Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 44
44
Accepted
Avoid prejudicing humanitarian aid proposals with higher security costs; question lower cost proposals.
Conclusion
We recognise the impact that reducing Official Development Assistance from 0.5%-0.3% of gross national income will have on availability of funding for humanitarian relief. However, any defunding of costs associated with the security of aid workers would be a false economy. Proposals with higher security costs should not be prejudiced against. Rather, proposals with lower costs should prompt more questions. (Conclusion, Paragraph 86)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government partially agrees, stating FCDO is committed to aid worker safety and assesses high and low security costs using a Value for Money lens focused on maximising impact. They clarify that their existing Humanitarian Allocation Model already accounts for access and local security considerations.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 5 September 2025. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