Vital UK aid arrives in Palu
Vital UK aid has been arriving in Palu to help the vulnerable survivors of the earthquake and tsunami which have hit Indonesia.
DFID Media Team
Update on UK aid’s response to the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia
The UK’s team of five experts have arrived in Jakarta this evening, and will immediately begin work on helping to co-ordinate the international response. An additional humanitarian expert has deployed today to provide further support.
The work of UK aid in Syria
As the second largest bilateral donor to the humanitarian response in Syria since 2011, UK aid is at the forefront of the humanitarian response
Mail on Sunday on family planning in Tanzania, support for the Palestinian Authority and PIGA programme in Africa
Today (Sunday 16 Sept), the Mail on Sunday has published an article referencing DFID's work: "A very bitter pill for UK taxpayers to swallow: Britain funds £45 million family planning programme in Tanzania and still they won't tell us if £125m …
Daily Express front page on aid to India
The front page of today’s Daily Express reports the UK is giving £98 million in aid to India. Since 2015, DFID has not given traditional aid to India, instead providing world-leading expertise and private investments which boost prosperity, create jobs and open up markets for UK businesses, while generating a return for the UK at the same time. This is firmly in our interests.
Daily Mail on doubling the use of cash transfers in developing countries
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The Daily Mail today (Saturday 4 August) reports that the UK is to double its funding of a scheme that gives cash and debit card payments directly to needy families in developing countries. This is based on a commitment The Department For …
Aid to India and Nigeria
A story in today’s Daily Mail refers to the UK Government giving aid to China, India and Nigeria while public services in Britain are “crying out for cash”. The Department For International Development is responsible for around 72.5% of the …
Minister Baldwin speaks to Woman’s Hour about girls' education in South Sudan
This morning, Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin spoke to BBC Radio Four Woman’s Hour about the situation facing women and girls in South Sudan and explained how UK aid is...
Permanent Secretary on the importance of explaining DFID’s work
The Telegraph today reports on comments made by DFID’s Permanent Secretary Matthew Rycroft in a recent interview with Civil Service World. Its headline is “Public mistrust of foreign aid budget is ‘valid criticism’”. The paper focusses very narrowly on comments …
Permanent Secretary speech on Aid and Development after Brexit
An article in the Sun today (Friday 13 July) titled “Aid Boss: Brits don’t get point” highlights comments made by DFID’s Permanent Secretary Matthew Rycroft at an event held in London yesterday (Thursday 12 July) on aid and development post …