12 Feb 2015
The UK Government has committed to spending 30% of Official Development Assistance (ODA) in fragile states by 2014-15, an increase from £1.8 billion of bilateral ODA (2011-12) to £3.4 billion (2014-15). DFID has increased its focus on fragile states - countries which are prone to some of the highest levels of poverty, have seriously weak systems and create wider security challenges. The targeted volume of expenditure and the planned pace of the increases was out of step with the capacity of DFID, its partners and, most importantly, the countries themselves to deliver.
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16 Dec 2014
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has published today a Rapid Review of DFID’s Smart Rules. DFID recently reformed its procedures for programme management. It has called these new procedures ‘Smart Rules: Better Programme Delivery’. We have undertaken a rapid review of the Smart Rules, to see how they respond to the issues that […]
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11 Dec 2014
The ICF is both a significant contribution to climate finance and a tool for influencing action at the international and national levels. After a challenging start, it has built up significant momentum and is now well placed to deliver on its ambitious objectives. While many of its investments have had long lead times and remained unproven, there is evidence of early impact in a range of areas. It has pioneered new approaches in the measurement of results.
Read more on Independent Commission for Aid Impact publishes report on the UK’s International Climate Fund
31 Oct 2014
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has published a report today on the Department for International Development’s Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor. Corruption is a fundamental issue that afflicts the everyday lives of the very poorest and thwarts global efforts to lift countries out of poverty. DFID recognises corruption as […]
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5 Sep 2014
The International Development Committee has published its report on our 2013-14 Annual Report. The report and further details can be found on the Committee’s website here: https://old.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/international-development-committee/news/icai-report-substantive/ Responding to the report, Chief Commissioner Graham Ward said: “This positive report is very welcome. I strongly support the Committee’s statement on independence. Our continuing independence is vital: […]
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29 Jul 2014
ICAI's Matt Wilkins writes about examining corruption in Nepal.
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22 Jul 2014
We are currently looking for comments on our Terms of Reference for our Review of UK Development Assistance for Security and Justice. All comments must be submitted by 5 September 2014.
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9 Jul 2014
DFID started scaling up its nutrition work in 2010. The pace and scale of DFID’s global work is good but implementation at the country level has been too slow. As a result, it is too early to show impact, though we saw some promising signs. Although DFID’s work is based on sound evidence, DFID’s projects do not always focus on interventions with the greatest impact on stunting. DFID should improve the monitoring of its programmes and ensure results are not over-reported. We believe that a greater focus is needed on the most vulnerable and ‘hard-to-reach’ mothers and children.
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13 Jun 2014
Our 2013-14 ICAI Annual Report has been published. It sets out our activities and expenditure for our third complete year of operation. The report also contains a synthesis of our findings to date and the follow-up from our Year Two reports.
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6 Jun 2014
We are currently looking for comments on our Terms of Reference for Scale Up in Fragile States report. All comments must be submitted by 13 June 2014. You can find the details here: https://icai.independent.gov.uk/reports/terms-reference-forthcoming-reports/
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