Unpredictable International Development Funding
Lack of predictable and long-term funding for UK-funded international development initiatives, risking their quality and expertise.
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#44 - Second Report - Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26
Contributors also raised the importance of direct access to multilateral funds for grassroots organisations, LDCs and SIDS.92 To access funding from the GCF, for example, applicants have to become accredited first – a process which the GCF describes as a means to “assess whether they [applicants] are capable of strong financial management and of safeguarding funded projects and...
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terms: development, funding, international
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#13 - Ensure Official Development Assistance for nutrition and food security programming is predictable and long-term.
We recommend that the FCDO put measures in place to ensure that all Official Development Assistance committed to nutrition and food security related programming is predictable and long term, with better safeguards against, and warnings of, any changes to funding agreements with delivery partners. We request the Government outline clearly in their response how 52 it intends to...
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#46 - Second Report - Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26
As a result of bureaucratic procedures and accessing funding through intermediaries, the total amount of money at the disposal of grassroots organisations can be as little as 10–15% of the project value.96 Julius Ng’oma told us that his organisation - the Civil Society Network on Climate Change (CISONECC) – had always accessed resources from the FCDO, DFID and...
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terms: development, funding, international
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#41 - Second Report - Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26
LDCs and SIDS face difficulties in accessing funding from multilateral organisations such as the GCF. H.E. Diann Black-Layne told us that: There is a struggle to keep on reminding the green climate fund and others—not the adaptation fund—that this is not development finance.88
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terms: development, funding, international
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#11 - Cuts to ODA funding threaten UK's global AMR efforts and Fleming Fund initiatives
An important part of the UK’s international work on AMR is the aid provided, particularly through the Fleming Fund, to fund AMR initiatives in low- and middle-income countries. This aid can help support the global fight against AMR, for example by helping to develop surveillance and data collection for AMR in countries with less well-established healthcare systems.25 DHSC...
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terms: development, funding, international
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#29 - Commit to multi-year funding for energy projects, supporting their full life cycle
The Government should commit to multi-year funding structures that support projects across their full life cycle. This should include not only initial deployment but also ongoing maintenance, technical assistance, and governance support. The aim is to ensure that local communities can benefit from energy systems over the long term and are able to become self- sustaining as soon...
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#45 - Second Report - Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26
Grassroots organisations equally face significant hurdles in accessing climate funding. Less than 10% of climate finance committed to low- and middle-income countries to combat climate change reaches the local level as funders of climate adaptation tend to prefer “bulk spending through central governments over tailoring and targeting locally, and directly financing local organisations”, according to the British Red...
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terms: development, funding, international
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#40 - Second Report - Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26
Since then, little has changed. The evidence that we heard includes accounts of the obstacles that must be overcome to access funding, which disadvantage fragile and conflict-affected states, other LDCs and SIDS as well as grassroots organisations.87
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terms: development, funding, international
Committee recommendation
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#28 - Ensure long-term financial support for RUTF/MMS and pledge £50m to the Child Nutrition Fund.
The Government should work with governments and organisations to ensure continued long-term, predictable financial support for Ready-to use Therapeutic Foods and Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation packs, to address the needs of children and pregnant women in humanitarian situations. This should support local production, where possible, and partner with national governments in the promotion of their use. In addition, we...
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terms: development, funding, international
Committee recommendation
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#14 - Reconsider cuts to women and girls-specific programming and consider ringfencing funding.
In the light of these impact assessments, the Government must reconsider the cuts to women and girls-specific programming announced by the Minister and should consider ringfencing funding for this programming. (Recommendation, Paragraph 80)
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terms: development, funding, international
Committee recommendation
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#11 - Funding cuts to gender-specific programming devastate women and girls, denying vital support.
Funding cuts to gender-specific programming will be devastating for women and girls, starving them of vital support and services. The Government has not learned lessons from the previous Government about the severe impacts of funding cuts to programming for women and girls. (Conclusion, Paragraph 77)
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terms: development, funding, international
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#24 - Increase investment in operationalising existing energy solutions and bridge R&D funding gaps
The Government should maintain its commitment to research and innovation while increasing investment in the operationalisation of existing, effective energy solutions. Funding mechanisms must bridge the gap between early- 35 stage R&D and market-ready technologies, providing opportunities for commercialisation and ensuring sustained support for community-based systems. (Recommendation, Paragraph 76)
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terms: development, funding, international
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#17 - Maintain full funding for ICAI until a comprehensive assessment of future arrangements.
