26/02/2025
Following Prime Minister Keir Starmer's announcement yesterday that the UK Government will cut Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5% to 0.3% of GDP by 2027 in order to help finance the UK defence budget, SIDA members and organisations across the sector have been emphasising the devastating consequences of this decision.
Frances Guy, SIDA’s Chief Executive Officer, said:
“SIDA and our members are extremely concerned about the Prime Minister’s decision to suddenly and drastically reduce the aid budget, which will have devastating consequences for the lives of millions of people around the world."
"These cuts will cause significant harm in vulnerable communities around the world, who are already facing the consequences of the US decision to pause foreign aid spending. This short-sighted decision may seem straightforward to the Government, but it may prove in reality to be the more costly choice as people in developing countries are placed at greater risk of hunger, disease, conflict and climate change.”
Read more about the wide-reaching consequences of this announcement, including responses from SIDA members here:
SIDA members and development NGOs react to the Prime Minister’s announcement that ODA will be cut from 0.5% of GDP to 0.3% by 2027. Following Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement on Tuesday 25th February that the UK Government will cut Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5% to...
