Facebook Twitter Pinterest People in Brussels stage a women’s rights protest during the US presidential inauguration on 20 January 2017. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The fallout from Donald Trump’s travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries was a recurrent theme of 2017. Despite continued sniping from the hard right, the government maintained its commitment to 0.7% of gross national income for development aid. NovemberFacebook Twitter Pinterest Penny Mordaunt, who succeeded Priti Patel as British development secretary, has pledged more UK support for Yemen. On world children’s day, 14-year-old Bilal Rwaeh, a young Syrian refugee now living in the UK, joined the Global development team.

Source: The Guardian December 25, 2017 10:52 UTC