The UK’s humanitarian aid cuts

There have been proposed cuts to the UK aid budget. For some background and reactions to the proposed cuts see these useful resources:

• The 0.7 percent aid target – Commons Library briefing paper
• Reducing the UK’s aid spending in 2021 – Commons Library briefing paper 
• Statistics on International Development: Provisional UK Aid Spend 2020 
• OECD data comparing foreign aid in different OECD nations 
• OECD report comparing changes in 2020 as a result of the pandemic see which other nations have increased or reduced aid 
• Guardian news coverage of potential cuts 
• IFS briefing note on cuts – April 2021 
• ODI podcast on budget cuts 
• Oxfam reaction 
• Reliefweb 
• BOND (UK network for organisations working in international development)