As governments react to tight fiscal environments and weakening political support domestically, international aid has seen cuts in budgets around the world. The Trump administration has rolled back much of USAID, the UK government has reduced the international development budget to 0.3% of GNI to fund defence spending, and other European countries have drastically cut aid programmes. All this at a time when humanitarian need and displacement are on the rise.
Join us at Chatham House as International Rescue Committee’s President and CEO, David Miliband, lays out the case for what aid looks like in a changed landscape. He will also discuss how aid spending can be more impactful, particularly in a world with competing geopolitical priorities and small budgets.
Key questions discussed include:
- How can international aid reclaim its purpose?
- In today’s fractured global landscape, where should limited aid be focused?
- With budgets under pressure, how can we ensure what remains of aid delivery has maximum value?
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