The UK government’s international departments are set for a shake-up, after prime minister Boris Johnson launched a review into how the country can face its “global opportunities and challenges”...
The UK government is claiming progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the country and abroad amid continuing criticism of its efforts.
The UK is to give Afghanistan £170m to help alleviate a “severe” humanitarian crisis caused by the worst drought in a decade that has left millions of people hungry.
A report commissioned by the Overseas Development Institute has called for the Department for International Development to better manage and prioritise its work.
The UK has pledged £100m extra funding to renewable energy projects in Africa giving hundreds of thousands access to electricity, the government has announced.
Penny Mordaunt has proposed plans to change the rules on aid to include millions of pounds from private investment and “reduce the ask on the public purse”.
The UK has pledged to help Ethiopia transform its tax system and become less reliant on aid, the Department for International Development has announced.
The UK has committed £250m over the next four years to tackling environmental challenges, such as reducing plastic in the oceans and fighting illegal wildlife trade.
The UK and Saudi Arabia are to partner up to boost economic development and infrastructure in some of the world’s poorest drought and conflict-hit countries.
The UK will withhold funding from the United Nations if it does not take action amid allegations of sexual misconduct by aid workers, the secretary for international development has warned.
MPs on the International Development Select committee have quizzed Priti Patel, the new secretary of state for international development, over remarks that sparked concern about the future of one of...
Tackling poverty, corruption, conflict and problems with basic services in Nigeria is one of the most important development challenges of this century, according to the UK’s International Development...