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.
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.
Read more on New approach paper: The UK’s humanitarian response to COVID-19
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 […]
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.
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, […]
Read more on New approach summary paper: Tackling fraud in UK aid through multilateral organisations
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).
21 Jul 2021
The description of a 95% reduction to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) aid for programme delivery in China applies to only “a portion” of the government and FCDO’s overall aid spend engaging China, an update to the UK aid watchdog’s recent report about the UK’s aid partnership with China has found. The update […]
Read more on New update to ICAI information note on UK aid engagement with China
15 Jul 2021
ICAI review finds UK aid approach to halting deforestation and preventing irreversible biodiversity loss around the world is satisfactory in most areas and making a positive contribution, but could do more to ensure it achieves impact UK has a range of relevant and credible programmes tackling drivers of deforestation and biodiversity loss but could increase […]
8 Jul 2021
ICAI has scored the UK aid’s approach to youth employment in MENA as amber-red, meaning it is unsatisfactory in most areas, despite a relevant overall approach to promote economic stability and positive collaboration between aid actors.
