Humanitarian crises monitoring: coronavirus in developing countries: secondary impacts

International Development Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 2 Apr 2020 Closed: 1 Dec 2021 Parliament page
Report and Government response published Within its report, the IDC warned the secondary impacts – ranging from non-covid healthcare to hunger, and crippling international debt to gender quality – could be more severe than the virus itself to countries in the Global South. The IDC found widespread disruptions to routine … Read more
19 Recommendations
1 Conclusion
2 Reports
8 Oral sessions
1 Letter
8 Events
Activity timeline 13 events
26 Apr
2021
Report published
26 Jan
2021
Report published
26 Jan
2021
Report published
24 Nov
2020
Oral evidence
13 Nov
2020
Report published
10 Nov
2020
Oral evidence
15 Sep
2020
Oral evidence
6 Jul
2020
Oral evidence
2 Jul
2020
Oral evidence
16 Jun
2020
Oral evidence
4 Jun
2020
Oral evidence
19 May
2020
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 8 sessions
24 Nov 2020
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Humanitarian crises monitoring: coronavirus in developing countries: secondary impacts
Darren Welch · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Gwen Hines · Save the Children Jennifer Miquel · UNFPA Jordan Lee Webster · ActionAid UK Matthew Wyatt · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Rachel Turner · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Wendy Morton · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
10 Nov 2020
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Humanitarian crises monitoring: coronavirus in developing countries: secondary impacts
Donal Brown · International Fund for Agricultural Development Dr Graham MacKay · Bond Dr Louisa Cox · Fairtrade Foundation Lamis Al-Iryani · Social Fund for Development - Yemen Sultana Begum · Norwegian Refugee Council Tim Jones · Jubilee Debt Campaign
15 Sep 2020
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Humanitarian crises monitoring: impact of the coronavirus
Dr Timothy Russell · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Kate White · Medecins Sans Frontieres Linh Schroeder · International Committee of the Red Cross Professor Azra Ghani · School of Public Health, Imperial College Professor Francesco Checchi OBE · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Selena Victor · Mercy Corps
6 Jul 2020
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Humanitarian crises monitoring: impact of coronavirus
Dr Charlotte Watts · Department for International Development Matthew Wyatt · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Nick Dyer · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office Rachel Glennerster · University of Chicago Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
2 Jul 2020
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Humanitarian crises monitoring: impact of coronavirus
Dr Josie Golding · Wellcome Trust (part of both CEPI and the Covid Therapeutics Accelerator (CTA) partnership) Dr Samia Saad · Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations Professor David Heymann CBE · Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)
16 Jun 2020
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Humanitarian crises monitoring: impact of coronavirus
Amanda Glassman · Center for Global Development Daniel Graymore · Department for International Development Dr Charlotte Watts · Department for International Development Dr Tamsyn Barton · Independent Commission for Aid Impact
4 Jun 2020
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Humanitarian crises monitoring: Impact of the Coronavirus
Farah Kabir · Action Aid, Bangladesh Ghassan Abou Chaar · Médecins Sans Frontières Ndubisi Anyanwu · Mercy Corps
15 May 2020
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Humanitarian crises monitoring: impact of coronavirus
Bob Kitchen · International Rescue Committee Gwen Hines · Save the Children Marian Schilperoord · UNHCR Ms Aleema Shivji · Humanity & Inclusion UK Nick Dearden · Global Justice Now Robert Mardini · International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Rosemary Forest · Peace Direct
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
1 Recommendation Acknowledged
Eighth Report - Covid-19 in develo…
The reduction of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.7% to 0.5% of annual Gross...
The reduction of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.7% to 0.5% of annual Gross National Income (GNI) from 2021 necessitates an approach which ensures that UK ODA is spent in a more strategic and effective way than ever before. … Read more
Government Response
The government explained its temporary ODA reduction and the new strategic framework for aid allocation, noting that existing engagement channels with NGOs and private suppliers are maintained, with further meetings planned. However, it did not explicitly detail how it assessed the impact of funding cuts on recipient countries or how engagement will be strengthened.
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8 Recommendation Acknowledged
Eighth Report - Covid-19 in develo…
We welcome the UK’s role in extending the G20’s Debt Service Suspension Initiative to 30...
We welcome the UK’s role in extending the G20’s Debt Service Suspension Initiative to 30 June 2021, the measure to temporarily suspend debt service payments for the poorest countries. As the majority of these outstanding debts are governed by English … Read more
Government Response
The government details existing efforts regarding the G20's Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), noting G20 agreement to examine further extensions. It explains that private creditor participation under DSSI was voluntary and refers to the Common Framework for comparable treatment from private creditors, but does not commit to extending DSSI beyond June 2021, actively persuading private lenders to join the DSSI, or considering debt cancellation options.
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Government Response AI assessment · 20 of 19 classified
Accepted 7
Accepted in Part 5
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 4
Total 19 recs + 1 conclusion
Correspondence 1 letter
19 May 2020 Correspondence from the Secretary of State, relating to resilience building to Covid-19 in the Global South and correspondence with DFID suppliers
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