Whilst we agree that the value for money of every aspect of Government spending must be assessed, we caution against any rapid decision- making with regards to the ICAI’s future. Full funding should remain in 16 place until a final decision made—a decision based on an assessment of the existing arrangements compared against other options. (Recommendation, Paragraph 36)
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terms: development, funding, international
Committee recommendation
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#63 - Tenth Report - The humanitarian situation in Tigray
The UN regularly publishes and updates information on the funding needed and provided for the crisis in Tigray. In February it published a breakdown that showed that while the overall response was 71% funded, some sectors were a long way from being fully funded. For example, dedicated funding for refugees, WASH and health are, according to figure 2...
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terms: development, funding, international
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#9 - First Report - Racism in the aid sector
The FCDO should consider how it can restructure its funding commitments to give long-term certainty to local civil society organisations to ensure funding that has been committed cannot be suddenly withdrawn at short notice. (Paragraph 27) Communications and storytelling
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terms: development, funding, international
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#9 - Repeated UK aid budget cuts damage reputation and hinder long-term Value for Money.
Guaranteed, long-term funding for programmes is essential for ensuring that VfM is achieved, and that the impact of FCDO work continues to be felt long after the end of a programme. In the last five years, the UK has significantly cut its aid budget twice—damaging not just its international reputation and standing, but also those most in dire...
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terms: development, funding, international
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#28 - Predictable support for UK-funded energy initiatives remains at risk
Without predictable support, both the quality and effectiveness of UK- funded energy access initiatives, as well as the expertise built up through years of engagement, are at risk. We recognise the importance of the new arrangements for ODA allocations in improving predictability at the departmental level. However, we would like to see this directly translated into greater programming...
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#51 - Second Report - Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26
Access to climate finance remains a significant challenge for LDCs, SIDS and grassroots organisations. For Global Britain to be a credible “force for good”, we urge the Government to use its COP presidency and position as a key donor to the multilateral climate funds to accomplish the following: • Firstly, to champion the introduction of simplified criteria for...
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terms: development, international
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#42 - Second Report - Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26
Gebru Jember, Technical Lead of the Least Developed Countries Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR) and former Chair of the LDC Group, spoke of lengthy review processes as well as micromanaging by the GCF Board which delayed the disbursement of funds even further..89 In his words: They [the Board of the GCF] do not even want to...
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#64 - Tenth Report - The humanitarian situation in Tigray
Paul Turnbull, UN WFP Ethiopia, told us that: The funding has not really been that great, considering the needs on the ground. We know that many donor countries we have relied on in the past are having a very difficult time in terms of their own economies, so the timing in terms of the response for Tigray is...
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Committee recommendation
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#47 - Second Report - Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26
Eileen Mairena Cunningham called for the full, effective and meaningful incorporation of marginalised groups in the global response to climate change and for direct access by them to funds from the GCF.99 She told us that currently: The requirements to access a fund are really difficult and it is always done through third parties.100 […] All of this...
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terms: development, international
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#43 - Second Report - Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26
He added that: when you submit a proposal, it takes two to three years minimum to access the finance. Then you need to revise, because things change. The impact of climate change invariably becomes a bit more severe, and that means the cost for adaptation and mitigation becomes more and more. The initial plan may be for X...
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#67 - Tenth Report - The humanitarian situation in Tigray
Dr Rogg, FCDO, told us £15.4 million had been announced and disbursed specifically for the crisis to date.148 Paul Turnbull called for additional funding for the crisis, telling us that: We have been a beneficiary of DfID and FCDO. If we look at the last decade, DfID contributed over $400 million to WFP Ethiopia. In fact, even last...
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terms: development, funding, international
Committee recommendation
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#4 - Fifth Report - Humanitarian crises monitoring: impact of coronavirus (interim findings)
We believe the FCDO should: • recognise that the eradication of the pandemic everywhere is an integral part of resolving the threat anywhere and therefore switch its financial support for Covid-19 vaccines, therapies and tests voluntarily from its ODA pot to other budgets (thereby freeing up resources for more frontline activity on secondary impacts in developing countries) •...
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terms: development, funding, international
Committee recommendation
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#12 - Reconsider reduction in Official Development Assistance from 0.5% to 0.3% of GNI.
The reduction of ODA from 0.5% to 0.3% of GNI in February 2025 could not have come at a worse time, with cuts in donor spending across Europe and in the United States of America and ever-increasing need. If the Government fails to learn the lessons from the handling of the cuts in 2020, the misery inflicted on...
