Today I had the opportunity to attend an ODI (Overseas Development Institute) event in Parliament. The event was chaired by Ishbel Matheson, Director of Public Affairs and Communications at the ODI.
There were a number of speakers from across the House discussing the new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which the UK Government has signed up to, which focus on the eradication of extreme poverty over the next set of years. International Development has been a priority in this Parliament with 0.7% of GDP dedicated to this aspect of the budget.
(Images from: http://www.odi.org/)