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Focus on climate change must be at the heart of UK’s aid to agriculture

Posted on 28 Jun 2023 by Gemma Kinnear

…from several government departments, including the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and its predecessors (FCO and DFID), the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), as well…

Posted in Press releases

ICAI finds both positives and gaps in government response to 2021-22 reviews

Posted on 18 Jul 2023 by Gemma Kinnear

…outstanding areas of concern, assessing progress by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and other departments in implementing recommendations. ICAI notes that the government engaged constructively with the follow-up…

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Forthcoming review: Blue Planet Fund

Posted on 25 Sep 2023 by Lizzie Palmer

…billion of international climate finance on protecting and restoring nature. Managed jointly by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO),…

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Weak coordination and oversight limit effectiveness of £500m Blue Planet Fund

Posted on 30 Nov 2023 by Lizzie Palmer

…£11.6 billion International Climate Finance pledge. Jointly managed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the Fund was designed to…

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Forthcoming review: Tackling fraud in UK aid – country case studies

Posted on 19 Dec 2023 by Lizzie Palmer

…does not publish a figure for fraud detected in official development assistance (ODA), the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) detected an overall fraud loss rate of 0.02% in 2020-21,…

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ICAI Chief Commissioner at the International Development Committee

Posted on 17 Jan 2024 by Neala Hickey

…review, including: the impact of aid budget reductions; progress on gender equality; the merger between the Department for International Development (DFID) and Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO); transparency in UK aid;…

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New ICAI Commissioners: Liz Ditchburn and Harold Freeman

Posted on 13 Feb 2024 by Neala Hickey

…on 1 July 2024, were appointed by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), after a selection process conducted in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments. The new…

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UK aid to India taking steps to improve poverty focus, but some investments pose major reputational risks

Posted on 18 Apr 2024 by Lizzie Palmer

…£1 billion between 2016 and 2021 invested by BII, a public limited company owned by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). During the period 2017 to 2021 the UK…

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Aid watchdog visits Afghanistan to examine UK’s aid programmes

Posted on 11 Jul 2024 by Lizzie Palmer

…continue over the next year, ICAI heard, leaving humanitarian organisations facing difficult choices. ICAI was told by those on the ground that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) support…

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Public consultation on the future work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) – 2024

…UK aid spending target from 0.7% to 0.5% of gross national income the impact of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office merger on aid transparency Access all previous ICAI reviews….

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