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UK and US Slash Foreign Aid, Impacting Marginalized Groups

2/16/2026

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A Center for Global Development analysis notes Britain will cut overseas aid by 27% in 2026-27.
The aid share will fall from 0.5% to 0.3% of gross national income.
The justification is increased defense spending after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The United States would cut development spending by 23%, facing less resistance in Congress.
Gideon Rabinowitz of Bond warns that cuts will devastate marginalized groups and undermine Britain's credibility.

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A Center for Global Development analysis notes Britain will cut overseas aid by 27% in 2026-27.
The aid share will fall from 0.5% to 0.3% of gross national income.
The justification is increased defense spending after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The United States would cut development spending by 23%, facing less resistance in Congress.
Gideon Rabinowitz of Bond warns that cuts will devastate marginalized groups and undermine Britain's credibility.