Completed: 12 September 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.Completed: 28 June 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.Completed: 23 June 2017
In extremely challenging circumstances, UK aid is making a positive contribution to state-building and stability in Somalia.Completed: 21 June 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.Completed: 10 March 2017
UK aid interventions designed to address irregular migration through the central Mediterranean are currently some distance from making a measurable impact.Completed: 7 February 2017
The Prosperity Fund needs to continue to improve its systems and processes to support the pace and scale of delivery.Completed: 12 January 2017
UK aid is succeeding in alleviating extreme poverty through its support for cash transfer programmes.Completed: 16 December 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.Completed: 16 November 2016
Managing the transition from traditional aid to new kinds of development partnerships is increasingly important for the Department for International Development (DFID) in the current aid landscape.Completed: 27 September 2016
ICAI examined DFID’s efforts to influence the international tax reform agenda, to make new tax standards accessible to developing countries.Completed: 9 August 2016
Effective management of fiduciary risk is key to achieving value for money and ensuring that UK aid makes maximum impact.Completed: 24 May 2016
UK aid has reached 62.9 million people with water, sanitation and hygiene interventions over five years, but must do more to ensure these improvements are sustainable.