Where now for the UK’s development policy?

Where now for the UK’s development policy?
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February 2025 — 12:00PM TO 1:00PM
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28 January 2025

Chatham House and Online

The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) and other speakers review the effectiveness of government development assistance.

The government has committed to ‘rebuilding Britain’s reputation on international development’. But it does this at a time of multiple, significant global challenges, including slow progress towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and wider geopolitical volatility. It also faces heavy pressure on public finances – and with one-third of UK aid now being spent domestically on refugee and asylum support, there is heightened scrutiny placed on how and where the government spends aid money.

Following the release of a new report by ICAI setting out the current trends in UK aid, experts will reflect on where recent developments and patterns have left us, including what to consider for the immediate future. ICAI is the independent body that scrutinises the UK aid budget, through evaluation of the impact and value for money of UK development assistance.

Join us as experts share their analysis of where we are now, highlight challenges facing the new government and explore how evidence, evaluation, transparency and accountability remain critical as the UK sets out its long-term strategy for international development.

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