Article 6QTA0 UK overseas aid spend will reach 17-year low without urgent action, NGOs warn

UK overseas aid spend will reach 17-year low without urgent action, NGOs warn

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Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
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Humanitarian sector says UK will lack credibility at world summits owing to devastating' impact of budget cuts

UK aid spending will fall to its lowest level since 2007 unless the government takes urgent remedial action in the autumn budget, a group of more than 100 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the aid and humanitarian sector jointly warn on Wednesday.

The budget dedicated to providing aid overseas will be just 0.36% of gross national income (GNI) in 2024 largely owing to huge sums in the budget being diverted to hosting asylum-seekers in the UK, the aid organisations say.

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