News

The latest news and updates from the Coalition for Global Prosperity.

News Alice Palmer News Alice Palmer

Breaking the Stalemate on UK Aid

Authors: Ryan Baldry (CGP), Professor Dominic McVey MBE & Chris Loughran (Symbio Impact)

The UK’s Minister of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, has announced the planned allocation of the 2023/24 Overseas Development Aid (ODA) budget. This amounts to £8.1bn for the coming year, an increase on last year but with significant reductions to most budget lines.

Read More
News Alice Palmer News Alice Palmer

Report Launch Roundtable

Today, the Coalition for Global Prosperity launched their latest report during a roundtable discussion in the House of Commons. The report is titled: Outcompeting Strategic Challengers: The Case of China in Africa.

Read More
News Alice Palmer News Alice Palmer

Landmines and unexploded ordnance will endanger the lives of Ukrainian people for years to come

Author: Darren Cormack, CEO of Mines Advisory Group (MAG)

The first bombs fell on Kyiv a year ago today. But just 365 days later, it is already clear that landmines and unexploded ordnance will threaten and endanger the lives of Ukrainian people for years to come. At MAG, we know from our work on the ground that such long-term contamination is just one of the legacies of war once the guns have fallen silent

Read More
News Alice Palmer News Alice Palmer

CGP Hosts Expert Panel on Global Education

The Coalition for Global Prosperity were delighted to host an expert panel looking at the issue of access to education and global development in partnership with Liberal Democrats in International Development.

Read More
News Alice Palmer News Alice Palmer

10 Years of the Za’atari Refugee Camp

Author: Baroness Mobarik

Ten years is a long time in any life. For those who came as children or were born in the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan, it is forever. Another forgotten people, another town of containers or caravans or whatever you like to call them, hot under the desert sun during the day and freezing cold at night. Dismal landscapes depicting little hope for a better future.

Read More
News Alice Palmer News Alice Palmer

Education is the crux of the 2030 Agenda

Author: Alice Palmer, Communications & Events Assistant

Today, 24th January, marks the fifth International Day of Education. The fourth Sustainable Development Goal, quality education – or more specifically to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all" – is the thread that runs through every one of the sixteen others.

Read More
News Alice Palmer News Alice Palmer

Rethinking British assumptions about Africa

Author: Professor Dominic McVey MBE

Rethinking British assumptions about Africa is well overdue. It is also critical for any serious discussion about the UK’s role in the world, its values and its future.

Read More