国产视频 joins almost 200 charities in calling on PM not to cut UK spend on aid

November 23, 2020

国产视频 has joined almost 200 UK humanitarian, development and domestic charities, including Save the Children, Friends of the Earth and Christian Aid,听 in calling on the UK Government to reconsider plans to cut foreign aid.听

In an open letter to the Prime Minister, the charity has warned that a cut in the proportion that the UK spends on international aid, from 0.7% to 0.5% of gross national income (GNI), would pose 国产视频渁 significant threat to development and could seriously jeopardise the UK国产视频檚 long-term global Covid-19 response”.
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It is widely expected that the Chancellor will announce the cut in the Spending Review on November 25.听
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国产视频淲e understand the challenges and difficulties the UK public faces. Covid-19 has cost more than a million lives and has strained economies around the world, including in the UK,国产视频� the letter says.听
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国产视频淗owever, at a time when 115 million people look set to be pushed back into extreme poverty, now is the time for an international, collaborative response to Covid-19, as set out in your speech at the UN General Assembly.国产视频澨�
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The letter concludes: 国产视频�2021 sees the UK host the G7 summit and COP26, the 26th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. It is a time that requires increased, not decreased, engagement from the British Government in its efforts to make the world healthier, safer and more prosperous.国产视频澨�
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Justin van Fleet, President of 国产视频, said: 国产视频淎 cut in spending poses a serious threat to global education at a time when Covid-19 has disrupted and continues to disrupt learning for some of the most vulnerable and marginalised children around the world.听
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国产视频淚n order to build back better, we need to ensure children and education are prioritised, so that we can honour our commitment to meeting the sustainable development goal of inclusive and equitable education for everyone.国产视频�
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Other organisations signing on to the open letter included: Greenpeace UK, Scotland国产视频檚 International Development Alliance, NCVO, World Vision UK, Unicef UK, Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Christian Aid, World Jewish Relief, HelpAge International, WWF-UK, Amref Health Africa UK, The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), Islamic Relief Worldwide, Tearfund, VSO International and TackleAfrica.听

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Notes to Editors
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About 国产视频
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国产视频 is a global children国产视频檚 charity committed to ending the global education crisis and unleashing the potential of the next generation. Its mission is to ensure that every child has the best start in life, a safe place to learn and the skills they need for the future.
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For more information, please contact:
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Nicole Martin听

