14 April 2006
Chancellor Gordon Brown has promised that over the next ten years Britain will give £8.5bn in overseas aid for education in Africa and Asia.
Brown made the pledge while on a visit to Mozambique this week, as part of the commitment by the world's richest nations to help every African child have access to a primary school by 2015.
'In 2005, Make Poverty History forced governments to make promises on aid. Now, in 2006 it is time for us to keep our promises,' he said.
Brown was accompanied by Hilary Benn, the international development secretary, who said: 'Working with developing countries, through increased commitment from the UK, will help … give more children the best start in life.'
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