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UK Yvette Cooper MP faces International Development Committee on the future of UK foreign aid

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The International Development Committee hears evidence from witnesses including Yvette Cooper MP and Baronness Chapman of Darlington on the future of UK aid and development assistance.

Witnesses:

Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP – Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington – Minister of State for International Development and Africa at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Nick Dyer – Second Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Melinda Bohannon – Director General, Global Issues at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26907/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmNSG-6JIXw

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Safeguarding Economic Integrity: Confronting Corruption and Illicit Flows

Source: International Monetary Fund – IMF (video statements)

Amid escalating global uncertainty, strengthening economic and financial integrity has become critical to protecting stability and sustaining public trust. Corruption, money laundering, and other economic crimes do not merely exploit institutional weaknesses, they actively deepen them by obstructing policy implementation, draining public resources, and eroding growth. This session will provide first-hand examples of the IMF’s work on anticorruption and anti-money laundering as an essential component of the IMF’s mandate and engagement, along with a donor-perspective on this agenda.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCjea6OarTk