Head of Partnerships and Media听

nicole@theirworld.org

+447768695087

Dear Prime Minister,听听

We write to you as leaders of 187 organisations, including from the UK国产视频檚 domestic charity and international development and humanitarian sectors, working with some of the most vulnerable and marginalised communities in more than 200 countries around the world, including the UK.
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We understand the challenges and difficulties the UK public faces. COVID-19 has cost more than a million lives and has strained economies around the world, including in the UK. However, at a time when 115 million people look set to be pushed back into extreme poverty, now is the time for an international, collaborative response to COVID-19, as set out in your speech at the UN General Assembly. Now is not the time to renege on our promise to spend 0.7% of our gross national income on aid and development. Stepping back from our international commitments is not the solution and risks damaging the UK国产视频檚 standing globally as we define our role in the world post-Brexit.听听
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The legal commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI on aid already allows for fluctuations of the UK economy, enabling the government to recoup nearly 拢3billion worth of spending this year. A U-turn on your manifesto commitment to maintain the 0.7% target would signal we are a nation willing to balance its books on the backs of the world国产视频檚 most marginalised people, many of whom are dealing with the impact of COVID-19 on top of existing hardship.听
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This pandemic has shown us that no-one is safe from this virus until we are all safe. The UK国产视频檚 experience and credibility as a 国产视频渄evelopment superpower国产视频�, rooted in its commitment and expertise, means it has a critical leadership role to play in helping strengthen global health systems and peacebuilding, tackle global challenges and reduce poverty to reduce the risks to us all from the next pandemic.
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Now is not the time to signal a withdrawal on the world stage by reneging on the Government国产视频檚 commitment. 2021 sees the UK host the G7 summit and COP26, the 26th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. It is a time that requires increased, not decreased, engagement from the British Government in its efforts to make the world healthier, safer and more prosperous. We hope we can work with you to ensure that this is the case.听听
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Stephanie Draper, Chief Executive, Bond
Sam Bickersteth, CEO, Opportunity International听
Ruth Davison, CEO, Comic Relief
Kate Garvey, Gail Gallie and Richard Curtis, Co-Founders, Project Everyone
Professor Ian J. Govendir, CEO, AIDS orphan UK Trust听
Graeme Hodge, CEO, All We Can听
Dr. Nick Hepworth, Executive Director, Water Witness International听
Josephine Rodgers, Executive Director, Access Agriculture听
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Elizabeth Nelson, Director, Search for Common Ground UK听
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Karl Hankinson, CEO, Able Child Africa听
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David Hulme, OBE, Professor of Development Studies, Global Development Institute听
Tom Kingsley, National Director, Light for the World UK听
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Anil Patil, Founder and Executive Director, Carers Worldwide听
Olivia Barker White, CEO, Kids Club Kampala听
Bert R Smit, CEO, ADRA-UK听
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Lara Allen, CEO, Centre for Global Equality听
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Dr. Wendy Harrison, CEO, SCI Foundation听
Mark Sheard, CEO, World Vision UK听
Jonathan Dudding, Director, ICA:UK听
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Asif Hussain, CEO, SKT Welfare听
Peter Marsden, CEO, Concordis International听
Tricia Young, CEO, Terre des hommes UK听
Jasmina Haynes, CEO, Integrity Action听
Adele Paterson, CEO, International Health Partners听
Alex Daniels, Chief Executive, APT Action on Poverty听
Kirsty Smith, CEO, CBM UK听听
Paul Smith Lomas, Chief Executive, Practical Action听
Mr Darren Cormack, Chief Executive, The Mines Advisory Group (MAG)听听
Henry Pomeroy, Director, CHASE Africa听
Jim Emerson, Chief Executive, INTRAC听听
Dr. Stephen R. Connor, Executive Director, Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance听
Joshua Castellino, Executive Director, Minority Rights Group听
David Hope-Jones, OBE, Chief Executive, Scotland Malawi Partnership听听
Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, Chief Executive, Oxfam Great Britain听
Justin Dowds, CEO, Compassion UK听
Bijay Kumar, Executive Director, Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR)听
Claire O国产视频橲hea, Head of Partnership, Hub Cymru Africa听
Kevin Watkins, Chief Executive, Save the Children听
David Evans, UK Country Director, Ace Africa UK听
Martin Hartberg, Director, NRC UK听听
Martin Drewry, CEO, Health Poverty Action听
Christopher Williams, Chairman, RTpay听
Petter Matthews, Executive Director, Engineers Against Poverty听
Camilla Knox-Peebles, Chief Executive, Amref Health Africa UK听
Andrew Betts, Director, Advantage Africa听
Jon Rosser, Chief Executive, World Child Cancer听
Andrew Norton, Director, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)听
Christine Allen, Director, The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)听听
Caroline Haworth, CEO, Womankind Worldwide听
Dr. Christine Sow, CEO & President, Humentum听
Aleema Shivji, Chief Executive, Humanity & Inclusion UK听
Charles Nelson, Chief Executive, Malaria Consortium听
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Paul Murphy, Executive Director, Saferworld听
Vinny Smith, Chief Executive, Meningitis Research Foundation听
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Lewis Temple, Chief Executive, BRAC UK听
Tim Wainwright, Chief Executive, WaterAid听
Patrick Fine, CEO, FHI 360听
Justin W. van Fleet, President, 国产视频听
Patricia Alexander, Managing Director, Shared Interest Society听
Patrick Young, Executive Director, Theatre for a Change听
Nick Mabey, CEO, E3G (Third Generation Environmentalism)听
Anna-mai Andrews and Katie Fowler, Co-CEOs, Chance for Childhood听
Richard Kramer, Chief Executive, Sense International听
Ian Shapiro, CEO, Reall听
Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, Executive Director, Kaleidoscope Trust听
Ceris Turner-Bailes, Chief Executive, WasteAid听
Marie Rumsby, UK Country Director, Global Citizen听听
Paul Cornelius, CEO, Food for the Hungry UK听
Julian Watson, Director, Mbedza Projects Support听
Dr. Husna Ahmad, OBE, CEO, Global One 2015听
Jasmine O国产视频機onnor, OBE, CEO, Anti-Slavery International听
Nancy E. Wilson, CEO, Relief International 国产视频� UK听
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Jenny Hodgson, Executive Director, Global Fund for Community Foundations听
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Helen McEachern, CEO, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women听
Dr. Patrick Roach, General Secretary, NASUWT听听
Chris Roles, Managing Director, Age International听听
Frances Hill, Chair, Board of Trustees, South West International Development Network (SWIDN)听
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David Hillman, Director, Stamp Out Poverty听
Alexandra Angulo, Interim Executive Director, MERCY CORPS听
Paul Anticoni, Chief Executive, World Jewish Relief听
Justin Derbyshire, CEO, HelpAge International听
Ben Simms, CEO, The Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET)听
Matthew Lake, CEO, Dhaka Ahsania Mission UK听
Ciaran Maguire, Chief Executive, Karuna Trust听
Vicky Browning, CEO, ACEVO听
Alison Wallace, CEO, SOS Children国产视频檚 Villages UK听
Romilly Greenhill, UK Director, ONE Campaign听听
Melissa Green, General Secretary, The National Federation of Women国产视频檚 Institutes听
Danielle Harvey, Executive Director, Concern Worldwide (UK)听
Naser Haghamed, CEO, Islamic Relief Worldwide听
Chris Roles, Managing Director, Age International听
Jonathan Hargreaves, Director, Health Communication Resources UK听
Girish Menon, Chief Executive, ActionAid UK听
Dr. Caroline Harper, CEO, Sightsavers听
Tanya Steele, CEO, WWF-UK听
Rob Williams, CEO, War Child UK听
Dr. Joel C. Gill, Executive Director, Geology for Global Development听
Mike Young, CEO, International Alert听
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