National Audit Office cuts 4.2 billion pounds in aid

 Today the U.K.'s National Audit Office (NAO) and Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) cut aid in other countries. The NAO cut 4.2 billion dollars and the FCDO cut more than 53% of all aid. Here is the break down of the NAO's aid 69 % of these funds went to Syria, 62% of funds go to Bangladesh, and 49% go to South Sudan. These organization cut funding, because performance has gone down in the recent years due to the pandemic. The long term effects to reallocation is still yet to be determined. for more information read : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/mar/31/uk-foreign-office-rushed-42bn-of-aid-cuts-official-audit-finds

Jenny Smith