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Charities call UK aid cuts ‘a tragic blow for world’s most marginalised’
PA Media 1 hour ago By Benjamin Cooper, Sam Blewett and Caitlin Doherty, PA © Stefan Wermuth Cuts to the Government’s foreign aid budget represent a ‘tragic blow’ for many of the world’s most at-risk communities, hundreds of UK charities have said in a joint statement (Stefan Wermuth/PA)
Cuts to the Government’s foreign aid budget represent a “tragic blow” for many of the world’s most at-risk communities, 200 UK charities have said.
Economic damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has led the Government to shelve its manifesto commitment to spend 0.7% of national income on overseas aid, with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday revealing the amount had been reduced to 0.5%.
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A UK aid label attached to a box containing kitchen sets at a UK aid Disaster Response Centre
Cuts to the Government’s foreign aid budget represent a “tragic blow” for many of the world’s most at-risk communities, 200 UK charities have said.
Economic damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has led the Government to shelve its manifesto commitment to spend 0.7% of national income on overseas aid, with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday revealing the amount had been reduced to 0.5%.
“Today’s announcement is a tragic blow for many of the world’s most marginalised people the UK once supported, and for the UK’s reputation as a trusted development partner,” the leaders of 200 charities including Save the Children, Oxfam, ONE, Christian Aid and Care International wrote in a statement.