Cuts to overseas aid will worsen shocks to global economy, David Miliband says

How do cuts to aid affect Iran-war shocks?

Aid cuts could worsen global economic and humanitarian shocks David Miliband, the former UK foreign secretary, warned that reductions to overseas aid from major donors—including the US—would amplify economic and humanitarian instability tied to the Iran war. In his assessment, the spillover…

Cuts to overseas aid will worsen shocks to global economy, David Miliband says

Exclusive: Former UK foreign secretary says poor and rich countries alike will be hit amid humanitarian crisis sparked by Iran war Cuts to overseas aid by countries including the US and the UK risk stoking global economic instability amid the humanitarian crisis resulting from the Iran war, David Miliband has said. The former British foreign secretary and head of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said the US “abandoning” of its aid progra…