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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rachel Hagan

UN agency says UK push to ‘modernise’ aid spending risks ignoring ‘immediate crises’

Britain’s plan to “modernise” its aid programme – which will see significant cuts – risks worsening humanitarian crises and destabilising fragile regions, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has warned.

In a submission to the International Development Committee’s inquiry into the future of UK aid, the UN agency has critiqued of the government’s attempt to recast deep aid reductions as a strategic overhaul of development policy.

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