ICAI made three recommendations to government following this rapid review, finding that the UK’s initial aid-funded response was strong, but more recently COVID-related assistance has been undermined by reductions to the UK’s aid budget.
Related press coverage:
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Cuts to overseas aid thwart UK efforts to fight Covid pandemic, The Guardian
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UK aid cuts hampered pandemic response in world’s poorest countries, report finds, The Telegraph
- Share vaccines with the developing world or face ‘countless’ COVID deaths, charities warn
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Boris Johnson’s cut to foreign aid ‘undermined’ effort to limit global Covid pandemic, ITV
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UK foreign aid cut ‘undermined efforts to limit Covid damage abroad’, The National News
- Advisors warn Boris Johnson against further foreign aid cuts ahead of Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow, Daily Mail
