Today marks the 5th anniversary of the Coalition for Global Prosperity’s launch!

The Coalition for Global Prosperity were delighted to partner with WaterAid, Save the Children and British Council on our latest Parliamentary Visit to Nepal. We were joined by Gagan Mohindra MP, Abena Oppong-Asare MP and Jackie Doyle-Price MP.

For the last five years, the rains have failed in East Africa. The region’s longest drought in over 40 years, entire communities continue to disband in search of food and water. The carcasses of livestock lay scattered for miles on end, once tended for by owners who now struggle to source basic provisions for themselves.

This past weekend, leaders of the G7, a group of the world’s advanced economies, met in Hiroshima, Japan for the 2023 summit. Invitations were also extended this year to several emerging economies from the Global South, as well as India and Australia.

CGP was pleased to host a breakfast meeting to celebrate the Earth Day theme to 'invest in our planet' for climate and development. Bim Alolami MP, Chair of the 1946 Forum, chaired the discussion with expert policymakers from leading climate and sustainability think tanks.

The Coalition for Global Prosperity recently hosted a dinner in partnership with Conservative Friends of the Armed Forces and Parliamentarians to discuss the Integrated Review Refresh.

Head of Research Ted Elgar recently spoke with Neil Melvin, Director International Security at RUSI and Simon Rynn, Senior Research Fellow for African Security at RUSI on the UK-Africa Relationship.

Shortly after International Women’s Day in March, I had a welcome opportunity to visit Sierra Leone in West Africa once again. I was one of a small cross-party group of MPs and we were guests of the Coalition for Global Prosperity and the International Rescue Committee (IRC).

Last night the Coalition for Global Prosperity launched the new Future Leaders Programme.

Comment from CGP Advisory Council Member Tim Morris on the ongoing situation in Sudan.

CGP was delighted to host a follow-up roundtable discussion in partnership with the International Rescue Committee in Parliament yesterday.

Authors: Ryan Baldry (CGP), Professor Dominic McVey MBE & Chris Loughran (Symbio Impact)

The UK’s Minister of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, has announced the planned allocation of the 2023/24 Overseas Development Aid (ODA) budget. This amounts to £8.1bn for the coming year, an increase on last year but with significant reductions to most budget lines.

Today, the Coalition for Global Prosperity launched their latest report during a roundtable discussion in the House of Commons. The report is titled: Outcompeting Strategic Challengers: The Case of China in Africa.

The Coalition for Global Prosperity have today launched our latest report: Outcompeting Strategic Challengers: The Case of China in Africa. The report, launched in Parliament, looks at how the UK can become a stronger partner to Kenya and provide a new partnership offer.

The Coalition for Global Prosperity and the International Rescue Committee have taken a cross-party Parliamentary delegation to Sierra Leone to mark International Women’s Month. We were joined by Helen Grant MP, Alex Davies-Jones MP and Caroline Dinenage MP.

The UK Government has recently launched it’s Integrated Review Refresh to address the new challenges posed by China and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But so close to the previous IR, what has changed?

Today marks Commonwealth Day - the first to be overseen by King Charles since he took to the throne last year.

A statement from the Coalition for Global Prosperity following the publication of the UK Government’s Integrated Review.

The issue of small boats issue has topped the Government agenda this week and it is also a top issue in my postbag. It is right that the Government and Parliament decides who, when and how people come here – not criminal gangs.

In this week's episode, Ryan Baldry speaks with Ian Byrne MP, Labour Member of Parliament for Liverpool West Derby since 2019.