The UN has called for a further $4.7bn to help world’s poorest during the coronavirus pandemic
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As we grapple with an international health crisis, there has never been a more important time to re-assess the priorities for UK aid.
Last year, the UK spent £15.2bn on Official Development Assistance (ODA). The overseas aid budget is an enormous sum of money, but it is needed-from humanitarian relief in emergencies to getting more girls into education, and pressingly, increasing access to clean water, justice and healthcare.