UNISON opposes drastic cuts to UK aid budget

UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea has written to Dominic Raab, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to express ‘deep concern’ at the government’s proposals to drastically cut the UK aid budget for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as the contribution to the United Nations Population Fund for work on sexual and reproductive health.
Recent reports state that lifesaving support for WASH will be reduced by 80 percent, which will ha