EURACTIV: E.U. court deals blow to anti-abortion campaigners “The E.U.’s top court has dealt a blow to anti-abortion activists, ruling that the European Commission was justified in its refusal to propose a ban on E.U. funding for abortion services. In a ruling on Monday (23 April), the European Court of…

Associated Press: Irish premier launches bid to overturn abortion restrictions “Ireland’s premier has urged his country to show compassion as he launched a campaign to overturn some of Europe’s strictest abortion rules. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Saturday that Ireland’s May 25 referendum on whether to lift a constitutional ban…

Sunday Telegraph: Theresa May urged to take lead in global battle against TB as countries struggle to contain ‘escalating epidemic’ “Theresa May has been urged to take a lead in the global battle against tuberculosis as countries across the world struggle to contain an ‘escalating epidemic.’ More than 100 MPs,…

Newsweek: David Beckham: Our Children Deserve a World Without Malaria David Beckham, member of the Malaria No More U.K. Leadership Council “This week in London we made history with a new pledge to halve malaria deaths in the British Commonwealth over the next five years. … Today, 90 percent of…

BBC News: Malaria experts fear disease’s resurgence “For the first time in 10 years, global malaria cases are no longer falling, sparking concerns about a resurgence of the too often deadly disease. Experts, and philanthropist Bill Gates, are urging country leaders gathering at the Commonwealth summit in London to pledge…

Devex: Commonwealth Summit launches in London amid concerns over LGBTQ rights, jobs “Leaders from the 53 countries that make up the British Commonwealth arrived in London Monday for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, where they convened 5,000 participants from a range of sectors, including government officials, members of…

WHO: WHO urges action on Europe’s biggest killers to reduce early deaths by a third “How can health systems in the WHO European Region save more people from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, and help meet the global goal to reduce premature deaths from NCDs…

Daily Mail: Britain should be ‘proud’ of the country’s £14billion aid bill, says new foreign aid minister Penny Mordaunt “…[Mordaunt] underlined her commitment to the target of spending 0.7 percent of national income on foreign aid, currently £14billion a year. … Mordaunt said: ‘We have a moral duty to both…

The following pieces discuss a recent speech by U.K. Secretary of State for International Development Penny Mordaunt outlining her vision for DFID and international development. ONE: Penny Mordaunt’s ‘New Development Offer’: The good, the not-so-good, and the missing (Greenhill, 4/12). ODI: Penny Mordaunt: five ways the U.K. can deliver renewed global…

Financial Times: U.K. aid budget set for ‘big shift’ towards City funding for poorer countries “The U.K.’s £13.9bn aid budget is set for its biggest overhaul in years, with plans to use development spending to push British exporters and pension funds to invest in poorer parts of Africa and Asia.…