Richard Watts
Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor: Development Financing, Health Policy and Equity Group, Global Health Team
12 Oct 2022
GlobalG20 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.
02 Aug 2022
GlobalIs 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.
23 Mar 2022
GlobalUK 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.
27 Oct 2021
GlobalWhy 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.
08 Jul 2021
GlobalUK 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.