Gideon Rabinowitz is the Director of Policy and Advocacy at Bond.
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Final UK ODA statistics for 2023 – The legacy of recent cuts and what is at stake in the budget
After a raft of cuts to official development assistance under the previous government, the impact has been devastating. It is imperative that the new government bucks the trend and plans a path back to 0.7%.
Two steps forward one step back on FCDO spending ambitions
Following significant FCDO ODA spending increases in 2023/24, revised plans for 2024/25 signal a scale-back in efforts to rebuild UK development ambitions, despite the new government’s pledge to ‘rebuild Britain’s reputation on international development’.
From rhetoric to action: urgent priorities for the new UK government on Official Development Assistance
It is important that the new government is clear-eyed about the challenges it faces in rebuilding the UK’s ODA ambitions and reputation. Our Director of Policy, Advocacy and Research Gideon Rabinowitz takes us through the best place to start.