30 Jun 2022
Lack of clarity about direction and resources available continue to affect the implementation of recommendations intended to improve the effectiveness and impact of the UK’s aid spending, a new report by the UK’s aid watchdog has found.
Read more on ICAI follow-up of 2020-21 review reports mixed results
31 May 2022
UK aid channelled through the World Bank instrument for the poorest and most fragile countries provides good value for money, but the UK could do more to advocate for improvements, according to a new report from the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI).
27 Apr 2022
UK aid spend on education has been ambitious and mainly well implemented, but the UK must focus more on ensuring future work improves children’s learning, a new review by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has found.
Read more on UK aid spend on education must do more to improve learning for children
7 Apr 2022
The UK’s aid programming on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) comes under the spotlight in a new information note published today, Thursday 7 April, by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI).
Read more on New information note: The UK’s changing approach to water, sanitation and hygiene
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.
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
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.
