Aid groups have criticized a £143 million (about $177 million) U.K. pledge for countries in drought and war-affected East Africa as feeble — and an 85% cut on its allocation to the region just three years ago.
Speaking to a U.N. conference for the Horn of Africa on Wednesday, U.K. Development Minister Andrew Mitchell said his government was determined to “act now and do all we can to save lives.”
But Bond, the U.K. network for NGOs, said the sum was “incredibly short of what is needed” while Plan International UK described it as “devastatingly short of the minimum required to prevent further disaster.”
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Rob Merrick
Rob Merrick is the U.K. Correspondent for Devex, covering FCDO and British aid. He reported on all the key events in British politics of the past 25 years from Westminster, including the financial crash, the Brexit fallout, the "Partygate" scandal, and the departures of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. Rob has worked for The Independent and the Press Association and is a regular commentator on TV and radio. He can be reached at rob.merrick@devex.com.
