June 16, 2025
Recent, drastic aid cuts have changed the way organisations are looking at funding development work.
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While this has had a sudden, detrimental impact on third sector organisations, it has shone a light on the need for a decolonised approach to development work. This is a critical moment for change, and our call on the UK government to be a genuine partner for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and lead by example by challenging the under-representation of the global south at the decision-making table.
This conference, taking place in Seville at the end of this month, is bringing together governments, banking institutions and organisations from the development sector to work on addressing the financial challenges preventing progress on the much-needed investment in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. Ten years on from the last conference, this is an opportunity to address the financial structural challenges required to achieve sustainable development.
Forty heads of state are due to attend, but as of yet, there is no official announcement that Keir Starmer will be among them. We want to see UK representation at the highest level, at least in part to start to repair the damage caused by the sudden announcement of aid cuts back in February.
At All We Can, we want the UK government to:
