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How to note: How to tackle violence against women and girls [PDF - 711 KB]opens in a new window
07 August 2012
DFID’s new Theory of Change for tackling Violence against Women and Girls
DFID's response to ICAI report: Asian Development Bank [PDF - 87 KB]opens in a new window
03 August 2012
DFID Management response to Independant Commission for Aid Impact recommendations on: The effectiveness of DFID's engagement with the Asian Development Bank
DFID's response to ICAI report: Conflict Pool [PDF - 107 KB]opens in a new window
DFID Management reponse to Independent Commission for Aid Impact recommendations on: Evaluation of the Inter-Departmental Conflict Pool
DFID Yemen Operational Plan 2012-2015 summary [PDF - 253 KB]opens in a new window
01 August 2012
Summary of DFID's work in Yemen from 2011 to 2015: why we work in Yemen, what we will achieve, who we will work with and how we will work.
DFID Africa Regional Programme Operational Plan 2011-2015 summary [PDF - 184 KB]opens in a new window
Summary of DFID's work in Africa from 2011 to 2015: why we work in Africa, what we will achieve, who we will work with and how we will work.
DFID Yemen Operational Plan 2012-2015 [PDF - 176 KB]opens in a new window
This Operational Plan sets out the vision, priorities and results that will be delivered in Yemen.
DFID Africa Regional Programme Operational Plan 2011-2015 [PDF - 177 KB]opens in a new window
This Operational Plan sets out the vision, priorities and results that will be delivered in Africa.
Continuous Improvement in the Department for International Development - July 2012 [PDF - 182 KB]opens in a new window
13 July 2012
“Continuous Improvement” is a rigorous ongoing effort to improve everything we do: from improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the projects we support to reduce poverty, the institutions we finance and the support we give to our staff.
How to note: Reviewing and scoring projects [PDF - 285 KB]opens in a new window
04 July 2012
This guidance is to help DFID staff, project partners and other stakeholders use the scoring system and complete the latest templates when undertaking an Annual Review (AR) or Project Completion Review for projects due for review from January 2012
DFID Central Asia Operational Plan 2011-2015 summary [PDF - 297 KB]opens in a new window
01 July 2012
Summary of DFID's work in Central Asia from 2011 to 2015: why we work in Central Asia, what we will achieve, who we will work with and how we will work.
Summary of DFID’s Regional Programme in the Middle East and North Africa 2012-2015 [PDF - 237 KB]opens in a new window
Summary of DFID's regional work in the Middle East and North Africa from 2012 to 2015: why we work in the Middle East and North Afica, what we will achieve, who we will work with and how we will work.
DFID Central Asia Operational Plan 2011-2015 [PDF - 556 KB]opens in a new window
This Operational Plan sets out the vision, priorities and results that will be delivered in Central Asia.
DFID Middle East and North Africa Department (MENAD) Regional Team Operational Plan 2012-2015 [PDF - 231 KB]opens in a new window
The UK Government‟s long-term vision for MENA is a region based on open, democratic societies, with greater social, economic and political participation of its people.
DFID South Sudan Operational Plan 2011-2015 summary [PDF - 204 KB]opens in a new window
Summary of DFID's work in South Sudan from 2011 to 2015: why we work in South Sudan, what we will achieve, who we will work with and how we will work.
Development assistance in action: Lessons from Swiss and UK funded forestry programmes in Nepal [PDF - 3.9 MB]opens in a new window
This synthesis study was commissioned during 2011 to capture and document the main lesssons from the Livelihoods and Forestry Programme and the Nepal-Swiss Community Forestry Project.
DFID South Sudan Operational Plan 2011-2015 [PDF - 437 KB]opens in a new window
This Operational Plan sets out the vision, priorities and results that will be delivered in South Sudan.
Faith partnership principles: Working effectively with faith groups to fight global poverty [PDF - 885 KB]opens in a new window
26 June 2012
Faith groups are doing excellent work in providing not only humanitarian relief, but delivering health, education and other services in some of the most troubled parts of the world. They are making a real difference to countless lives.
DFID Annual Report and Accounts 2011-2012 [PDF - 3.7 MB]opens in a new window
25 June 2012
The report details the department's results, activities, its spending and progress towards the Millennium Development Goals over the twelve month period.
Supporting a healthy environment: A fresh approach to our work on the environment [PDF - 529 KB]opens in a new window
19 June 2012
The UK is taking a fresh approach to environmental issues. We will take forward an ambitious and coherent agenda to ensure all that we do is compatible with environmental sustainability, and support specific programmes that will protect forests, restore..
Evaluation of DFID’s Support for Health and Education in India [PDF - 242 KB]opens in a new window
08 June 2012
Evaluation of DFID Management Response to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) recommendations on: Support for Health and Education in India