LDarby

Advocating for more & better finance to tackle climate, inequality, poverty, hunger @savechildrenuk. My views

[LDarby @ldarby_]

My review of 'Rape, Loot, Pillage: The Political Economy of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict', by Sara Meger in the @IFJPglobal, examining the micro & macro level relationships between globalization, conflict and the exploitation of gender relations. #IR https://t.co/K24Wh7DFqc

[LDarby @ldarby_]

I entered to win a chance to travel around South Africa on an adventure with @TourRadar! Enter now! #AdventureBeginsHere https://t.co/TDbzKwzNTr

[SavetheChildren News @SaveUKNews]

“What we’re seeing falls short of the transformative ambition that vulnerable communities worldwide had called for.” The UK's role is under the microscope as its aid budget is set to plummet - report by @nichferris as FfD4 in Seville continues.
https://t.co/FR9cHRswxt

[SavetheChildren News @SaveUKNews]

Action on debt should be a moral & strategic priority for UK govt as aid funding plummets & the climate crisis ramps up.

It would free up critical space for low income countries to invest in their own development & climate action.

@ldarby_ for @bondngo 👇https://t.co/aGu0HsIhr7

[SavetheChildren News @SaveUKNews]

#AIDCUTS STATEMENT: Today Govt set out an extremely worrying retreat from tackling poverty.

Baroness Chapman said work to develop economies is a priority but decimating support for education and girls' equality will hold back this aspiration.

Details ⬇️https://t.co/LlHpIYJwxf

[ONE UK @ONEintheUK]

Today we're highlighting the consequences of the PM's decision to slash the International development aid budget.

@Keir_Starmer's aid cuts will kill.

600,000 fewer lives will be saved. That’s nearly the entire population of Glasgow, gone.

#StopTheCuts #CutsThatKill

[Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk]

A message for @Keir_Starmer and @DavidLammy in today's Observer: The UK must not be an ally to Israel's atrocities.

With @MedicalAidPal and @christian_aid, we're calling on the UK Government to end its complicity.

[Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk]

It is a political choice to plunge 50,000 more children into poverty by the end of this parliament, as a result of the health and disability benefit cuts. This news will be devastating for families across the country struggling to make ends meet.

1/3

[Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk]

The UK can & must take action to fix the governance of global debt so the lowest-income countries have the money needed to invest in their own development priorities, particularly given the latest UK aid budget cuts to a historical low.

Read how here 👇 https://t.co/lCxnrv60vP

[Sky Sports News @SkySportsNews]

Money raised from the sale of Chelsea which was supposed to benefit victims of the war in Ukraine has still not been released.

The Foreign Office has confirmed that the proceeds from the £2.5 billion sale almost three years ago remain frozen in a UK bank account.

[Anneliese Dodds @AnnelieseDodds]

It is with sadness that I have had to tender my resignation as Minister for International Development and for Women and Equalities.

While I disagree with the ODA decision, I continue to support the government and its determination to deliver the change our country needs.

[Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk]

A statement from our CEO @MoazzamTMalik on the news that the government is cutting the UK aid budget to fund an increase in defence spending:

“We are stunned by this decision to cut the aid budget in order to increase military spending. It is a betrayal of the world’s most vulnerable children and the UK’s national interest.

By jeopardising the UK’s partnership with countries across the world and international organisations, it signals a withdrawal from efforts to tackle climate change, global poverty and inequality, and conflict and humanitarian needs. It will damage efforts to tackle global health needs and pandemics. It will add to economic instability internationally. The impacts will have direct consequences for children and families in the UK as well as around the world.

This decision comes at a time when global solidarity has never been more important. Other countries will watch the UK’s decision and are likely to follow suit in reducing commitments to international collaboration. It will undermine aspirations to build a ‘rules based order’ that is so essential for the UK’s long-term security and prosperity. It will make the world a more dangerous place for children now and in the future.

This decision flies in the face of the government’s commitment to respectful partnerships with the global south. There is nothing respectful about slashing lifelines for families in the most dangerous places. Earlier this week, the Prime Minister promised to ‘stand with Ukraine’. Now he’s serving notice on the support needed by the country’s children, who have been forced from their homes, seen their schools bombed and lived in fear for three years.

Through UK aid, we all help protect children facing the worst the world has to offer. We have every reason to be proud of it and the government should fearlessly protect it.”

[Anneliese Dodds @AnnelieseDodds]

Countries struggling with extreme poverty are diverting money from their Covid reponse to pay off private debt.

The UK Government should stand up to the profiteers by changing the law that governs their debt.

I've asked the Chancellor to step up and show some leadership.

[DebtJustice.bsky.social @debtjustice]

Breaking news - Debt payments by lower-income countries have reached their highest level in 30 years. 2025 needs to be the year when we

#CancelDebtChooseHope
#Jubilee2025

https://t.co/5HC4BuVcTQ

[Anneliese Dodds @AnnelieseDodds]

We’re moving in the right direction, but must speed up our efforts to make nutritious foods accessible for all to create a world free from hunger and malnutrition.

I welcome the ATNI Global Nutrition Index.

This tool is vital as we look to #N4GParis.

https://t.co/UahYscr5jI

[LDarby @ldarby_]

Only an increase - not cuts - to ODA spending beyond 0.5% of GNI, coupled with action on in-country donor refugee costs, can ensure the government can meet its commitments to multilateral funds, maintain its bilateral programmes, and meet its Climate Finance (ICF) commitments.

[LDarby @ldarby_]

A further stripping of the UK development assistance budget will be hugely damaging - to any progress made on our sustainable development goals, to support for the world's most vulnerable and marginalised people, and to our reputation as a leader on global development.

[LDarby @ldarby_]

ODA is a crucial source of financing & is critical for catalysing other low-cost policy options - it's intrinsically connected to action taken on debt, climate finance and remittances. The UK government must reframe its approach to ODA - focusing on need & a long term approach.

[Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana]

The richest 1% of Britons hold more wealth than 70% of the population, and the four richest individuals have more wealth than 20 million Britons.

Austerity is, and always has been, a political choice.

[Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk]

⚠️ Over 14,000 children have been killed in Gaza. Homes, schools and hospitals destroyed.

@keir_starmer @davidlammy, now is not the time for half measures.

The UK must suspend ALL arms to the Government of Israel.

Watch and share our latest film with @oxfamGB.
Gaza footage: Salah Alhaw/Alef Multimedia/ Oxfam

[SavetheChildren News @SaveUKNews]

PRESS RELEASE: One third of children worldwide are exposed to extreme #heatwaves as temperatures hit record highs.

Our global teams work to help children build resilience and create lasting change in the face of the escalating #ClimateCrisis.

https://t.co/wtEfL99QFd