The U.K. government’s 1 billion pound flagship attempt to spend aid across government departments in a range of security and development-based sectors has come under serious criticism from members of the U.K. Parliament and House of Lords.
The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and the Prosperity Fund are open to bidding from all government departments that wish to commission projects that tackle the causes and effects of instability and conflict in “countries of strategic importance” to the U.K., according to the 2014 U.K. aid strategy.
But lawmakers on the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy said the objectives, operations and accomplishments of the CSSF — which was launched in May 2015 — are so far “opaque,” according to a statement issued by the committee.
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Molly Anders is a former U.K. correspondent for Devex. Based in London, she reports on development finance trends with a focus on British and European institutions. She is especially interested in evidence-based development and women’s economic empowerment, as well as innovative financing for the protection of migrants and refugees. Molly is a former Fulbright Scholar and studied Arabic in Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Morocco.
