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Richard Watts

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Richard Watts

Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor: Development Financing, Health Policy and Equity Group, Global Health Team

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G20 can no longer step back on the global debt crisis

The worsening global debt crisis risks impacting lives of children across the world, which requires urgent leadership from G20 finance ministers.

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Is UK aid facing another round of major cuts?

Is a third year of UK aid cuts inevitable, or is there another way? A look at the key issues and possible solutions.

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UK Government must heed lessons of its aid spending in 2021

The UK Government must heed the lessons of its aid spending in 2021, and commit to flexibility in the 0.5% GNI aid budget ceiling and confirm return to 0.7% in 2024.
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Why 2021 Spending Review matters for world’s poorest children

How the 2021 Spending Review will shape UK aid spending on children for the next three years.

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UK aid: Returning to 0.7% is only solution

Analysis of FCDO's aid budget in 2022, and why returning to spending 0.7% GNI on aid is the UK government's only viable option for them and the world's poorest people.