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.
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:
Cuts to overseas aid thwart UK efforts to fight Covid pandemic, The Guardian
UK aid cuts hampered pandemic response in world’s poorest countries, report finds, The Telegraph
Boris Johnson’s cut to foreign aid ‘undermined’ effort to limit global Covid pandemic, ITV
UK foreign aid cut ‘undermined efforts to limit Covid damage abroad’, The National News
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