For much of us in the sector, 2025 will be distinctly remembered as the year that the UK government upended its commitment to international development cooperation, slashing the UK official development assistance (ODA) budget from 0.5% of Gross National Income (GNI) to 0.3% by 2027.
International Development
Trending Now
𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐃 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬 • Johns Hopkins’ Center on Global Poverty is hosting an event in DC on May 5: The Future of Foreign Aid. • All Things Protest: Challenging Agency Evaluations of Proposals • GSA Sharpens Focus on Small Business with New Office Designation • The Intersection Between Whistleblowers, Compliance, and the New DOJ Declination Policy
More questions than answers for UK aid heading into 2026
Ratana21 | Shutterstock
Stay ahead in international development contracting with daily updates on USAID, global procurement, and foreign assistance with our Development newsletter, delivering up-to-the-minute intelligence Monday–Saturday — Subscribe here.