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| UK to spend £1bn on 'war' nations | UK to spend £1bn on 'war' nations |
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| The UK is to spend £1bn ($1.6bn) a year in overseas aid on countries that have recently emerged from conflict. | The UK is to spend £1bn ($1.6bn) a year in overseas aid on countries that have recently emerged from conflict. |
| The money will target security and job creation rather than traditional areas such as health and education. | The money will target security and job creation rather than traditional areas such as health and education. |
| International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander is expected to unveil the move in a White Paper on Monday. | International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander is expected to unveil the move in a White Paper on Monday. |
| His department will also get a new look - branded UK Aid - to try to raise the profile of British government spending on international development. | His department will also get a new look - branded UK Aid - to try to raise the profile of British government spending on international development. |
| BBC international development correspondent David Loyn says the government will double the amount it spends at the "harder end" of aid priorities. | BBC international development correspondent David Loyn says the government will double the amount it spends at the "harder end" of aid priorities. |
| This includes police, security and justice systems as well as funding to provide jobs as an alternative to war for ex-soldiers. | This includes police, security and justice systems as well as funding to provide jobs as an alternative to war for ex-soldiers. |
| The aim is to try to prevent conflicts in 20 fragile states where about one third of the poorest people in the world live. | The aim is to try to prevent conflicts in 20 fragile states where about one third of the poorest people in the world live. |
| Poverty goal | Poverty goal |
| The change in emphasis is based on what are seen as success stories in Sierra Leone and Nepal which are both coming out of long and bitter conflicts. | The change in emphasis is based on what are seen as success stories in Sierra Leone and Nepal which are both coming out of long and bitter conflicts. |
| Our correspondent says the challenge will be harder in places such as Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Chad. | Our correspondent says the challenge will be harder in places such as Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Chad. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY Aid should go to the hungry and those in need of treatment for ill healthDavid Endson, Stockport Send us your comments | HAVE YOUR SAY Aid should go to the hungry and those in need of treatment for ill healthDavid Endson, Stockport Send us your comments |
| But the view is that the goal of halving the number of people in the world living in poverty by 2015 will not be met without such a change, especially during the global economic downturn. | But the view is that the goal of halving the number of people in the world living in poverty by 2015 will not be met without such a change, especially during the global economic downturn. |
| The Conservatives have announced their own plans for overseas aid. | The Conservatives have announced their own plans for overseas aid. |
| They are said to include the possibility of "aid vouchers" to let people in poor countries shop around for the best schools and services. | They are said to include the possibility of "aid vouchers" to let people in poor countries shop around for the best schools and services. |