@houseofcommons.parliament.uk International Development Committee will explore #FCDO approach to higher education and research partnerships as part of its development strategy; a reduced #aid budget and in light of new International Education Strategy.

💡 Wrapping up regional workshop in Timor-Leste under AABS

Partners from Timor-Leste, Tanzania, and Mozambique came together for a highly productive exchange on the future of digital fisheries systems as part of a knowledge exchange program under AABS funded by the UK government through #FCDO.

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The UK gave £90,000 to an Israeli report seeking to prove that sexual violence by #Hamas on 7 October was “systematic”, a weakly evidenced claim #Israel made central to justifying its genocide in #Gaza.

The #ForeignOffice tried to hide how much, so Rivkah Brown spent 7 months getting the data […]

In Nairobi today facilitating a safeguarding workshop for IVCC’s vector control research partners across West and East Africa. Culture, compliance, reporting, and a proportionate risk model that calibrates requirements to what the work actually demands.
#Safeguarding #PSEAH #FCDO #Malaria

“… didn’t even get to finish my cup of tea”

Dubai has fallen.

🇬🇧 #FCDO: Bring them home!

#verybritishproblems

Yesterday, @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social's @alulapankhurst.bsky.social met with UK Foreign Secretary @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social. With over two decades of critical support from #FCDO, our evidence continues to inform policy discussions at the highest level! ⬇️
@odid-qeh.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

🎒 Great day for our @sussex.ac.uk International Relations postgraduate students at the Houses of Parliament and the #FCDO. Thank you very much to @greenparty.org.uk Siân Berry, MP for Brighton Pavilion, to host us at the Parliament and to Rosie Grieves to welcome us at the FCDO.

Our CEO, @romilly_bond, reacts to news that the government is reconsidering the future of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (@icai_uk).

Find the Devex article: www.devex.com/news/uk-aid-...

#UKaid #FCDO #aidcuts #globaldevelopment

Reducing financial hardship from healthcare spending in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid evidence assessment  — hera - right to health and development Households across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to face significant financial hardship as a result of healthcare costs. Out-of-pocket payments can push families into poverty, deepe...

We’ve completed a rapid evidence assessment for #FCDO reviewing studies on how to reduce financial hardship from healthcare costs.

The findings provide practical, policy-relevant insights about what works, why, and under what conditions: tinyurl.com/4d4kp899

📍South Sudan | Escalating violence drives displacement from Nagero County

Discover how the REACH team in Wau County is collecting data from displaced communities to inform humanitarian support.
Supported by #UKAid #FCDO

📥 buff.ly/cM26MHS

Now published: Evaluating a landscape-scale model to forecast wheat stem rust
with @metoffice.gov.uk @cimmyt.bsky.social and #EIAR 🇪🇹
Funded by @gatesfoundation.bsky.social #FCDO
doi.org/10.1088/1748...

Is it time for the FCDO to advise against all travel to the USA? #FCDO

Webinar: Hindu Kush Himalaya Innovation Challenge for Entrepreneurs (HKH-ICE)2.0 - Global Resilience Partnership Join us on 8 January 2026 to learn more about the new HKH-ICE challenge.

Register for the webinar to learn more: www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/event/webina...

#HKHICE #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #ClimateAction #FCDO #SG3 #Investment

Webinar coming up this week!

We are calling on entrepreneurs to accelerate locally led innovations that strengthen climate resilience.

🔗 https://bit.ly/44zPeHW

This is an initiative of ICIMOD's Himalayan Resilience Enabling Action Programme funded by the UK International Development. #FCDO

UK government orders review after ministers "unaware" of Alaa Abd El Fattah's historical tweets UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper orders urgent FCDO review after discovering Prime Minister and ministers were never briefed on Egyptian-British activist's historical tweets when making public statements about long-running consular case.

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper orders urgent FCDO review after discovering Prime Minister and ministers were never briefed on Egyptian-British activist's historical tweets when making public statements about… Bne IntelliNews #AlaaAbdElFattah #UKGovernment #HumanRights #Activism #FCDO

UK Foreign Office systems were hacked in October, and ministers confirmed the breach. Officials say the risk to individuals is low, and the investigation is ongoing.
The Guardian

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9Up...

