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Recommendation 13
13
Reduced ODA budget diminishes UK global visibility, empowering adversaries in conflict zones.
Conclusion
With a reduced Official Development Assistance budget and a smaller budget allocation for conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts, the UK is less visible on the global stage and in key conflict zones. This opens up the space to our adversaries and competitors to make significant inroads, particularly China, Iran and Russia. (Conclusion, Paragraph 65)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 1 December 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