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Donors step in to cover cuts to overseas aid

By BO LEUNG in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-07-14 09:28 Share CLOSE The exterior of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is seen on May 4, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. [Photo/Agencies] A consortium of philanthropic organizations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has pledged $130 million of emergency funding to temporarily cover the gap left by the British government s cut to foreign aid. On Tuesday, UK lawmakers voted by a majority of 35 to support the government s foreign aid spending cut, from 0.7 percent to 0.5 percent of national income. The group, which includes the Children s Investment Fund Foundation, the ELMA Foundation, and Open Society Foundations, said the funding will help save critical projects tackling preventable diseases and providing family planning, ensuring progress to date is not wasted .

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