Racism in aid sector is a hangover of colonialism, says scathing report by MPs

Senior roles still dominated by white people while appeals depict countries as inferior to UK, says international development committee

British MPs have issued a scathing report on racism in the aid sector, warning that colonial mentalities are pervasive across charities and in government.

In their public appeals, international aid organisations depict the communities they serve as helpless and needy" and strip them of their dignity", implying the countries in which they work are inferior to the UK", said the international development committee.