Aircraft fighting a locust invasion in East Afria will stop flying, unless £28m in emergency funding is secured. Preventative action in locust epidemics is vital. Without action: livelihoods, food security and stability will be devastated. UK aid can solve this crisis and keep planes flying.
This year the UK government cut foreign aid by £5bn. The UK government could fund this lifesaving initiative, if it reversed just 0.56% of those cuts.
This is an opportunity for a Global Britain to move proactively in preventing a humanitarian crisis.
Anti-locust operations since January 2020 alone have helped avoid crop and dairy losses worth an est $1.2bn.
This action is the embodiment of UK aid goals, that we should: "Focus our efforts where the UK can make a world-leading difference."