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When developing
policies, DFID recognises that consulting with a wide range of interested groups
helps to ensure that the impact of its proposals on different sectors of society
is taken into account.
The Code aims to increase the involvement of individuals and groups in public
consultations, minimising the burden it imposes on them, and giving them enough
time to respond.
This guidance is used in conjunction with the
 Compact
between the government and the voluntary and community sector which includes a
specific code of good practice on ‘Consultation and Policy Appraisal’.
If you would like to take part in DFID public consultations, information will be
posted on these pages.
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Summary Responses to a Consultation on Proposals for an Access to Medicines
Research Network
(1 – 30 June 2008)
153 responses were received to the consultation from 41 different countries
(46% from respondents based in developing countries). Just over one third of
respondents (35%) were from academic organisations and 14% worked in charitable
organisations. Respondents were also affiliated with government/public sector,
research networks, consultancy organisations, think tanks, bilateral or
multilateral donor organisations, private foundations and other private sector
organisations.
Respondents supported the need to establish a network that could improve the
evidence base for policies to increase access to essential medicines for the
poor. Responses were mixed on what topics should be priorities, with some
differences of opinion on the quality of the current evidence base on some
issues. Respondents emphasised that a network should improve the sharing of data
and analysis and actively support the translation of research into policy. They
noted barriers to the participation of developing country institutions and
researchers in such a network. And they recommended a variety of approaches to
address these including small grant funding, partnering with developed country
institutions (with leading roles for developing country partners).
A fuller summary (86
kb) of findings can be found here and summaries of
quantitative responses(43
kb) here.
Findings will inform an assessment of the case, focus and recommended
management options for an ATM research network.
If you would like to remain informed of further developments with this
initiative then please send your contact details to:
atmrnconsult@dfid.gov.uk
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UK's Development Plan for Bangladesh
The UK is currently developing a new strategy for its programme in Bangladesh.
The key aim is to consider how we can improve our aid programme to better target
the challenges that Bangladesh faces in terms of poverty reduction, governance
and overall economic growth.
The UK's present development programme in Bangladesh is based on four pillars:
Governance; providing services (health, education and water and sanitation);
private sector development; and support to the extreme poor (including climate
change adaptation). The current strategy comes to an end in April 2009.
To help us with the country planning process, we would like to invite you to
answer a set of questions about the possible future direction of our Bangladesh
programme. We will use your feedback to help us develop the issues and choices
we will present to the UK Secretary of State for International Development later
this year.
Consultation Questions
Background Information
Please send your comments by 10 October 2008 to
DFIDBConsultations@dfid.gov.uk
We will not reply to individual contributions during this period. However, a
consolidated reply addressing the key issues raised will be sent to all
respondents after the consultation has closed.
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DFID Yemen’s Country Plan
DFID is currently developing a Country Plan to guide our development
partnership with Yemen over the next three years. In 2007, we signed a ten-year
Development Partnership Arrangement with the Government of Yemen, underlining
our long-term commitment to the country. We are now scaling up our assistance
from £12 million in 2006/07 to £50 million in 2010/11.
Our programme is focused on reducing poverty and promoting stability. We are
focusing on:
- Working with the Government of Yemen to improve economic opportunities for
poor people;
- Helping the Government of Yemen to be more capable, accountable and responsive;
- Investing in people, with a focus on education, especially for girls.
To help us with the country planning process, we would like to invite you to
answer a set of questions about future direction of the Yemen programme. We will
use your feedback to help us develop the issues and choices we will present to
the UK Secretary of State for International Development later this year.
Consultation questions
Consultation questions (Arabic version)
Background information
Please send your comments by 26 September 2008 to
Yemen-CP@dfid.gov.uk
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Working in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):
New UK and Denmark Performance and Results Framework 2008-11
UNDP is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and
connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources. It operates in more
than 160 countries, working with them primarily in building capacity to meet
development challenges. UNDP links and coordinates global and national efforts
to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Its main areas of programme
focus are in Poverty Eradication and Achievement of the MDGs; Democratic
Governance; Crisis Prevention and Recovery; and Environment and Sustainable
Development. Throughout its activities, UNDP is committed to gender equality and
the empowerment of women.
We are currently developing a joint UK/Denmark
Performance and Results Framework (PRF) to replace the old
DFID/UNDP Institutional
Strategy(291
kb). The PRF will set out the main areas of UNDP’s Strategic
Plan where the UK and Denmark want to see significant progress over the next
four years, and will contain a number of targets and indicators to measure that
progress.
Further details and background information.
