Submitted on Wednesday 17th June 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 21st July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Maintain an independent Department for International Development
The Department for International Development (DfID) has been world-leading in the global effort to end poverty. Boris Johnson's proposed merger with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) will result in a greater focus on security over poverty reduction.
The DfID was made independent of the FCO in 1997, solely to protect the use of aid for poverty reduction following a link between aid and a major arms deal in Malaysia. Merging the DfID - a transparent and globally respected department - with the FCO whose efficiency and transparency have scored poorly, will see a return to security-driven development.
Aid should work independently of diplomatic and security goals, the way to ensure this is through the continued separation of the DfID and FCO.
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