The department could lose as much as a quarter of its staff in the coming four years, officials said.
Front-line efforts to protect women in Sudan and implement education programs in Sierra Leone are being strained by shifts in U.K. funding. Plus, Donald Trump’s new interest in the U.S. Institute of Peace.
The country is losing nearly half its FCDO funding, which NGOs say will have a devastating effect on education programs.
Can the U.K.’s aid system, built for big international delivery chains, actually deliver on its promises of localization and gender leadership in a place such as Sudan?
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact said focus has not stayed on helping the world's poorest people.
The massive U.K. contractor is understood to be winding down its dealings with FCDO.
Though U.K. aid is at what International Development Committee chair Sarah Champion called “a critical moment,” it's unclear how much influence the inquiry will have on shifts that are already well underway.
The State Department’s plans for a game-changing HIV drug; a major climate conference in Africa; and FCDO's new chief.
From a lack of advisers to a lack of direction, a look at worrying indicators from the U.K.'s aid department.
The U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's health spending for 2025-2026 will go down by almost 46% to £527 million. An equalities impact assessment reveals the cuts will include spending on women’s health.
The U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has released its annual report and accounts, giving more details about where it will spend its aid money in the current year.
Watchdog accuses British International Investment of breaching its own rules by investing in dating site ShareChat — which also hosted clips promoting prostitution and hailing Hamas’ attacks on Israel.
"We want to spend our aid money on the poorest people, in the poorest countries," says shadow development minister Lisa Nandy — highlighting "diversion" to middle-income countries under Conservatives.
Just £2.2 million of fraud was found from an aid budget of £9.9 billion — a 0.02% detection rate way below the likely true figure of between 0.5% and 5%, a watchdog reveals.
The United Kingdom has announced a new strategy to support digital development globally, including a list of priorities and targets, but has not given information on how much funding will be available to support it.