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UK International Development Strategy: joint open letter to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Alongside more than 200 British NGOs, DI expresses deep concern regarding possible cuts to UK official development assistance.
Development Initiatives hires Chief Operating Officer and new East Africa Director
Development Initiatives has leapt into 2022 with two new senior appointments.
Development Initiatives welcomes new board members
DI is pleased to announce four new members have been appointed to the organisation’s board of non-executive directors.
DI’s response to Raab’s statement on aid cuts
The impact of cuts will be felt now and into the future, and the lack of transparency seriously impedes effective aid spending
DI’s response to the DAC 2020 aid spending release
DI highlights promising action from key donors but a concerning lack of focus on the poorest countries, according to new aid spending figures from the DAC
DI’s response to the UK government Integrated Review
Development Initiatives’ (DI’s) Harpinder Collacott sets out concerns about the new UK integrated review’s lack of focus on inequality and the poorest people globally.
Development Initiatives (DI) joins Crack the Crises coalition
DI has joined more than fifty other organisations in a new coalition to address the triple global crisis of Covid, injustice and climate change.
DI appoints Sue Wardell CBE as Board Chair
Development Initiatives is pleased to announce the appointment of Sue Wardell CBE as Chair of our Board of Directors.
The merger of the UK’s Department for International Development into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office: DI’s response
DI responds to the decision to merge the UK’s DFID into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and explains why it presents worrying times for the development sector and those in critical need of international cooperation.