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#68 - Tenth Report - The humanitarian situation in Tigray
A failure to adequately resource the response to this crisis increases the risk of a ripple effect of instability throughout the region. The failure to support the communities of Tigray, combined with the lack of an inclusive political settlement, compromises hard-won development gains in Ethiopia, and has the potential to jeopardise the broader development and stability gains funded...
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terms: development, international
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#30 - Third Report - From Srebrenica to a safer tomorrow: Preventing future mass atrocities around the world
The Government must simplify funding streams for local civil society organisations and formalise the relationship between these organisations and relevant Government teams, building a more consistent role for these organisations in the Government’s early warning systems. (Paragraph 98) 46 From Srebrenica to a safer tomorrow: Preventing future mass atrocities around the world
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Committee recommendation
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#1 - Fifth Report - Humanitarian crises monitoring: impact of coronavirus (interim findings)
We recommend that, as part of a renewed consistent approach to promoting global health, the FCDO should continue to fund existing programmes aimed at the eradication of previously identified diseases. The Government should use its integrated voice to lobby development allies and partners to stop any transfer of resources from existing programmes, and the Global Fund, to Covid...
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#18 - First report - Missing in action: UK leadership and the withdrawal from Afghanistan
The halving of UK aid to Afghanistan in 2020/1 is an example of the harm done by aid cuts that were designed to reduce spending at speed, rather than considering wider UK strategic interests. These cuts, made at a time when Afghanistan was facing the withdrawal of international troops, speak to a disconnect between the UK’s development aid...
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#3 - Protect FCDO resources for sustainable energy access amid budgetary demands and strengthen blended finance.
The FCDO should ensure that resources directed towards championing sustainable energy access are protected amid competing budgetary demands. A steady commitment to blended finance, working with the private sector and locally responsive initiatives, should seek to help overcome financing barriers and ensure progress reaches those furthest behind. (Recommendation, Paragraph 24)
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#69 - Tenth Report - The humanitarian situation in Tigray
With Ethiopia currently the UK’s largest bilateral recipient of ODA, we are surprised that the UK Government has not allocated more financial assistance to the humanitarian response to the crisis in Tigray.
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#14 - Ensure phased transition and clear communication with partners during ODA spending cuts.
Where cuts are to be made as part of this spending review, we request the Government informs the Committee of the steps it will take to ensure that there will be a phased transition with clear communication to implementing partners, avoiding some of the damage that was done when budgets were reduced in 2020. (Recommendation, Paragraph 43)
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#11 - DFID/FCO merger and spending cuts damaged UK's SDG2 efforts and reputation.
The handling of the merger of DFID with the FCO, and that of the subsequent sudden and drastic cuts in programme spending, was very damaging for the UK’s efforts toward SDG2. Not only did it damage the UK’s reputation as a leader and innovator toward the goal of ending hunger and malnutrition but reduced the support to millions...
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terms: development, international
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#2 - ODA share for poverty reduction programming has declined in recent years.
Programming to reduce poverty, which drives displacement and exacerbates other drivers, has received a declining share of ODA in recent years. (Conclusion, Paragraph 29)
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#1 - UK ODA cuts indicate stepping back from addressing global displacement crisis.
There is a global displacement crisis. The UK cannot solve it alone, and nor should it be expected to. However, significant cuts to UK ODA and development programming indicate a United Kingdom that is stepping back from the world stage at a time when engagement and collaboration are most needed. (Conclusion, Paragraph 15) FCDO strategy
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#16 - Detail interim private finance investments to plug ODA gap and safeguard UK conflict expertise.
It should also detail what interim investments it has made for private finance to plug the Official Development Assistance gap. This includes investment in civilian-led conflict prevention, resolution and peacebuilding. UK expertise, much of it currently concentrated in the Migration and Conflict Department, Integrated Security Fund and FCDO cadre of conflict advisors deployed in various diplomatic posts, is...
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terms: development
Committee recommendation
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#20 - Financial pressures risk undermining locally-led solutions and associated value for money benefits.
The Government has ambitious and earnest intentions for championing locally-led solutions. However, there is a significant risk that these ambitions could be lost amidst financial pressures, in favour of centrally managed programmes, and that the VfM benefits that localisation can offer will be lost. (Conclusion, Paragraph 66)
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terms: development, international
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#15 - Require HM Treasury to reallocate all future unspent ODA back to the FCDO.
