Myles Wickstead

Myles Wickstead CBE is Visiting Professor (International Relations) at King’s College London. He has held a number of senior positions in DFID and the FCO, including as British Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union. He is on a number of Boards of NGOs and Foundations, and is a previous Vice-Chair of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. His book Aid and D3velopment: A Brief Introduction was published by Oxford University Press in 2015.

Reducing poverty is not just about income, it's giving people a voice

The number one objective of the global Sustainable Development Goals is to alleviate absolute poverty by 2030. The commitments in these goals hold governments to account, helping people to feel more empowered.

By Myles Wickstead

/ 13 Jun 2016