UK-led action to address spiralling national debt in some of the world’s poorest countries could more than offset the impact of UK aid cuts, producing net funding gains across water, sanitation, education and health, new research has found.
One year ago today, the UK announced plans to slash its aid budget by 40 per cent, from 0.5 to 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI). This decision is expected to result in 2.9 million fewer children in school, 12 million more people without access to clean water and sanitation, and more than 600,000 additional deaths from preventable diseases, according to research produced last year.
