…in central anti-fraud team leaves staff overseas lacking support. New finance system introduced after departmental merger without proper training caused payment delays and staff having to use offline workarounds, heightening…
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) will review the UK’s £7.3 billion development finance institution, look at expertise-based programmes, and assess how the government measures impact, as the UK…
The humanitarian response to COVID-19, aligning UK aid with the Paris Agreement on climate change, and democracy and human rights are among the topics that the Independent Commission for Aid…
…began reshaping the policy agenda for the years to come. Alongside commitments on climate change and development finance, the Global Goals have been adopted, providing a new, universal charter for…
…outcomes. This approach involved a shift of focus towards supporting national WASH systems by building institutions, raising service standards and mobilising other sources of finance, including by encouraging communities to…
…and alignment with the Paris Agreement on climate change. FCDO has made good progress among programme staff working on traditional large-scale aid programmes, but ICAI reports that it is difficult…
…have awarded positive scores for the effectiveness of UK aid over the period from around 2015, showing the value that can be delivered in areas such as climate action, children’s…
