Financing for development: Global aid landscape 2025
States have pledged reforms to scale up funding to meet the sustainable development goals. But aid from major donors fell in 2024 and more falls are expected.

This is a report on the Committee Stage of the Bill. It complements Research Paper 10/17, prepared for the Commons Second Reading of the Bill. The Bill seeks to limit the amount that can be recovered by any commercial creditor of those countries designated as having unsustainable external debts. It would restrict the activities of so-called 'vulture funds', which buy developing countries' sovereign debt at discounted prices, then seek to recover its value in full through the courts. It would limit successful claims to an internationally agreed level and apply equally to all commercial creditors. At Committee Stage, a new 'sunset clause' was added. The proposed legislation would now expire after one year unless renewed for a further year or made permanent by order.
Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill: Committee Stage Report (203 KB , PDF)
This is a report on the Committee Stage of the Bill. It complements Research Paper 10/17, prepared for the Commons Second Reading of the Bill. The Bill seeks to limit the amount that can be recovered by any commercial creditor of those countries designated as having unsustainable external debts. It would restrict the activities of so-called ‘vulture funds’, which buy developing countries’ sovereign debt at discounted prices, then seek to recover its value in full through the courts. It would limit successful claims to an internationally agreed level and apply equally to all commercial creditors. At Committee Stage, a new ‘sunset clause’ was added. The proposed legislation would now expire after one year unless renewed for a further year or made permanent by order.
Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill: Committee Stage Report (203 KB , PDF)
States have pledged reforms to scale up funding to meet the sustainable development goals. But aid from major donors fell in 2024 and more falls are expected.
The briefing sets out international commitments on freedom of religion or belief, reports of discrimination, and UK international work on the issue.
UK aid to the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the position of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in 2025.