UK aid workers have helped millions of people around the world this year. From:Department for International Development and The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP International Development Secretary Alok Sharma...
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UK aid workers have helped millions of people around the world this year. From:Department for International Development and The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP International Development Secretary Alok Sharma...
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Abstract How food systems change over the coming decades will have profound implications for development goals and priorities. Changes in what we eat, population growth, and urbanisation – along with...
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Here is a selection of the latest evidence on violence against women and girls (VAWG) and gender-based violence (GBV): VIOLENCE IN PREGNANCY Interventions for Addressing Domestic Violence in...
Key messages of the review The UK Government will intensify its efforts to end extreme poverty and promote development. This is the right thing to do. It is in our national interest. And it is a...
In announcing a report published today, Sir Malcolm Bruce MP, Chair of the Committee, said that Nepal has huge economic potential, but progress is held back by poor governance and corruption. He...
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Vision Overview Research and Evidence Division (RED) is responsible for making DFID more systematic in the use of evidence and thereby having greater development impact by: Commissioning research:...
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Context Despite reasonable growth rates, the Asia Pacific region is home to 743 milliion people living on less than $1.25 per day, and 1.6 billion on less than $2 per day (40% of the population)...
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Context Bangladesh has unquestioned potential. Goldman Sachs listed it in their ‘Next 11’ economies, with high potential to become one of the world’s largest economies in the 21st century. However,...
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Context India is a growing global power and a key partner for the UK. India and the UK have agreed to renew and deepen the partnership between the two countries. India has the world’s 10th largest...
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Context Nepal is the second poorest country in Asia (GNI/Capita, 2010). Only Afghanistan is poorer. 40% of under-fives are stunted and a quarter are underweight and one in 22 children do not survive...
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Context Sub Saharan Africa has 12% of the world’s population but is home to just under a third of the world’s poor. Its economy has a combined Gross National Income only 9% larger than the...
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Context The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has experienced unprecedented change since the start of the Arab Spring in 2010. The vision of political and economic reform held out by the...
Context Ethiopia matters to the UK for a range of development, foreign policy and security reasons. It is populous, poor, vulnerable but comparatively stable in the Horn of Africa. From a low base,...
Organisation: Department for International Development Minister: Lynne Featherstone MP DFID funds research to improve women's access to clean energy and quality of life. The Department for...
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Introduction The UK Government is determined to help end extreme poverty around the world. We believe that international development is not just the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do...
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Context By 2020 Rwanda aims to complete its transformation from a poor, post-conflict nation to a thriving, middle income, regional trade and investment hub. But Rwanda’s progress will stall without...
DFID Nepal’s Operational Plan 2011-2015 The UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) prepared an Operational Plan for Nepal during 2010. This plan commits up to £331 million of...
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1) Context Two decades of sustained economic growth, six free and fair elections, political stability and relatively strong institutions have led to significant poverty reduction in Ghana. The...
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1) Context Zambia has a population of 13.8 million people (nearly half under 15 years) dispersed over an area three times the size of the UK. The country has seen significant progress since 2000...
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1) Context Vietnam has developed rapidly over the last two decades, following successful economic reforms since the 1980s. Consistent high rates of growth propelled the country to middle-income...