Show results or face funding cut, UK tells UN agencies

London, 09 June-(ANA)-The UN, World Bank and other international bodies that receive money from the UK have been told to prove they deliver results or face cuts.

Britain's overseas aid budget is to be protected from tough spending cuts planned by the new government.

But International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said aid recipients must demonstrate value for money.

Britain spends £3bn a year, about half of its overseas aid budget, through international bodies.

The 30 organisations that receive funds from the UK include the World Bank, the UN, the Red Cross, the Central Emergency Response Fund and the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria. (ANA)

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