The publication of the UK government’s FCDO annual report 2025-26 reveals the Official Development Assistance (ODA) and non-ODA support per country per year, up to 2028-29.
“Lays bare the scale of UK aid cuts”
In response, Professor Anuradha Joshi, Director, Institute of Development Studies, said:
“Today’s FCDO report lays bare the reality and scale of cuts to UK aid with support to countries with great need, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo -currently experiencing a fast-growing Ebola outbreak – cut by over a third in the next two years. Support to Uganda has been more than halved and support to Lebanon has been cut by more than 40 percent over the same period.
“The UK cuts come at a time when experts forecast that ongoing reductions in total Official Development Assistance (ODA) from across governments – including the deep USAID cuts – could result in 22.6 million additional deaths across all ages by 2030, including 5.4 million children under five.
“In a context of volatile geopolitics and rising insecurity, cutting the budget for global challenges such as infectious diseases, conflict prevention, gender-based violence, climate resilience, poverty and inequalities is harmful and short-sighted. It is devastating for the individual lives effected and it reduces the UK’s ability to achieve real-world impact.
“As Andy Burnham becomes the new Prime Minister, I hope he sees that defence, diplomacy and development are all essential for Britain’s security and global influence, and that he shows the leadership on this issue that has been sadly lacking from the Labour government to date.”
