DFID's response to coverage of maternal health figures
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.
It is only with thorough evaluation, we can ensure aid does work
DFID stands by its decision to fund the project in northern Ghana, but accepts the robust, independent evaluation, which concluded it should be not be scaled up
DFID on spending UK aid on infrastructure in developing countries
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Africa, Infrastructure, Official Development Assistance
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.
Penny Mordaunt sets out vision for UK aid post Brexit
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0.7%, CDC, Humanitarian aid, Jobs and Prosperity
The International Development Secretary spoke at DFID's investment arm, CDC, about how the private sector can support international development globally
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.
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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Humanitarian aid, Official Development Assistance, Value for money
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 …