#FCDO #CyberAttack #UKNews

Warnings against travel abroad from the UK have been issued for countries #foreignoffice #fcdo #travel #travelwarnings #traveltok #CapCut #viralreelschallenge #viralvideo #trendingreelsvideo #foryoupagereels #reelschallenge #reelsvideo #reelsfyp #reelsfacebook #news #curiousfellow @highlight

UK Foreign Office victim of cyber-attack in October, says Chris Bryant Minister says ‘any individual’ at low risk from hack, while Sun reports Chinese cyber gang responsible for breach

'The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office was hacked in October'

#CyberAttack #FCDO

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Planning a getaway this festive season? Check key info for any country and sign up for email alerts to notify you of any changes.

#Travel #Tourism #Holiday #Vacation #FCDO #TravelAdvice #TravelAware

...during the #OSCE and @unodc.bsky.social side event: DLT and #OpenData: Driving Transparent Governance

▶️18 Dec: OO event on #BeneficialOwnership #transparency - from commitment to impact in the morning, and catch us at the #FCDO session on real estate in the afternoon...

A huge thanks also to the funders over the years that enabled the transformation of #wheat disease #research ideas into a daily #forecast system with impact: @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
#FCDO
@ukri.org
#BBSRC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNoG...

Ethiopian Freight Delegation Strengthens UK Ties to Boost Logistics Development #EFFSAA leaders visited #UK logistics hubs with #BIFA to strengthen #Ethiopia’s freight sector through training, sustainability, and digitalisation partnerships backed by #TradeMarkAfrica and the #FCDO. .......

#EFFSAA leaders visited #UK logistics hubs with #BIFA to strengthen #Ethiopia’s freight sector through training, sustainability, and digitalisation partnerships backed by #TradeMarkAfrica and the #FCDO. .......

UK rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite warning of possible genocide Exclusive: British government adopted ‘least ambitious’ option months before RSF’s massacres in El Fasher

And this on #Sudan:

😡 because of aid cuts, #FCDO officials chose the “least ambitious” plan to protect Sudanese civilians. Decision made under then-foreign sec #DavidLammy 😡

RSVP @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

At #nethope, experts explored how AI can drive connected development decisions during the session “Better Decisions, Fewer Silos: Government, NGO and Private Sector AI Collaboration Lessons”.

Robbie Phillips from #FCDO noted #IATIdata enables transparency and coordination.

Gaza PhD student ‘heartbroken’ as family blocked from entering the UK Manar al-Houbi’s husband and children refused entry despite her winning a scholarship to cover tuition fees, living costs and housing for them all

Heartless (or incompetent) #FCDO blocks Gaza PhD student's family from entering UK

Alison Phipps, @uofglasgow.bsky.social: “No parent should be forced to choose their studies over their family, not least when this is a firm criterion of the scholarship itself.”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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The #FCDO website has no mention of the flotilla at www.gov.uk/search/all and the only FCDO response I could find is a few anodyne quotes from an unnamed official […]

MORAL AMBIVALENCE FROM ZIONIST LABOUR. SHAMEFUL!

#Labour #FCDO

Patients test for HIV

Peter Piot and Ibrahim Abubaker urge the UK to renews its financial support of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria:
www.bmj.com/content/390/...

#UNGA #UNGA80 #ODA #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity #ForeignAid #GlobalFund #NCDS #HLM #USAID #FCDO #SRHR #WomensHealth

Screenshot of a news headline. White text on a black background says: "Peter Mandelson withdrawn as UK’s ambassador to US over Jeffrey Epstein ties"

News headlines are repeatedly using the word "withdraw" or "withdrawn" about #Mandelson's sacking. That's understandable, because it's the word used in the UK Foreign Office statement at www.gov.uk/government/news/fcdo-sta...

This is […]

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You have been a fantastic champion for #Myanmar during your time with #FCDO
@catherinewestmp.bsky.social. Thank you.