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SUMMARY:The FCDOA & DFID AA Joint Webinar
DESCRIPTION:What next for international development?\n2025 has been described as a seismic year and 2026 is no different. \nBut what does the evidence show about the impact of the widespread cuts and reprioritising of aid? And what difference is the erratic use of tariffs and general unpredictability of the US’s approach to international relations making to poorer country economies? Progress against the Millennium Development Goals was remarkable\, prospects for the (more complicated) Sustainable Development Goals not so good. Or is this apparatus outdated\, patronising and unwanted by poorer countries who have moved on? \nThe world economy is changing fast – powered by AI\, increasing wealth but concentrating it in fewer hands. How will that affect poorer countries – better\, more rapid research into finding new crops\, solutions for tropical diseases\, managing the effects of climate change? New financial instruments could help to speed new projects. International institutions could become cheaper to run. Or will jobs drain away and the concentration of wealth just lead to ever bigger oligarch yachts? \nOur international laws and institutions were mostly formed to create order and promote human progress after the Second World War. There have been remarkable achievements but the world is polarising around a few super powers\, war is again seen as the solution to national ambitions\, and the means of warfare are transforming fast. The old international structures are being sidelined. Can the international system be reformed and made more relevant? \nAnd what is the UK’s role? Claims to soft power now focus on the Premier League\, English language and education\, not its contribution to international development. \nPlease join us for a webinar at 11.30 UK time on 14 October 2026. Our speakers are: \nDr Donald Kaberuka\, Finance Minister of Rwanda from 1997- 2005; President of the African Development Bank from 2005-15; chair of the Global Fund Board from 2019-23 and on multiple boards now. \nSarah Champion\, MP for Rotherham since 2012\, a former shadow minister\, and since 2020 chair of the UK Parliament’s International Development Committee which holds the government to account for its contribution to international development. \nMichael Anderson CB\, former Director General in DFID\, adviser to David Cameron on the UN Development goals\, CEO of the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation\, and currently CEO of Med Access. \nThe webinar will last about 75 minutes. Please register below and you will receive the joining instructions soon.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/29763/
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