The Foreign Secretary @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social has today announced how the UK Government plans to spend the overseas aid budget, which they slashed last year.
“Poverty pressures are getting louder. We all want to make this work. For the sake of the children who live it every day we’re asking – when will a plan on poverty get real? @irishnews.com @savechildrenuk.bsky.social www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
While we welcome the focus on innovation and move to work more in partnership with countries, the Government's efforts to frame this as a positive story will ring hollow for all the children around the world losing access to lifesaving healthcare, education and protection.
Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was just seven months old when he was killed in the West Bank on Friday.
Only an end to the occupation can create the conditions for lasting peace and protection for children.
The Government has a responsibility to protect children from the damage of UK aid cuts by prioritising their needs, rights, and futures in every funding decision.
If we want high-quality early education and childcare, we need to value the people delivering it.
We support calls for a ten-year workforce strategy set out in this new Model for Change from @coalitionedcare.bsky.social and Leeds University.
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The UK can’t expect countries to stand on their own two feet when they are having the rug pulled from under them.
At precisely the moment children need more support, these decisions will hit the most vulnerable the hardest. Even with a constrained budget, protecting children must remain non-negotiable.