Archive: International Development

Less than half of EU aid going to poor countries

"Giving aid to relatively rich countries like Turkey could devalue the concept of aid."

MPs are warning the government that too much of EU development aid is going to "relatively rich" states.

British aid going to 'corrupt states'

Sketch: The Great EU Referendum Rebellion

EU referendum debate as-it-happened

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Marie Stopes International joins with The Guardian to launch The International Development Journalism Competition

Marie Stopes International joins with The Guardian to launch The International Development Journalism Competition - politics.co.uk

Marie Stopes International: International Development Journalism Competition 2010 launched

Marie Stopes International: The Guardian international development journalism competition finalists announced

Marie Stopes International: Winners of the Guardian Development Journalism Competition and the inaugural Guardian Achievements in International Development Award Announced

The second annual Guardian Development Journalism Competition and the inaugural Guardian Achievements in International Development Award, both of which are sponsored by Marie Stopes International (MSI), were held at the prestigious Royal Academy in London's Piccadilly yesterday evening.

Scrap foreign aid target, peers tell govt

The government defended the proposed increased as part of the British government's commitment to helping the very poor.

The government should drop its commitment to spending 0.7% of gross national income on development aid, peers have said.

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Aid spending vulnerable to corruption threat

MPs say DfID must do more to counter corruption threat to aid spending

Britain's aid money could be wasted through inadequate monitoring of fraud and corruption, according to an influential committee of MPs.

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Mitchell fears 400k child deaths on Somalia visit

Somalia faces a growing crisis, Andrew Mitchell has warned

Andrew Mitchell has warned that 400,000 people face starvation in the Horn of Africa, on the first visit to Somalia by a British minister for 18 years.

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Vaccines help PM make case for aid spending

UK boosts vaccine funding at London conference

Britain is to save an extra 1.4 million lives by 2015 by stepping up its commitment to vaccination spending.

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Darling prefers Lagarde for IMF

Alistair Darling has backed Christine Lagarde, not Gordon Brown, to take over at the IMF

Gordon Brown's chancellor has backed France's Christine Lagarde to take over at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Fox refuses to support UK aid policy

Liam Fox digs in against UK's commitment to increase aid. Photo: www.politicalpictures.co.uk

Defence secretary Liam Fox "cannot support" plans to increase the aid budget to 0.7% of gross national income, he has said.

Just one third of Pakistani flood donations delivered

Desperate victims of flooding try to get food in the aftermath of the disaster

Just one third of the money the world donated to help those affected by floods in Pakistan was actually delivered, MPs have discovered.

Cameron dashes Brown's IMF hopes

Gordon Brown's hopes of becoming the next International Monetary Fund chief received a setback from David Cameron this morning.

DfID unable to assess projects' value for money

The NAO report said DfID needs to do more to assess fraud and corruption.

The Department for International Development cannot yet asses the "value for money" of many of the aid projects it funds, a report has said.

UK refocuses aid spending on 'security risks'

Andrew Mitchell's proposals would mean 16 countries stop receiving British aid

Britain has shaken up its international development budget by placing renewed emphasis on poor countries which directly affect the UK's national security.

Ministers launch 'how to' guide to promote democracy abroad

It takes more than free elections to encourage democracy abroad, ministers will say

Foreign Office and development ministers will today outline a new rulebook guiding British officials on how to support and monitor elections overseas.

Brown: The 'lost decade' for development

Mr Brown batted away questions about his attendance in the House of Commons

The millennium development goals (MDGs) will not be met by 2015, Gordon Brown has told a committee of MPs.

Mitchell faces 'Chocfinger' questions

Andrew Mitchell at the 2010 Tory party conference

Andrew Mitchell's personal intervention in a lobbying case involving a rich cocoa magnate triggered concerns among Foreign Office officials, it has emerged.

Clegg to surprise UN with ambitious malaria pledge

The UK will work harder to tackle malaria in Africa, Nick Clegg will announce

The UK will halve the fatalities from malaria in the next five years in at least ten African countries, Nick Clegg will announce at a fringe meeting at the UN today.

Clegg to UN: 'Match Britain's resolve'

Nick Clegg will call on world leaders to follow Britain's example on international development

Nick Clegg will challenge other countries to match Britain's leading role in working towards the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in a speech in New York today.

Brown returns to lash out at poverty reduction

Gordon Brown is pushing for a greater commitment to achieving development goals

Former prime minister Gordon Brown has expressed anger at the lack of progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals [MDG] during a UN gathering of world leaders on the issue.

Anti-poverty bosses face review over 'lavish' expenses

Hong Kong, where one CDC boss stayed overnight for £530

Executives at the taxpayer-funded Commonwealth Development Corporation are facing a review after media reports exposed "lavish" expenses claims.

Brown to take on unpaid development role

Gordon Brown will dedicate himself to unpaid work on international development, he has confirmed.

Clegg in Pakistan: Recovery will take 'years and years'

The flooding has devastated swathes of Pakistan

Nick Clegg has visited flood-hit Pakistan, lamenting the slow global response to the crisis and predicting a long road ahead for the country's recovery.

Cash-on-delivery 'could hurt UK aid'

New UK aid approach requires caution, Chatham House warns

The coalition government's new approach to international aid could undermine its effectiveness, Chatham House has warned.

Family planning is new focus for UK aid

Globally about one-third of pregnancies are unintended

Britain's international development spending is to shift its focus to family planning.

Brown eyes international future

Gordon Brown has admitted he would like to contribute more on the public stage after giving his first speech since leaving Downing Street - at an African Union meeting in Kampala.

Comment: A disingenuous aid boost for Afghanistan

Hannah Redmond works for a leading development charity

Britain's increased aid spending on Afghanistan is being used for political and military gain.

Afghanistan aid boost confirmed

Details of how the 40% increase in Britain's aid spending on Afghanistan have been unveiled by the government, as the motivation for the shift begins to be questioned by critics.