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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

A close up of a hand holding a vaccination injection. The doctor is preparing to give vaccines to children.

Why IDA20 needs at least $109bn to deliver for the world’s poorest children

A proposal for the World Bank's 20th IDA replenishment to have at least $109bn of resources to deliver for the world’s poorest children.

General

The impact of UK Aid cuts

The damage the cuts to UK aid in 2020 and 2021 has had on the world’s poorest children cannot be understated.

Children run at a school in Nakasongola in central Uganda.

Poorest children in the world need more than soundbites from G20

The world’s poorest children are being impacted the most by COVID-19, and G20 governments need to improve initiatives to support them.

Children in Mozambique

Why agreement on a US$25bn supplemental budget for the World Bank IDA is critical to unlock a financial lifeline for children

A $25bn supplement would likely have a significant impact on funding in sectors critical to the fight against COVID-19, supporting livelihoods and basic services.

Mina helps her baby Mim, aged 7 months, to walk down a path Sylhet, Bangladesh

Global Britain?

Why a £4bn cut to UK aid leaves little room to advance investments in children.