22 Mar 2022
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) approach to managing fraud in its work with multilateral organisations is broadly relevant and effective – but more can be done to consolidate learning and strengthen relationships with key organisations.
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24 Feb 2022
ICAI review finds the government needs to do more to learn from people affected by humanitarian crises, including victims and survivors of sexual exploitation and abuse, to improve safeguarding in the humanitarian sector
Read more on New ICAI review – The UK’s approach to safeguarding in the humanitarian sector
9 Feb 2022
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has today published its planned approach for a forthcoming information note on the UK’s water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programming. The information note will provide an account of the development of the UK’s WASH portfolio between 2017 and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, how it has been […]
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3 Feb 2022
A country portfolio review of UK aid in India, an information note on UK aid's changing approach to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and an information note on the Blue Planet Fund, are among the areas of UK aid spending that will be scrutinised by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) in its upcoming reviews.
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4 Nov 2021
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has today published its planned approach for a forthcoming review on the UK’s humanitarian response to COVID-19.
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21 Oct 2021
The UK’s initial aid-funded response to the COVID-19 pandemic was strong, but more recently support has been undermined by the reduction of the UK’s aid budget to 0.5% of UK gross national income (GNI), a new review by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has found. ICAI’s review, published today (Thursday 21st October), assesses […]
Read more on ICAI review finds the UK’s initial aid response to COVID-19 was strong, but later undermined by reductions to aid budget
14 Oct 2021
The commitment to align all UK aid with the Paris Agreement reflects the urgency of the climate crisis, but a more ambitious approach is needed to achieve the transformative impact necessary for pursuing low-emission, climate-resilient development, a new review by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has found.
Read more on ICAI report finds more ambitious approach required for the alignment of UK aid with the Paris Agreement
5 Oct 2021
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has today published its planned approach for a forthcoming rapid review of tackling fraud in UK aid through multilateral organisations. The review will complement an earlier review on Tackling fraud in UK aid, which assessed the effectiveness of counter-fraud measures in official development assistance (ODA)-spending UK government departments, […]
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7 Sep 2021
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has today published its planned approach for a forthcoming review of UK aid’s results in education. The review will focus on primary and lower secondary education as these were key areas of DFID’s 2018 Education Policy, and particularly consider girl’s education; a priority towards which the UK government […]
Read more on New approach paper: UK aid’s results in education
5 Aug 2021
ICAI has today published its planned approach for a forthcoming review of the UK’s support to the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA).
Read more on New approach paper: The UK’s support to the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA)