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UN aid programmes in Afghanistan under threat after decision to bar women from agencies and charities, foreign ministers warn
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At least seven international NGOs have suspended aid, saying they cannot work without female staff
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Stefan Dercon says aid budget is increasingly being tapped into to ‘plug holes’ in other Whitehall departments
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Development minister says Ukrainian refugees have affected costs while UK ‘no longer a development superpower’
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Despite pledges from governments worldwide, not nearly enough has been done over the past decade to help survivors and deter perpetrators, says UNHCR special envoy Angelina Jolie
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For too long pledges have gone unmet, so at Cop28 new solutions need to be explored, says Gordon Brown, WHO ambassador for global health financing
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Government watchdog says £3.5bn aid in 20 years to 2020 failed to achieve aim of stabilising Afghan government
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With health and education protected, other departments will struggle to cope with rising costs
The Observer view on a humanitarian calamity in the making