DFID produces many publications, such as white papers, reports and policy documents on the ways we fight poverty. Find what you need here.
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London Summit on Family Planning: Summaries of commitments [PDF - 856 KB]opens in a new window
07 September 2012
Global commitments to make high quality, voluntary family planning services more available, acceptable and affordable generated at the London Summit on Family Planning (July 2012).
BBC Media Action DFID global grant summary September 2012 [PDF - 2.8 MB]opens in a new window
01 September 2012
Summary of DFID global grant to BBC Media Action from Autumn 2011
The Economics of Early Response and Disaster Resilience: Lessons from Kenya and Ethiopia [PDF - 1.2 MB]opens in a new window
31 August 2012
The study uses Kenya and Ethiopia as case studies, comparing the relative costs of late humanitarian response, early response, and building resilience to disasters
Strategic vision for girls and women: One year on [PDF - 456 KB]opens in a new window
17 August 2012
The Strategic Vision for Girls and Women: One Year On sets out what has been achieved in the past 12 months
Gender in Nigeria Report 2012 - Summary [PDF - 739 KB]opens in a new window
14 August 2012
This report provides a summary of gender in Nigeria. It assesses progress in key areas, including: employment and livelihoods, education and health, political representation, and violence.
Gender in Nigeria Report 2012 [PDF - 2.8 MB]opens in a new window
This report provides a comprehensive view of gender in Nigeria. It assesses progress in key areas, including: employment and livelihoods, education and health, political representation, and violence.
How to note: Violence against women and gilrls - community programming [PDF - 949 KB]opens in a new window
07 August 2012
A Practical Guide on Community Programming on Violence against Women and Girls
How to note: Violence against women and girls - monitoring and evaluation [PDF - 1 MB]opens in a new window
Guidance on Monitoring and Evaluation for Programming on Violence against Women and Girls
How to note: How to tackle violence against women and girls [PDF - 711 KB]opens in a new window
DFID’s new Theory of Change for tackling Violence against Women and Girls
DFID's response to ICAI report: Conflict Pool [PDF - 107 KB]opens in a new window
03 August 2012
DFID Management reponse to Independent Commission for Aid Impact recommendations on: Evaluation of the Inter-Departmental Conflict Pool
DFID's response to ICAI report: Asian Development Bank [PDF - 87 KB]opens in a new window
DFID Management response to Independant Commission for Aid Impact recommendations on: The effectiveness of DFID's engagement with the Asian Development Bank
DFID Yemen Operational Plan 2012-2015 [PDF - 176 KB]opens in a new window
01 August 2012
This Operational Plan sets out the vision, priorities and results that will be delivered in Yemen.
DFID Yemen Operational Plan 2012-2015 summary [PDF - 253 KB]opens in a new window
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 [PDF - 177 KB]opens in a new window
This Operational Plan sets out the vision, priorities and results that will be delivered in Africa.
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.
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 South Sudan Operational Plan 2011-2015 [PDF - 437 KB]opens in a new window
01 July 2012
This Operational Plan sets out the vision, priorities and results that will be delivered in South Sudan.
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 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.