Britain has been accused of “hypocrisy” on the lack of high-level participation at a major global development finance summit in Britain, at the top of the deduction for Britain Aid budget – Talking about it Role in helping low-come countries.
The allegations have been made in the Fourth Financing for Development Conference (FFD4), which is once a decade summit in Sevile, Southern Spain, where representatives aim to deal with a perennial problem to help developing countries.
Currently thirty -two African countries Spend more on loan repayment Compared to healthcare, and 25 African countries spend more on loan payments than education, an issue that workers say that immediate action is required.
Some 50 world leaders are scheduled to be held in FFD4, including Emmanuel Macron of France, Mark Carney of Canada and Ursula von dera Leyen, chairman of the European Commission. However, Britain has sent only one government minister as the Minister of Bairness Chapman, International Development.
“A level of ambition from the UK government would have been clearly displayed clearly, such as Prime Minister or Foreign Secretary, a senior policy advisor to Save the Children, Lydi Derby said. Independent,
Beyond FDF4, Write IndependentBaronic chapman “Global assistance and a new era for development” is said to, which helps developing countries to build its own tax systems, and among other measures, more investment in developing countries in private sector.
Action Aid UK co-CEO Hannah Bond said that talking about “Fair Finance” while cutting foreign aid is “hypocritical” for the UK.
“If the UK actually cares about fair finance, he should respect his foreign aid commitments, deal with unfair loans, and pay his proper part in addressing the climate crisis,” Band said. “Without this, the matter of fair finance is nothing more than an empty PR.”
The presence of Baronic Chapman comes behind the harvesting behind Britain foreign aid Budget from 0.5 percent to 0.3 percent of Gross National Income (GNI) – Which is expected To reduce foreign aid by £ 6.2 billion by 2025.
Alex Farley of AdvocC Group Bond said that it is “impossible” to see how the UK can distribute the current funding commitments, can respond to the human crisis, and tackle Climate changeHe later cuts 0.5 to 0.3 percent.
“These cuts alone have damaged our reputation and credibility with countries,” he said.
Michael Jacobs of Think Tank ODI said, “It would be good to express regrets to the government to cut the assistance budget, rather than claim that they are doing a favor to developing countries in any way,” said to Michael Jacobs, Think Tank ODI. Independent,
Mr. Jacobs said that private sector money can replace public funds, it is “best, worst disgruntled”.
This is because “private sector wants returns, while a lot of help – for health, schools, hygiene, climate adaptation – does not make profit, so investing is not worth”, he said.
Catherine Pategel, Executive Director of NGO Network Climate Action Network UK, said the UK had failed to sufficient support for the calls of developing countries for “Fairer Loan, Tax, International Cooperation, and for developing countries.” Climate finance“In the construction of the conference.
He said, “This is a crushed shock that recently cuts the UK aid,” he said.
The attendees of the FFD4 say that this is not all doom and sadness in Seval.
Last agreement of talks – Seville’s commitment – In fact, it was really agreed before this week’s conference. According to Save the Children Ms. Derby, there is a particularly positive language on matters, including an agreement to initiate an inter -government process on international tax cooperation and loan.
Darbi said, “The document is an important step to build in the coming months and years,” although he admitted that it is essentially “the transformative ambition has come down from the aspiration that the civil society and the worldwide weakened communities said”.
While the UK, with the European Union, has been accused of reducing significant priorities for low-and-medium-a-a-aa-aa-a-ao countries, these countries have made at least much more positive contribution compared to the US, which has withdrawn from the talks before the conference on the conference on refusing the rest of the world to remove the goal of “sustainable development” from the lesson.
This story is part of The Independents Global assistance reconsideration series