Just a year after the UK Government announced its decision to cuts Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5% GNI to 0.3%, the UK’s aid budget is once again under threat.
For our March grassroots conference call, Director of Policy Advocacy, Alex Runswick joined to discuss the prospect of further cuts to Official Development Assistance (ODA).
Find all the links discussed in the conversation here:
March advocacy action materials
Media coverage of joint-NGO statement on the impact of ODA cuts
IDC recommendation for the Government to pause planned ODA cuts
Article on CAFOD analysis into the UK’s potential role in reducing debt burdens
Results’ “Bad Loans, Poor Nutrition” report (September 2024)
Latest information about the Global Partnerships Conference
Report: ODA cuts could cause 22 million avoidable deaths by 2030
Report of UK cuts to the World Food Programme
Report: UK aid cuts are deeper than cuts to USAID
BBC report on UK defence spending increases and potential ODA cuts
ONE Campaign research: Impact of reducing development assistance on global security