If the thought of braving the shops in search of all of those Christmas presents doesn’t exactly fill you with seasonal cheer, then DFID’s ChristMatch appeal might be the answer. Launched this week, UK aid is asking the great British …
Yesterday’s publication of the Statistics on International Development (SID) for 2017 was widely covered in the media today – with outlets noting the aid budget topped £14 billion for the first time last year. The UK government is committed to …
Today, DFID has announced £50 million of new funding to end female genital mutilation (FGM), the largest investment ever made to end FGM worldwide. The funding will support the African-led movement to end FGM and provide better protection for vulnerable …
The Guardian reports that child refugees are being abused and starved in detention centres in Libya. The conditions in these centres are appalling. This is why the UK government is encouraging the Libyan authorities to improve conditions in the centres …
The Telegraph has today (Saturday 3 November) reported in its print and online editions that DFID has provided £3million in support to environmental charity ClientEarth, despite its Chief Executive becoming one of the highest paid bosses in the voluntary sector. …
The Mail and the Mail Online have today (Saturday 3 November) both reported that the UK has provided more than £1billion in aid to India during the time it has taken the country to build its ‘Unity Statue’. As reported …
UK aid is helping to combat crimes such as human trafficking, corruption and drug smuggling before they reach UK shores.
Today, Tuesday 30 October, there has been newspaper coverage of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s (ICAI) report on DFID’s maternal health programmes. This is DFID's response.
A story in The Mail on Sunday, yesterday (Sunday 14 October) referred to The Millennium Villages Project (MVP) in Northern Ghana, which ended last year after a robust and independent evaluation into its effectiveness. The Millennium Villages Project (MVP) …
The Sun’s online headline completely misrepresents the findings of the ICAI report, focussing as it does exclusively on a very narrow area of DFID’s work in this field, namely potholes. The main thrust of DFID’s work in this area centres around improving transport services and infrastructure in developing countries.
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