CFID are delighted to host a guest blog submitted by the International Department of the Conservative Party. This report is the result of a collaboration between the Conservative Party, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and the Research Centre for the Study of Parties and Democracy (REPRESENT) at the Universities of...
Stephen Crabb MP & Sir Desmond Swayne MP: The next Prime Minister must uphold Britain’s commitment to overseas aid
Writing on Conservative Home on 12 June CFID members and Project Umubano alumni Stephen Crabb MP and Sir Desmond Swayne MP call for those in the Conservative Leadership contest to uphold our commitment to international development.
Baroness Liz Sugg “Britain will fight the global ‘rollback’ of women’s rights”
The Telegraph reported on Baroness Liz Sugg speech defending UKaid use to fight the global rollback of women's rights.
SPEECH: Baroness Liz Sugg “Her Potential, Our Future”
International Development Minister Baroness Sugg delivered a speech about UK aid’s commitment to women and girls’ rights at the Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver on 3 July 2019.
Andrew Mitchell MP “Ministers must be careful not to undermine the UK’s international leadership”
Writing to The Times on 11 June, former DFID Secretary of State defended the 0.7% target. He argues that Ministers must be careful that highly questionable spending does not undermine the UK’s international leadership as a development superpower.
Project Urafiki: EFTA supporting young entrepreneurs in Tanzania with inclusive finance.
Last summer CFID ran the inaugural Project Urafiki, in Tanzania. The successor to Project Umubano the Conservative international social action project. Twentyone volunteers, including three MP’s, Cllr’s, Candidates and grass root activists took part in three projects in five locations focusing on Education, Business and Health.
SPEECH: SoS Rory Stewart MP “Ebola is back…And we must do much more to grip the situation”
In an Oral statement to the House of Parliament yesterday, International Development Secretary Rory Stewart MP updated parliamentians on the Ebola Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and argues that we need to do much more to grip the situation.
CFID Business Network Breakfast, 21st May 2019 “Building an Environment Fit for the Future”
To mark the anniversary of the Plastics Pact and DEFRA’s packaging and recycling proposals, this breakfast on the 21st May 2019, will bring together businesses, politicians and NGOs to discuss the current UK policy landscape; progress to date and how the UK can support broader global efforts to reduce plastic...
DFID Minister Baroness Sugg: “The fashion industry can be a force for good in women’s economic empowerment.”
DFID Minister, Baroness Sugg recently set out how the fashion industry can be a force for good in achieving SDGs towards women's economic empowerment during her speech at the Fair Fashion in Africa event on 3rd May.
Graham Stuart MP “It’s the perfect time for British business to invest in Africa”
Writing in The Times on 8 May 2019, Graham Stuart MP, International Trade Minister and MP for Holderness makes the case for Business investment and job creation in Africa. Long term sustainable growth enables economic development and progression from aid partners to trading partners for the future.