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UK aid programmes that provide assistance to some of the poorest and most vulnerable areas of the world could be slashed by upward of 60 per cent, with Middle Eastern and North African nations set to lose out
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Aid to Lebanon could fall by 88 per cent, Syria by 67 per cent and Libya by 63 per cent, according to figures leaked to
openDemocracy, a UK-based political website.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, Britain’s aid contribution would be almost wiped out – with a cut of 93 per cent being considered. The figures, which were marked “official sensitive”, are an insight into the British government’s plan to slash its overseas aid budget.
The UK s foreign aid budget is set to fall below £10billion in 2021/22 as Dominic Raab confirmed the spending cut and said there are no easy choices as the coronavirus crisis wreaks havoc on the public finances.
The Foreign Office today set out how much each Government department will be given to spend on official development assistance (ODA) in the next financial year.
And the estimated total figure is £9.985billion - significantly lower than the approximately £15billion which has been spent in recent years.
The confirmation of the cut comes after Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced at the Budget in November that the UK was slashing its aid commitment from 0.7 per cent of gross national income to 0.5 per cent.
LONDON: The BBC on Tuesday apologised for any offence caused and rectified what it termed as the mistaken use of an inaccurate map of India, which had the
BBC updated the online broadcast with the map of India reflecting the boundaries of J&K
London:
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Tuesday apologised for any offence caused and rectified what it termed as the mistaken use of an inaccurate map of India , which had the boundaries of Jammu and Kashmir entirely missing, triggering a formal letter of complaint by Labour Party MP Virendra Sharma.
In a video broadcast about President-elect Joe Biden on BBC World Service titled US Election 2020: What do countries around the world want from Joe Biden , the graphic depicting the map of India was incompletely highlighted in red with the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir missing.