Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 5
5
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UK aid spending amplifies the UK’s voice on the world stage, promoting our national interest...
Conclusion
UK aid spending amplifies the UK’s voice on the world stage, promoting our national interest by projecting our core values, and transforming the lives of people living in the very poorest countries. A potential shift of the UK’s ODA budget away from helping the very poorest people would be counterproductive - global poverty drives conflict and instability, and inaction on tackling poverty will compromise the other strands of the UK’s international policy.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 2 October 2020. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