Aid cuts reducing public support for overseas help, study finds

Sudanese families displaced from El-Fasher reach out as aid workers distribute food supplies at a camp in Al Dabbah, part of Sudan's Northern State - (AP)

News of aid cuts leads to less public support for countries helping others through international development help, a new survey has found.

Across the Western World, countries including the US, UK, France and Germany have slashed their aid budgets over the past year. Programmes across the Global South have suffered devastating impacts as a result, including global health and climate resilience work.