8 Nov 2017
The Department for International Development (DFID) has developed a credible approach to enabling fair and open competition in its supplier market and to achieving value for money in its procurement, a new ICAI review has found.
12 Sep 2017
The cross-government Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) has the potential to help address major global development challenges, but risks being spread too thinly to achieve transformative results.
28 Jun 2017
DFID doubled its expenditure on economic development in recent years to £1.8 billion a year, with the objective of promoting economic transformation and job creation.
23 Jun 2017
In extremely challenging circumstances, UK aid is making a positive contribution to state-building and stability in Somalia.
21 Jun 2017
ICAI’s follow-up review looks at how well DFID and other government departments have responded to the recommendations it made in previous reviews.
10 Mar 2017
UK aid interventions designed to address irregular migration through the central Mediterranean are currently some distance from making a measurable impact.
7 Feb 2017
The Prosperity Fund needs to continue to improve its systems and processes to support the pace and scale of delivery.
12 Jan 2017
UK aid is succeeding in alleviating extreme poverty through its support for cash transfer programmes
16 Dec 2016
Globally nearly 62 million girls miss out on an education. The UK has made a strong commitment to tackling this huge problem, but is falling short of its ambitions to educate the poorest and most vulnerable girls.
16 Nov 2016
Managing the transition from traditional aid to new kinds of development partnerships is increasingly important for DFID in the current aid landscape.
27 Sep 2016
ICAI examined DFID’s efforts to influence the international tax reform agenda, to make new tax standards accessible to developing countries.
9 Aug 2016
Effective management of fiduciary risk is key to achieving value for money and ensuring that UK aid makes maximum impact.
