Interview: Carbon removal plans are dangerous distraction from cutting emissions

3 August 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , ,

With just 90 days to go before the UK hosts important climate talks in Glasgow, Oxfam published a new report, Tightening the Net, which warned that an over-reliance on planting trees to offset carbon could lead to rising food prices and hunger. I spoke to the BBC, Times Radio and Sky News about the need … Continue reading “Interview: Carbon removal plans are dangerous distraction from cutting emissions”

Debate: How can UK aid protect nature and tackle climate change?

13 July 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , ,

Taking place on the day parliament voted against reinstating the aid budget to 0.7% of GNI until certain conditions can be met, this was a timely debate with Harriet Baldwin MP, Neil Bird of ODI, and Patrick Hall of Bright Blue. I argued that as Britain explores its role in the world post Brexit, there’s … Continue reading “Debate: How can UK aid protect nature and tackle climate change?”

Interview: Aid cuts are a disaster for the world’s poorest people

| Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , ,

It was deeply disappointing that parliament missed the opportunity to restore the pledge to give 0.7% of GNI as overseas aid to fight poverty. I spoke to media including Sky News, BBC, The Times and Independent about the devastating impact of the cuts on thousands of people already struggling to survive in some of the … Continue reading “Interview: Aid cuts are a disaster for the world’s poorest people”

Debate: The way forward for development

1 July 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , ,

I was invited to address the United Nations Development Programme as part of its Development Dialogues, to reflect on how the UN and the aid system can adapt in order to be fit for purpose in today’s world. I made the case for an aid system that doesn’t treat people as beneficiaries of largesse, but … Continue reading “Debate: The way forward for development”

Debate: From anger to action

2 June 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , , ,

It was a pleasure to join Harriet Lamb and Ben Jackson to discuss how civil society is responding to the four big, inter-related issues of our day: conflict, the climate emergency, inequalities and refugees. We discussed what lessons can be learned from past campaigns and what needs to happen now to harness public concern and … Continue reading “Debate: From anger to action”

Debate: How the G7 can boost efforts to vaccinate the world

26 May 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , ,

Oxfam and the People’s Vaccine Alliance brought together leading experts – Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Dr Rowan Williams, Dr Dan Poulter MP, Fatima Hassan from South Africa’s Health Justice Initiative and Richard Burge from the London Chamber of Commerce – to discuss what more the UK and other governments can be doing to vaccinate the … Continue reading “Debate: How the G7 can boost efforts to vaccinate the world”

BBC: aid cuts unlawful as well as immoral

22 March 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , ,

The UK Government’s decision to cut overseas aid was clearly immoral, now it appears to have been unlawful as well. This legal opinion by the former Director of Public Prosecution Lord Macdonald offers the UK Government the chance to think again, do the right thing and keep our promises to provide medicines, food and shelter … Continue reading “BBC: aid cuts unlawful as well as immoral”

Speech: progressive internationalism and the UN

7 December 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , , , ,

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”