British Foreign Secretary Cooper Announces Revised International Development Strategy in House of Commons
March 19, 2026
March 19, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper updated the House of Commons in London on the government's revised approach to international development and Official Development Assistance allocations. Cooper explained that the government made the difficult decision to reduce the development budget to 0.3% of Gross National Income by 2027 to prioritize a historical increase in defence spending amid global security threats.
Under this framework, the Foreign, Comm . . .
Under this framework, the Foreign, Comm . . .