UK makes huge aid cuts to Commonwealth nations despite warm words at Chogm

Nations in the group fare worse than others, with funding for nature projects especially hard hit even as climate crisis intensifies global need The UK government has slashed overseas aid to Commonwealth countries, the Guardian can reveal, in contrast to the warm words for the group from King Charles and the prime minister, Andy Burnham , this week. Amid sharp cuts in the UK’s aid budget overall, the Commonwealth has fared poorly, an analysis of the most recent and projected aid figures, seen by the Guardian, has shown. Continue reading...

《衛報》分析顯示，英國對英聯邦國家的雙邊援助將在四年內從5.46億英鎊驟降至1.31億英鎊，塞拉利昂、盧旺達、坦桑尼亞等國降幅尤為劇烈。這一削減與國王查爾斯和首相在英聯邦政府首腦會議上的熱情表態形成反差，也引發自然保護資金斷供的批評。