G7: Foreign Aid

(asked on 6th November 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to encourage other G7 countries to meet the 0.7 per cent of gross national income target on aid.


Answered by
Harriett Baldwin Portrait
Harriett Baldwin
This question was answered on 14th November 2018

We believe it is for other governments to decide what percentage of gross national income (GNI) they allocate as Official Development Assistance (ODA).

In representing one of the few donors that meet the 0.7% ODA commitment and the 0.15-0.2% spending target in the Least Developed Countries, the Secretary of State highlights our ongoing commitment to the UN targets and the importance we attach to development financing in her engagement with international partners, including the G7.

Reticulating Splines