Last week campaigners marked a historic moment when Parliament passed the International Development Bill which enshrines into law the 40-year commitment to invest 0.7% of the UK’s national income on overseas aid.
With the passage of this Bill, we must now move the debate on UK aid from talking about the quantity of aid to the quality.
There are 48 countries in the world that are categorised as the least developed countries, in places such as Burundi, Liberia and Madagascar where 80% of the population is living on less than 80p per day.
Currently, only a third of global aid reaches those countries that have the least.
This year’s budget is a reminder for Parliament to show commitment to invest 50% of the UK’s aid budget to these countries and make sure we build a better and safer world which is in everybody’s interest.
Joanne Doherty, ONE Campaign Youth Ambassador, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex
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