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Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP Society Building Prime Minister 8 All Saints Street 10 Downing Street London London N1 9RL, UK SW1A 2AA +44 (0)20 7837 8344 bond.org.uk 5th June 2021 Dear Prime Minister, As we approach this year’s G7, we, as representatives from NGOs, academia and business, ask that the UK government steps up to its role as Chair to lead negotiations with the world’s richest economies to tackle some of the biggest global challenges we all face. This must include a sustainable economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a significant increase in climate finance and support for the most climate vulnerable countries, action on vaccine equity including increased funding, and strengthened solidarity against threats to civic space, racial justice, gender equality, and human rights defenders. We look forward to working with the G7 and UK government to deliver ambitious outcomes for people and planet at a time of unprecedented human need. Making progress on these critical issues at the G7 will require all of the UK’s diplomatic experience. Inevitably the UK’s decision to cut its aid commitment during a pandemic casts a shadow over its ability to deliver at this year's critical G7 summit. While other G7 countries have stepped up their aid budget, the UK is the only one to have rowed back on its commitments. A G7 that shows the UK’s support for other countries will be critical to a successful COP. Without a reversal to this decision, the UK’s credibility and voice on the international stage will be undermined, and its calls to other G7 leaders to do more on critical issues such as vaccine delivery, civic space, education, gender equality, healthcare, climate change and famine prevention risk ringing hollow. Despite ongoing COVID-19 concerns and national response, economic forecasts by the Bank of England predict we are set to return to pre-pandemic levels of gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of 2021. There is therefore no justifiable economic need to continue to break our promise to the world’s most marginalised people. The aid cuts are a double blow to the world’s poorest communities, coming amidst a pandemic. Week after week, media coverage exposes the devastation caused by the cuts, with nutrition centres and health clinics forced to close, water and sanitation projects cancelled, 78,000 healthcare professionals left untrained and 2 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... over 700 million donated treatments to treat neglected tropical disease risk going to waste. As a result, families are going hungry, girls are not going to school, women's rights are being sidelined, persons with disabilities are being further left behind, vaccines are expiring on shelves, and diseases are being allowed to spread and we are reneging on our commitment to lead from the front on tackling climate-change. Further, the decision to cut back UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding, removing 70% of funds from some programmes, has damaged long-term global partnerships and our ability to innovate and create evidence for effective ways to tackle worldwide issues. COVID-19 and climate change demonstrate how interconnected we all are. Nobody is safe until we are all safe. The G7 provides a critical opportunity to make real progress on addressing global challenges, and we believe the UK can make a real difference. However, its credibility rests on its actions at home, and we hope you will use this opportunity to announce a return to the Conservative party manifesto commitment to 0.7%. This would be a true signal to the G7 of the UK’s stated intention to be a ‘force for good’ in the world. Signed Peter Rees ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow Aberystwyth University Dr Jessica Friedersdorff research scientist Aberystwyth university Joe Winzar Graduate Student Aberystwyth University Louise Ridden PhD Researcher Aberystwyth University Jim Scott-baumann PhD researcher/vet Aberystwyth University Head of Department, International Patrick Finney Politics Aberystwyth University Dr Amanda Clare Senior Lecturer Aberystwyth University Stephen Tooth Professor of Physical Geography Aberystwyth University PI Dewis Choice Initiative Transforming SARAH WYDALL resoonse to Domestic Abuse in later life Aberystwyth University Berit Bliesemann de Guevara Professor of International Politics Aberystwyth University Karl Hankinson CEO Able Child Africa Karl Hankinson CEO Able Child Africa Josephine Rodgers Executive Director Access Agriculture Jean-Michel Grand Executive Director Action Against Hunger UK Othman Moqbel CEO Action for Humanity Iain Overton Executive Director Action on Armed Violence Frances Longley Chief Executive ActionAid UK Jimmy Innes Chief Executive Officer ADD Zerihun Woldu Prof. Addis Ababa University Andrew Betts Director Advantage Africa Affiliated to the University of Dr John Claxton Independent consultant Glasgow Charles Davy Managing Director Afghanaid 3 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 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