The FCDO must make formal representation to HM Treasury that any unspent ODA allocated to other Government departments is channelled back through the FCDO to continue its vital humanitarian and development work, and to ensure that overall ODA spending does not fall even further to below 0.3%. This representation must not be on a case-by-case basis, but requesting...
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#10 - Require Government to return ODA spending to 0.5% GNI with a clear rebuilding schedule.
The Government must make every effort to return to spending 0.5% of GNI on ODA at a minimum, as soon as possible. The Government should produce a clear schedule for rebuilding aid from the interim level of 0.3%, with defined milestones in each Spending Review to provide certainty to the FCDO and partner countries and organisations. (Recommendation, Paragraph...
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#8 - Reducing ODA to 0.3% will have devastating consequences, undermining UK soft power and security.
The UK’s planned reduction of ODA spend from 0.5% to 0.3% of gross national income will have devastating consequences across the world. The Committee recognises that increased defence spending is needed and is to be welcomed. However, to do this at the expense of the world’s most vulnerable undermines not only the UK’s soft power, but also its...
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#2 - Sustaining effective energy access programmes and strategically using public finance is crucial.
We welcome the leadership shown by past governments in elevating underexplored aspects of global energy access, such as clean cooking and low-energy appliances, on the global agenda. This support has delivered tangible impact. As ODA resources tighten, the UK’s impact will depend on sustaining effective energy access programmes and using public finance strategically to unlock private investment. (Conclusion,...
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#8 - Fifth Report - Afghanistan: UK support for aid workers and the Afghan people
We welcome the establishment of the Joint Afghanistan Casework Unit but note the lack of clarity around the cost, staffing and current workload of that Unit. We are also concerned that more than three months after it was set up there is still no clarity on whether or not any of the costs of that Unit will be...
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#8 - Urgently provide clarity on funding for social housing retrofit improvements.
The Government needs to urgently provide the sector with clarity on the funding that will be available over the remainder of this Parliament to help providers deliver the necessary improvements. (Recommendation, Paragraph 40)
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Committee recommendation
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#7 - Retrofitting social homes requires accelerated progress and clearer funding certainty.
Progress at retrofitting social homes needs to accelerate if the sector is going to upgrade the remaining homes up to the required standard by 2030. The Government has not yet provided sufficient clarity to the sector on the funding available for retrofits over the Parliament. (Conclusion, Paragraph 39)
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Committee recommendation
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#66 - Tenth Report - The humanitarian situation in Tigray
Ethiopia was the top bilateral recipient of UK aid for the 2020/21 financial year (£324.9m)144 and was the second-largest recipient of UK bilateral aid in 2019 after Pakistan.145 The UK Government has resisted calls to suspend aid, arguing “withholding finance is not an effective lever”, but has said it continually reviews its support.146 In mid- January the EU...
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terms: development, international
Committee recommendation
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#20 - Participate in multilateral peace process, supporting reconstruction and UN agencies in Gaza and West Bank.
A key component of the UK’s policy in support of a two-state solution must be participation in the reconstruction of Gaza and areas of the West Bank that have been rendered uninhabitable by military action. Institution building requires physical infrastructure as well as investment in human capital, especially education and healthcare. However, major funders in the region like...
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Committee recommendation
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#14 - Publish a timeline to restore ODA spending to 0.7%, including a protected conflict budget.
For the UK to continue being a lead actor within the United Nations Security Council, and a leading global actor in the prevention and resolution of conflict, it is critical that the Government sets out a pathway and 47 timeline as to how it will return to spending 0.5%, and ultimately 0.7%, of Gross National Income on Official...
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terms: development
Committee recommendation
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#13 - Reduced ODA budget diminishes UK global visibility, empowering adversaries in conflict zones.
With a reduced Official Development Assistance budget and a smaller budget allocation for conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts, the UK is less visible on the global stage and in key conflict zones. This opens up the space to our adversaries and competitors to make significant inroads, particularly China, Iran and Russia. (Conclusion, Paragraph 65)
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NAO recommendation
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The effectiveness of Official Development Assistance expenditure
HM Treasury and DFID should set out the steps they will take, across a range of scenarios, to make sure the UK meets its legal obligation regarding the ODA target in the light of the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
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Inquiry recommendation
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HIDD-80 - Department of Health to review BASICS' role and funding in emergency planning
In revising the Circular the Department of Health shall consider the role of BASICS in emergency planning and review BASICS' funding arrangements.
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