1. X
  2. International Development Committee
Log inSign up
International Development Committee
5,609 posts
Image
user avatar
International Development Committee
@CommonsIDC
We are a cross-party group of MPs working together to scrutinise the UK Government's work on international development policy. See what we're working on👇
House of Commons
committees.parliament.uk/committee/98/i…
Joined December 2012
60
Following
14.1K
Followers
RepliesRepliesMediaMedia

New to X?

Sign up now to get your own personalized timeline!

Create account

By signing up, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, including Cookie Use.

Terms·Privacy·Cookies·Accessibility·Ads Info·© 2026 X Corp.
Don't miss what's happening
People on X are the first to know.
Log inSign up
  • user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jul 17
    We’ve launched a new inquiry into the UK and the Sahel to examine the UK’s Development, humanitarian and stabilisation engagement in the region amid reductions in the Official Development Assistance budget. Read more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/98/i…
    The UK and the Sahel

New inquiry

International Development Committee

Photo shows an aerial view of the Niger River in the Sahel region in Africa with homes and communities flanking both sides of the river.
    We will examine whether the UK's approach is on the right track to respond to the overlapping humanitarian, governance, security and climate challenges in the Sahel, what lessons it can learn and where it should go now. 

Sarah Champion, Chair

Photo shows the International Development Committee Chair Sarah Champion. She has curly brown bobbed hair and is wearing a white jacket over a white and floral dress.
    4730473
  • user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jul 16
    Today we have seen just how hard countries around the world will be hit by UK aid cuts. Chair @SarahChampionMP has said the announced allocations show a fundamental inconsistency in government policy. Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/98/i…
    “The detailed allocations released today illustrate the full extent of brutal cuts to UK aid in black and white. 

Whilst crucial to the UK’s development offering, we are yet to be convinced that funding to multilateral organisations, the replacement of bilateral ODA with expertise, or the mobilising of private finance, fully makes up for the impact and flexibility being lost by shrinking bilateral budgets."

International Development Committee
    “The Committee is anxious to hear from the Government as to why funding for Lebanon appears to have been cut by 30% in 2027-28 and 2028-29 compared to 2025-26 plans, despite the promise to protect spending. We also want an explanation as to why the FCDO’s ODA contribution to the Integrated Security Fund appears to have been almost halved since the high-level allocations announced in March.”

Sarah Champion MP, 
Chair
    1.5K01.5K
  • user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jul 16
    The Chair of the International Development Committee @SarahChampionMP, has responded to the government’s aid allocations announcement which set out where cuts will fall on a country and programmatic level.
    "Decisions on which country will, and will not, receive UK development support really matter; both to the poorest in the world and our international standing. 
  
While the broad priorities of UK aid allocations were presented in March, it is disappointing the Government has waited until the last working day of parliament to set out details."

International Development Committee
    "By leaving it so late to come clean, it feels like the Government is choosing to avoid scrutiny."

Sarah Champion,
Chair
    4.9K04.9K
  • user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jul 15
    In our session on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, we heard from Noha Yehya, gender and gender-based violence specialist, she told us how UK funding cuts have meant they’ve had to close 70% of services for women in Yemen.
    Image
    00:00
    6050605
  • user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jul 14
    The UK government's development partnership with Nigeria risks being undermined by multiple obstacles, and a revised approach is needed if it is to be mutually beneficial to both countries. Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/98/i…
    Image
    Image
    Image
    Image
    5430543
  • user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jul 8
    In our session on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, Shaharzad Akbar, Executive Director of @rawadari_org, an Afghan human rights organisation, told us about the situation for women who are victims of domestic abuse in Afghanistan.
    Image
    00:00
    1K01K
  • user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jul 6
    Members across our committee have already successfully campaigned for changes to the National Security (state threats) Bill, but the government must take further action and more must be done. Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/98/i…
    Image
    Image
    5530553
  • user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jul 2
    In our session on the UK's International Climate Finance, @EconMitch, Co-Director and Europe and Senior Fellow at @CGDev, told us that the UK overseas aid budget could fall to an all time low this year or next.
    Image
    00:00
    5.2K05.2K
  • user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jul 1
    We have published a memo drafted by war crimes investigator @nattyray11 for the UK’s UN delegation in 2025, advising the FCDO on preparing for the fall of El Fasher 🧵 committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc…
    Typed memo titled 'Yale HRL Assessment on El-Fasher, Contingency Planning, Recommendations' with briefing date 26 September 2025.
    52K052K
    user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jul 1
    Last week, war crimes investigator @nattyray11 told us the UK government chose preserving relations with UAE over calling out atrocities in Sudan. This comes as today up to 500,000 civilians are believed to be at risk of large-scale atrocities in Sudan's al-Obeid.
    7.1K07.1K
  • user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jun 30
    We are looking at the UK's approach to improving global health, the effectiveness of the UK's global health spending and how we achieve a world with equitable and universal access to healthcare. Share your views: committees.parliament.uk/work/9883/glob…
    What has been the impact of aid cuts on global health?

We've launched an inquiry

International Development Committee
    9130913
  • user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jun 25
    Our Chair @SarahChampionMP has written to the International Development Minister demanding a response to shocking evidence provided to the Committee concerning mass atrocities in Sudan. Read more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/98/i…
    The photo is of a letter to the Minister for International Development, Baroness Chapman from the Chair of the International Development Committee about shocking evidence they received about atrocities in Sudan to demand a response on what the government did and did not know.
    8.2K08.2K
  • user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jun 24
    In our session on the UK's conflict and atrocity prevention work, we questioned International Development Minister Baroness @JennyChapman. She admitted that some of the FDCO’s work to prevent atrocities feels “ineffective” on the ground.
    Image
    00:00
    1.3K01.3K
  • user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jun 23
    In our session, Nathaniel Raymond, war crimes investigator and humanitarian aid worker, @YaleSPH, told us the UK government chose preserving relations with UAE over calling out atrocities in Sudan. Hear what he had to say.
    Image
    00:00
    63K063K
    user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jun 23
    Read his written evidence: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc…
    1.1K01.1K
  • user avatar
    International Development Committee
    @CommonsIDC
    Jun 22
    Our Chair @SarahChampionMP has written to the Foreign Secretary to call on government to finally set out its assessment of the International Court of Justice's Advisory Opinion on Israel's actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Read more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/98/i…
    "The Government’s position on violations of international law by Israel is no longer sustainable."

Sarah Champion, Chair

International Development Committee

Photo on the right is of the Chair, Sarah Champion MP, she has curly brown bobbed hair and is wearing a white jacket and a floral white dress.
    4.5K04.5K
Advertisement
Advertisement