Danny Sriskandarajah

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BBC: letter to prime minister warning against Yemen aid cuts

6 March 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, coronavirus, Global Britain, humanitarian, Yemen

Omar Algunaid/Oxfam

I joined colleagues from more than 100 UK charities to write to Boris Johnson urging him not to halve aid spending in Yemen. Slashing aid to Yemen – a country on the brink of famine – is a betrayal of Britain’s claim to global leadership and of British values. Aid cuts are a false economy … Continue reading “BBC: letter to prime minister warning against Yemen aid cuts”

Interview: CNN – why we need a people’s vaccine

8 February 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: coronavirus, Inequality, vaccines

I spoke to CNN’S Zain Asher about the impact of the new Covid variant on developing economies and the deeply unfair ‘vaccine apartheid’ we are seeing, where rich countries have secured around three times their population’s worth of vaccines, while in poorer countries only 1 in 10 people may be vaccinated by the end of … Continue reading “Interview: CNN – why we need a people’s vaccine”

Interview: BBC – wealth taxation could help tackle inequality and fund Covid recovery

25 January 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: coronavirus, Inequality, poverty, tax

I spoke to the BBC about Oxfam’s new research, which found that Covid-19 could increase economic inequality in almost every country at once, the first time this has happened since records began over a century ago. Billions of people are struggling amid the worst job crisis in over 90 years, while the fortunes of the … Continue reading “Interview: BBC – wealth taxation could help tackle inequality and fund Covid recovery”

Interview: fighting climate change and inequality

11 December 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, humanitarian, politics, power, refugees

Kieran Doherty / Oxfam

I spoke to Transform Magazine about my career working for social justice, and why I believe that strong, accountable civic institutions and brave ideas are needed now more than ever to counter COVID-19, inequality and climate change.

Opinion: shifting power and amplifying local action

8 December 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, humanitarian, Inequality, power, race

Ed Blagden / Oxfam

In recent years a welcome debate has come to the fore about the role of large aid and development NGOs. I wrote this piece for Open Democracy in response to a thoughtful open letter from 200 organisations based primarily in the Global South, which challenged international NGOs to change their approach to be better partners … Continue reading “Opinion: shifting power and amplifying local action”

Speech: progressive internationalism and the UN

7 December 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: activism, aid, climate, humanitarian, politics, power

As an internationalist to my core, it was an honour to be asked to give the keynote speech to the United Nations Association UK’s annual conference. In the face of global challenges from the climate crisis to Covid-19, the need for meaningful global cooperation and progressive internationalism has never been greater. Afterwards, I spoke to … Continue reading “Speech: progressive internationalism and the UN”

Debate: how can the world best help refugees?

1 December 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, humanitarian, politics, power, refugees

I was delighted to take part in The Imperial War Museum’s Refugee Nights festival celebrating refugee stories. I joined academics Maya Goodfellow and Alexander Betts and CNN international correspondent Clarissa Ward to discuss how the world can help refugees. For me, there are three core elements: providing practical help such as clean water and shelter, … Continue reading “Debate: how can the world best help refugees?”

OPINION: DECOLONISING AID

12 November 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, Inequality, poverty, power, race

Katie G. Nelson/Oxfam

I was invited to share some reflections on the future of aid for The New Humanitarian’s series on where next for the sector. For me, shifting power has to be at the heart of our efforts if we want to see genuine transformation, supporting communities to drive sustainable change themselves. And movements like Black Lives … Continue reading “OPINION: DECOLONISING AID”

DEBATE: REBUILDING A DIFFERENT ECONOMY

11 November 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: coronavirus, gender, Inequality, poverty

It was a pleasure to participate in this debate for Thomson Reuters Foundation’s annual Trust Conference, with Professor Ian Goldin, Livia Firth, David Craig and James Irungu Mwangi. We discussed practical ways that we can rebuild not just better, but differently, from this pandemic. It’s clear that if we really want to use this moment … Continue reading “DEBATE: REBUILDING A DIFFERENT ECONOMY”

OPINION: THE CASE FOR A VALUES-BASED FOREIGN POLICY

10 November 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: coronavirus, foreign policy, Inequality, poverty

Oxfam

In the wake of the US election, I wrote an article for Prospect Magazine about some of the foreign policy questions the government faces. As we grapple with uncertainties of Covid and Brexit, we are long overdue a compelling vision of what Global Britain stands for. The government should not further delay its Integrated Review … Continue reading “OPINION: THE CASE FOR A VALUES-BASED FOREIGN POLICY”