While the obligation can’t be enforced through the courts, the international development secretary has to explain themselves to Parliament if the UK doesn’t meet the target.Official figures show the government hit the target in 2016, contributing a total of £13.4bn to the international aid budget. UK Aid Match brings charities, British people and the UK government together to change the lives of some of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people. © Adjacent Digital Politics Ltd Britain on Wednesday rejected criticism that it was abandoning the world's poorest at a time of global crises by closing down its overseas development ministry, insisting it stood by its hefty aid commitments. In the UK, Gift Aid is a tax incentive that encourages individuals to donate to good causes via tax-effective giving. All rights reserved.
As spending across government has been cut or stagnated over the past decade, the foreign aid budget has more than doubled.And specific examples appear to have riled observers. First aid is all about helping people in situations like this. Soccer Aid is back for its ninth edition as the charity football match gears up for a behind-closed-doors extravaganza at Old Trafford. These achievements are due in no small part to the expertise and experience of staff in DFID who have made the UK a global leader in development in the last two decades. Even those not caught up in the violence live in difficult conditions.UK aid has been supporting the Rohingya in Rakhine state since 2012:Children who receive the right nutrition in their first 1,000 days complete more grades at school, earn up to 21% more as adults and are 10 times less likely to die of childhood diseases. UK aid has been supporting the Rohingya in Rakhine state since 2012: More than 100,000 people have been given food or cash assistance including 24,000 children under the age of 5; More than 100,000 people now have access to safe water; UK aid has helped expand and refurbish Sittwe General Hospital On her first visit to Myanmar, International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt called for the most vulnerable to be given a say in their country’s future after shifting the work of UK aid there to help disadvantaged and conflict-affected people.Her words come after the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya in Rakhine State and violations in Kachin and Shan States, all in Myanmar.In Yangon, Ms Mordaunt met women who are being protected from modern day slavery, trafficking, gender inequality and poor sexual and reproductive health, at the Eden Project and Aung Myin Hmu, both supported by UK aid through the Department for International Development (DFID).Women training at the Aung Myin Hmu project learn how to make garments safely in a factory setting, so they can go on to work for registered, safe and fair employers and support their families.The garment sector in Myanmar is expected to grow from 400,000 to 1.5 million workers over the next five to 10 years, and these women migrants from Rakhine and Kachin will be protected from trafficking through better jobs and improved livelihoods.Across the country, UK aid is providing life-saving humanitarian assistance in conflicted affected areas, and helping provide the healthcare, education and livelihood opportunities needed to build a more democratic, safe, and prosperous country.UK aid is also providing life-sustaining humanitarian assistance to many of the Rohingya in Rakhine State, as well as to almost one million Rohingya refugees in neighbouring Bangladesh.This visit follows the terrible violence in Rakhine in August 2017 when the British public donated incredibly generously towards the Rohingya crisis through the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Appeal, raising £28 million, including £5 million matched pound-for-pound by the UK government.International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt said:“I believe the British people want human rights to be at the heart of the work we do and for UK aid to be delivered in the smartest way possible.In Yangon I’ve seen UK aid doing just that by tackling organised crime, protecting vulnerable girls from trafficking, training women to have jobs and livelihoods and giving British businesses confidence in the standards of their supply chains here.The British public showed tremendous compassion for the Rohingya and it’s clear to me that protecting those who are still here and supporting them to live side-by-side and in peace in their communities is what we should be focusing on here in Burma.”During her visit, Ms Mordaunt met Rohingya leaders and heard about the terrible conditions many Rohingya are now facing. Introduced as part of the Finance Act way back in 1990, Gift Aid to date has helped thousands of charities generate additional funds for their cause.
The The paper adds that “Britain has also increased aid spending in China and India – even as both plan to send missions to the Moon”.As a result of these recent controversies, MPs on the international development committee have begun an inquiry into foreign aid.Labour MP Sarah Champion, chair of the select committee, said: “We cannot ignore the controversy that has surrounded UK aid for some years, with reports of wasteful spending and a lack of transparency on certain projects.“We must show global leadership here and reassure taxpayers that their money is being well spent, and that the system established to help some of the world’s poorest people is delivering.”Copyright © Dennis Publishing Limited 2020. Around a third of the UK’s aid budget in 2016 was spent via multilateral organisations such as the UN, while the remainder, classed as “bilateral aid”, is sent directly to developing countries.
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