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Blog Post
December 11, 2023
In past years, the UK Government has undertaken substantial assessments of each multilateral’s effectiveness to inform UK funding decisions. In this blog, we explore how these major assessments of Value for Money (VfM) affected the UK’s multilateral aid allocation. To do this, we’ve accessed previou...
Blog Post
December 07, 2023
A couple of weeks ago, the UK’s Minister for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, presented the first new White Paper on International Development for almost fifteen years to Parliament. Its release has prompted much comment. My own opinion leans towards measured praise. But so far, none of t...
Blog Post
December 06, 2023
This year’s, COP, the big UN climate conference, opened with the Independent High-Level Expert Group in Climate Finance saying trillions of dollars were required annually for developing countries to meet climate goals, the ONE campaign documenting that donors had utterly failed to deliver on their e...
Blog Post
November 30, 2023
Since 2019, the UK’s strong reputation in global health has been undermined by a series of cuts and a distracting departmental reorganisation. November 2023 may represent a turning point—with a new Foreign Minister who has historically championed aid as Prime Minister, and the publication of a new i...
Blog Post
November 16, 2023
Well done Andrew Mitchell. On Monday he will unveil the UK’s first White Paper on development for 14 years, and the first credible statement of policy and intent on the subject of any kind for more than a decade. (Yes, there have been previous documents claiming to be strategies, including Liz Truss...
Blog Post
November 01, 2023
We are often presented with a false dichotomy: you can either push for rapid progress or strive for broad-based inclusion. However, when it comes to global talent, this just isn't true. Exceptional talent can be both the jet fuel for progress and the bridge to a more inclusive world.
Blog Post
October 26, 2023
Green-skilled labour migration could support the green transition, and yield major benefits for both development and carbon emissions. But what skills does the UK need? How reliable are the UK’s domestic training pipelines? What are the prospects for deliberate international recruitment?