5 Oct 2021
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has today published its planned approach for a forthcoming rapid review of tackling fraud in UK aid through multilateral organisations. The review will complement an earlier review on Tackling fraud in UK aid, which assessed the effectiveness of counter-fraud measures in official development assistance (ODA)-spending UK government departments, […]
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7 Sep 2021
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has today published its planned approach for a forthcoming review of UK aid’s results in education. The review will focus on primary and lower secondary education as these were key areas of DFID’s 2018 Education Policy, and particularly consider girl’s education; a priority towards which the UK government […]
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5 May 2021
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has today published its planned approach for a forthcoming rapid review that will examine the UK aid response to COVID-19. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world has been unparalleled in modern times, and led to a rapidly evolving emergency in developing countries. Travel restrictions and […]
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4 Mar 2021
A new ICAI review will look at how the UK government managed the 0.7% Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending target in 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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21 May 2020
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the government’s 0.7% aid spending target will be the subject of two forthcoming reports from the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI). The proposals for the two new reviews have been agreed with Parliament’s International Development Committee, which signs off ICAI’s work plan. ICAI’s information note on Gavi will provide […]
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10 Feb 2020
ICAI Chief Commissioner Tamsyn Barton writes about our recent mutual prosperity event.
Read more on New blog – The use of UK aid to enhance mutual prosperity
9 Jan 2020
A flagship government programme to tackle sexual violence in conflict zones risked letting survivors down due to a lack of senior leadership, poor strategy, and cuts in funding, a new report from ICAI has found.
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20 Dec 2019
A new review from the independent aid watchdog will look at work by the UK government to tackle malnutrition and end hunger in the world’s poorest countries. The Independent Commission for Aid Impact has today published an approach paper for its upcoming review, which will assess the results achieved by the Department for International Development […]
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23 Oct 2019
The government is increasingly spending foreign aid in areas where it can deliver benefits to both the UK economy and countries eligible for aid – but care must be taken to ensure the primary aim of poverty reduction isn’t diluted or lost, according to a new publication from the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI). […]
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21 Oct 2019
Improvements to the way UK aid is scrutinised – including new review products and an enhanced follow-up process – are being put in place by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) as it publishes the results of its public consultation today. The changes will make the work of the UK’s aid watchdog more accessible […]
Read more on ICAI public consultation – new review processes to strengthen scrutiny of UK aid
