UK’s new aid strategy condemned as ‘double whammy to world’s poor’

Liz Truss unveils plan to almost halve budget to multilateral bodies, challenge malign actors' and boost trade-linked deals

A new government white paper on UK aid has been condemned as a double whammy to the world's poor".

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) first strategy paper on overseas assistance since the merged department was formed and large-scale cuts were implemented in 2020, is dominated by a near halving of UK aid to multilateral bodies, including the UN the World Bank, and a renewed focus on aid as an adjunct to trade.