...international development programmes more effectively, which benefits the poorest countries around the world. This includes boosting economic development in Africa to help end poverty and strengthen global prosperity, and increasing...
...countries. Minister for Africa, Harriett Baldwin said: “The UK Government has a zero tolerance approach to corruption and today’s landmark judgment means this money can be used to help the...
...and authoritarian regime”. DFID no longer gives any money directly to the Ugandan Government. Direct support stopped in 2012. But the refugee crisis in Uganda is the largest in Africa...
...increase global protection against pandemics and diseases and helps to boost economic development in Africa and Asia to help end poverty and strengthen global prosperity. Penny Mordaunt, the International Development...
...and urban infrastructure work supports its strategic priorities of promoting prosperity, tackling extreme poverty, and strengthening resilience in developing countries,” adding that “DFID has clearly identified its niche in the...
...European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF). Work supported by this fund improves conditions for migrants in detention centres, where it is possible to do so. Initiatives include providing...
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...
Several media have covered the UK’s response to the devastating cyclone in Southern Africa which has hit Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. UK aid is providing £20 million of support, including...
...this week, the head of DFID’s Ebola response team, Yolande Wright, who recently returned from the DRC, was interviewed by BBC Africa. She set out how the security issues and...