UK ‘set to miss’ heavily-reduced aid spending target of 0.3% The UK needs to allocate additional funding in the upcoming Budget to meet it’s international aid targets, think tank says The Independent UK · Oct 26
UK poised to miss reduced aid spending target of 0.3% of national income Calculations from the Center for Global Development say spending next year is likely to be £410m less than anticipated The Guardian - UK · Oct 26
Aid cuts cast long shadow over key World Bank meetings ANALYSIS: At the autumn meetings of the world’s most important development finance bodies, conversations around trying to attract more private investors and providing debt relief to low-income nations are positive – but for world’s poorest nations, Nick Ferris writes, there is little hope of economic development occurring without more aid The Independent UK · Oct 16
Former U.N. 'relief chief' shares his secret for coping with crises: a 'sunny gene' From 2017 to 2021, Sir Mark Lowcock was the U.N.'s "relief chief," the world's most senior humanitarian official. He talks to NPR about what inspired him and why crises are getting worse. WEKU · Jul 21, 2022
Putin’s war risks more global hunger, destabilizing poor nations President Joe Biden and the leaders of top U.S. allies are exploring how to keep Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from causing a spike in global hunger as the war increasingly disrupts supplies of wheat and other goods from a region known as one of the world’s breadbaskets. Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022
Ukraine war food price spikes may push 40 million into extreme poverty-development group Massive price spikes for food and energy sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine will push over 40 million people into extreme poverty, the Center for Global Development (CGDEV) said on Friday, warning against export curbs and sanctions on Russian food production. Reuters · Mar 18, 2022