We are fast approaching June, which marks the anniversary of the UK government cutting its aid budget by £4.5bn – from 0.7% to 0.5% of gross national income (GNI).
The decision was announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in November 2020, despite the 0.7% commitment being met every year since 2013 – and enshrined in law in 2015.
The severance has impacted almost all previously funded international programmes that cover areas such as global health and humanitarian work. We have reached out to our members to find out how the UK aid cuts have impacted their work.