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Last modified on Wed 28 Apr 2021 14.33 EDT UK aid to individual African countries is being cut by 66% this year and aid to the Indo-Pacific region by 68%, aid agencies have said on the basis of new figures provided by the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab. The scale of the cuts was described by a former Conservative Foreign Office minister, Liz Sugg, as “difficult to comprehend”. She said the impact on education was being likened by experts to “acts of violence against the world’s poorest women and girls”. Raab revealed at a Lords select committee on Tuesday that UK bilateral aid to s...

LONDON (AP) — The British government faced mounting criticism Wednesday over its...

Leaked Memo Reveals 80% Cut to UK Aid for Clean Water & Hygiene Projects As COVID-19 cases surge, hand-washing and hygiene couldn't be more important right now. Why Global Citizens Should Care The UN’s Global Goal 6 for clean water and sanitation aims for everyone to have access to safe and affordable drinking water by 2030. But if governments like the UK continue to strip back their international development budgets by billions, we won't be able to achieve this essential goal. Join our movement and take action to achieve the Global Goals . Everyone saw it coming. But it doesn’t make the...

Leaked memo reveals UK bilateral aid for clean water for world’s poorest to be cut by 80% amid pandemic Foreign Office document reveals cuts and advises minister on how to avoid a backlash  27 April 2021 • 7:00pm The UK is to slash direct aid spending on water and sanitation in the world’s poorest countries by 80 per cent, a leaked ministerial briefing document from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) reveals. The document, prepared ahead of an all-party-parliamentary group sitting on Wednesday, advises junior minister Wendy Morton on how to steer the discussion in a ...

The challenges of the seriously successful 1940s businesswoman The novel Photograph by Tim Robberts In the world of cosmetics, Devon Elliott is a master of the universe, presiding over an empire of swank salons and pricey potions that she built up from practically nothing. And, like many CEOs, Devon lives and breathes her business, which is how she ended up sleeping with the married man who is her chief subordinate. Their affair went on for four years, and afterwards they remained best friends and comrades in arms. Related stories by Daniel Akst There is no outrage over this, because Devon ...