Cutting the Aid Budget impacts us all I would hope to see more condemnation & resignations on this decision which is nothing but Heartless and destabilising.

#UKAid #DFID

I was sad when Govt cut Overseas Aid to fund Defence but is 0.7% still relevant, given other capital flows?

0.7% Aid became UK law in 2015 based on UN Res.2626 of *checks notes* 1970(!)

UK didn't come close until Labour set up #DFID, admired globally, abolished by Tories, who also cut Aid by 0.2%.

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The dismantling of USAID is wacko. They can be criticised big time, but complete shut down coz CIA Musk techbros mumbo jumbo somfink???

Will this be like in Australia & UK in last 10 years when #AUSAID and #DFID #UKAID depts were bounced around & beaten up, … but survived?

DfID’s rise and fall provides lessons for government departments | Institute for Government The Department for International Development lost political backing despite its successes.

If the rumors of another EO to fold #USAID with #State are true… not totally the same beasts or political system but I think it’s worth looking at lessons of when #DfID was folded with FCO. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/depa...

Arrested development: Interview with former DFID perm sec Mark Lowcock CSW speaks to Mark Lowcock, the longest-serving perm sec of the Department for International Development, about the rise and fall of the department...

Lowcock: “Labour will have to face up to the fact that the skills and capability needed to run a diplomatic service are “completely different” to those needed for good development policy.” #DFID #FCDO #ODA #CSW www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/art...

It’s time to rip up the current fiscal rules for UK aid Reshaping the UK's ODA for better spending.

www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2024/i...

“Right now, FCDO’s current ODA spending is estimated to be the lowest since the move to 0.5% GNI was made, with further large reductions in areas critical for the world’s poorest children.” #ODA #DFID #UKBudget2024

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'[Results culture] had the effect of reducing attention on anything that couldn’t easily be measured or a change that couldn’t quickly be brought about.' www.devex.com/news/opinion-who-killed-... #DFID #resultsculture

#DFID #trade

Foreign Office’s most senior official forced out before ‘... Sir Simon McDonald has told staff he will not be permanen...

www.hillingdontimes.co.uk/news/national/18528889.f... #DfID

This sneaked out yesterday before #fco & #dfid merged. #fcdo is giving @BritishCouncil a big loan

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#DFID #FCO

committees.parliament.uk/committee/98/internation... #DFID #FCO

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www.devex.com/news/exclusive-dfid-paus... #development #DFID

In a budget of £11bn some cash will always be spent frivolously. @TheSunNewspaper's simplified critique of #DFID spend is moronic #r4today

#DFID intervention in #SierraLeone shows what can be achieved when a policy's driven by robust science & facts rather than ideology #r4today

‘Do these devices run on charcoal?’ Reflections from e-learning Africa 2014 – DFID bloggers Staff blogs from the UK Department for International Development. Get real-life perspectives from those on the ground to fight poverty and join in the debate.

Grace Wood and Rosalind Gator from #DFID reflect on this year's Elearning Africa conference: dfid.blog.gov.uk/2014/06/13/do-these-devi...