The scale of UK cuts to foreign aid means virtually all projects currently being funded in developing countries will be affected. But the cuts are tipped to fall particularly heavily on projects specifically for women and girls.
“The depth of the cuts means that there will definitely be cuts for nearly every programme,” said Ian Mitchell, a senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s slashing of international aid from 0.5 to 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI).
