Upcoming review – The UK’s approach to tackling modern slavery through the aid programme
26 Feb 2020
A new review by the UK’s aid watchdog will look at the government’s approach to tackling modern slavery through the aid programme.
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New review – The changing nature of UK aid in Ghana
12 Feb 2020
UK aid has been “mostly effective” at helping some of the poorest and most vulnerable in Ghana – but as the country works to become less reliant on aid, the UK should take care not to scale back its financial support too quickly, a new report from the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has warned.
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New blog – The use of UK aid to enhance mutual prosperity
10 Feb 2020
ICAI Chief Commissioner Tamsyn Barton writes about our recent mutual prosperity event.
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New review – The UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative
9 Jan 2020
A flagship government programme to tackle sexual violence in conflict zones risked letting survivors down due to a lack of senior leadership, poor strategy, and cuts in funding, a new report from ICAI has found.
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New approach paper – Assessing DFID’s results in nutrition
20 Dec 2019
A new review from the independent aid watchdog will look at work by the UK government to tackle malnutrition and end hunger in the world’s poorest countries. The Independent Commission for Aid Impact has today published an approach paper for its upcoming review, which will assess the results achieved by the Department for International Development […]
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New information note – The use of UK aid to enhance mutual prosperity
23 Oct 2019
The government is increasingly spending foreign aid in areas where it can deliver benefits to both the UK economy and countries eligible for aid – but care must be taken to ensure the primary aim of poverty reduction isn’t diluted or lost, according to a new publication from the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI). […]
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ICAI public consultation – new review processes to strengthen scrutiny of UK aid
21 Oct 2019
Improvements to the way UK aid is scrutinised – including new review products and an enhanced follow-up process – are being put in place by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) as it publishes the results of its public consultation today. The changes will make the work of the UK’s aid watchdog more accessible […]
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New approach paper – The UK’s support to the African Development Bank
25 Sep 2019
ICAI is today publishing more details of its forthcoming review into the UK’s support for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. The AfDB Group is a regional development bank that aims to promote sustainable economic development and reduce poverty in Africa. Since 2014, the Department for International Development’s (DFID) annual average contributions to the AfDB […]
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New ICAI review – How UK Aid Learns
12 Sep 2019
Departments with new aid budgets are increasingly developing their understanding of how to use aid effectively – but more should be done to integrate learning into international development spending across government to ensure value for money, a new review from the UK’s aid watchdog has found. How UK Aid Learns, published today by the Independent […]
Upcoming information note on the UK’s approach to tackling corruption and illicit financial flows
12 Aug 2019
ICAI is today publishing more details of its upcoming information note looking at the UK’s approach to tackling corruption and illicit financial flows. The UK, through the Department for International Development, has long pursued a proactive approach to tackling corruption in developing countries, resulting in a landmark anti-corruption summit in 2016. This was followed by the UK’s […]