.7bn to about $3.2bn next year. It means reductions of 15.1% in resources and 18.8% in posts in the regular budget compared with the 2025 budget. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago UN faces $500m budget cut and 20% job losses after big drop in US funding

Core budget to fall to $3.2bn next year and initial minimum 3,000 job cuts expected amid streamlining processThe UN will need to cut $500m (about £370m) from next year’s budget and lose 20% of its staff as it struggles to cope with a massive reduction in funding by the Trump administration.The plan, in gestation since Donald Trump started cutting his foreign aid budget, is likely to involve an initial minimum 3,000 job cuts out of a 35,000-strong main workforce. The overall UN core or regular budget would be cut from $3.7bn to about $3.2bn next year. It means reductions of 15.1% in resources and 18.8% in posts in the regular budget compared with the 2025 budget. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Voices: It is deluded to slash foreign aid in refugee hotspots without expecting more boats to arrive

Prevention is always better than cure, writes Sarah Champion, so investing in ways for people to feel secure and earn a living in their home country through aid is important

Events

3 w. ago How Mpox revealed an epidemic of untreated HIV in Sierra Leone – as Trump’s aid cuts begin to bite

The impact of the US slashing foreign aid on the country’s Mpox response has likely been huge, activists on the ground tell Rachel Schraer

Politics