With Covid, conflict and disaster splashed across our TV screens, it’s easy to forget the human beings behind the headlines, behind the statistics. It’s as easy to forget the huge progress being made. The capacity that an effective international development strategy has to transform lives around the world.

The Coalition were delighted to partner with Conservative Young Women to discuss the role the UK can play in ensuring equal rights for women and girls.

Ryan Henson, CEO of Coalition for Global Prosperity, opened the event and told guests about the Coalition for Global Prosperity and why it’s so important the UK is a global leader for gender equality.

This week, Hong Kong celebrates the 180th anniversary of its legal autonomy from Beijing. This autonomy has enabled Hong Kong to flourish as a unique beacon of hope, commerce and liberal globalisation in the East.

On Tuesday 26th January, the Coalition for Global Prosperity co-hosted a private roundtable on the Protection of Civilians in conflict zones with War Child and Conservative Friends of Armed Forces.

The poll, conducted towards the end of 2020, looked at attitudes towards Global Britain and the UK’s place on the world stage. CGP spoke to voters in parts of the North of England that make up the “Red Wall'“ constituencies who voted Conservative in 2019 but voted for other parties in the 2017 General Election.

Coalition for Global Prosperity CEO Ryan Henson gives his view on the Coalition’s work throughout 2020 and the incredibly exciting events that we have coming up in 2021.

The Coalition were thrilled to co-host a day long virtual conference on UK Leadership for Climate and Nature together with Green Alliance.

On Thursday 26th November, Myles Wickstead, interviewed Layla Moran MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and International Development on how the Liberal Democrat party can continue to champion International Development in Parliament, ensuring that the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office maintains a focus on global education.

Africa’s combined GDP is set to reach $3.2 trillion in the next five years and is home to five of the world’s fastest-growing economies. With these opportunities ahead of us, now is not the time to abandon our promise to spend 0.7% on UK aid and development

Following media speculation that the UK Government was considering reducing the UK’s international development budget, the Coalition for Global Prosperity brought together a wide ranging group of high profile figures who all spoke on the importance of maintaining the UK aid budget.

On Wednesday 14th October, the Coalition for Global Prosperity and The Kyle House Group were delighted to co-host a private roundtable.

On Thursday 8th October, the Coalition for Global Prosperity and The Institute for Government were delighted to co-host a private roundtable.

On Tuesday 15th September, our COO, Libby Smith, interviewed Preet Kaur Gill MP, Shadow Secretary of State for DFID on how best to tackle the global challenges of our time, what the role of UK aid should be, Labour's vision for international development and how to create a safer, healthier and better off world.

When the Prime Minister announced the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in June, he called it a chance to boost the UK’s impact on the world stage. As we get closer to the September 1st start date for the new department, in a post-Covid and soon to be post-Brexit world, the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will be crucial in amplifying our international influence.

The new Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) will tackle both the root causes of poverty and counter authoritarianism.

An effective development budget, alongside an active diplomatic and defence strategy, helps keep Britain at the forefront of saving lives, alleviating poverty, and bringing freedom, security, and prosperity to all.

On Wednesday 22nd July, our CEO interviewed former Foreign Secretary and Chair of the Health Select Committee Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP on the big issues of today, including the UK’s relationship with China, our response to the Coronavirus pandemic and the UK’s role as a force for good in the world.

What Britain does overseas matters. We may not be the biggest, but our history, diversity, and unique place in the world, captured in our membership of both the Commonwealth and the UN Security Council, means we have the privilege of being in a position to assert our values and our objectives in a way most other countries can only dream. From our Oscar winning actors and Grammy winning musicians, to the Premier League, our COVID-fighting international development experts, and above all, the best armed forces on the planet, we use our soft power every day to shape the world in our image.

The Coalition for Global Prosperity is delighted to announce that Rt Hon Alistair Burt will be joining our Board. Alistair joins the Coalition following a distinguished 32-year career in Parliament during which he served as a Minister at both the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development