As part of our
consultation process, we’re inviting comments and views from people and
organisations with an interest in UNDP. Your views and ideas will be helpful to
us in producing a final version of the PRF. Specific questions you may want to
consider are:
- Do you agree that the UK should support UNDP across the areas
outlined in the background information?
- How can the UK best work with UNDP to
reduce poverty and deliver the MDGs?
- How can UNDP work best at the country
level alongside other UN and international organisations?
- How can we work with UNDP to improve its internal efficiency, human resources and results reporting?
- How can we best measure and monitor progress with the PRF and UNDP’s programme
of work?
Please send views on these questions, or indeed any other points or
comments you wish to make to: UNDPPRF2008@dfid.gov.uk .
The consultation will run
until 27 August 2008. We are very grateful for your comments, which will all be
considered as we develop this work, although we cannot provide a response to all
of them.
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Working in partnership with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA): New
Institutional Strategy (IS) – UK and Denmark, 2008/09 –
2010/11.
DFID are commencing a public consultations as part of a process to develop a
new Institutional Strategy with UNFPA. The new IS will replace the
just ended UNFPA Institutional Strategy(292
kb).
Further details and background
information
As part of our consultation process we are inviting comments and views from
stakeholders with an interest in UNFPA and global health issues. Your views and
ideas will be very helpful to us in producing a final version. Specific
questions are set out below:
- Do you agree that the UK should support UNFPA across the areas outlined
above?
- How can the UK best work with UNFPA to reduce and deliver the MDGs and ICPD
Programme of Action?
- How can UNFPA maximise its output at the country level alongside other UN
and international agencies?
- How can we work with UNFPA to improve its human resources, results based
management and evaluation?
- How can we best measure and monitor progress with the IS and UNFPA?
Please send views on these questions, or indeed any other point you may wish
to make to: mailto:unfpapf2008@dfid.gov.uk
UK £100 million contribution to UNFPA
GPRHCS: UK is also developing a five year support. This will be governed by
separate log frame and project memorandum. A separate consultation process is
taking place. However, the IS will be used to monitor UNFPA’s success in the
area of RHCS (based on GPRHCS M&E framework) as this is a major UK priority. We
are aiming to complete consultation by 30th June.
DFID plans to hold an consultation workshop in London towards the end of
5 September 2008 - date still to be confirmed.
The consultation will run
until 12 September 2008. We are very grateful for your comments; however we cannot
provide response to all questions received.
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Working in partnership with the joint United Nations Programme on
HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
New Institutional Strategy, 2008 – 2011.
DFID are commencing a public consultation as part of a process to developing
a new Institutional Strategy (IS) with UNAIDS, the new IS will
replace the just ended UNAIDS
Institutional Strategy(180
kb).
Further details and background information.
As part of our consultation process, we are inviting comments and views from
stakeholders with an interest in UNAIDS and global health issues. Your views and
ideas will be very helpful to us in producing a final version. Specific
questions are set out below:
- What are your views about the UK’s support to the UNAIDS across the areas
outlined?
- How can the UK best work with UNAIDS to reduce poverty, tackle AIDS and
deliver the MDGs?
- How can UNAIDS maximise its output at the country level alongside other UN
and international agencies?
- How can we work with UNAIDS to improve its human resources, results based
management and evaluation?
- How can we best measure and monitor progress with the IS and UNAIDS?
Please send views on these questions, or indeed any other point you may wish
to make to:
mailto:UNAIDSPF2008@dfid.gov.uk
DFID plans to hold an consultation workshop in London towards the end of
5 September 2008 - date still to be confirmed.
The consultation will run until 12 September 2008. We are very grateful for
your comments; however we cannot provide response to all questions received.
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Uganda’s medium term strategic direction
DFID Uganda is developing a more focused programme that will achieve greater
synergy across the DFID Uganda country programme, become clearer about DFID
Uganda’s comparative advantage and define how to better work strategically with
others.
As part of our consultation process we’re inviting comments and views from
people and organisations with an interest in DFID and global development issues.
Please respond by 12 September 2008 to
DFIDUganda-CAP2008@dfid.gov.uk
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Nigeria Country Assistance Plan Consultation
DFID is developing a country assistance plan, and renewed joint strategy with
the World Bank, and potentially other International Development Partners, to
guide our development partnership with Nigeria for the next 3-5 years. Achieving
the MDGs in Nigeria is critical to achieving the MDGs in Africa: 20% of Africa’s
poor are Nigerian. At £100m, DFID’s Nigeria programme is DFID’s fourth largest
programme in Africa.
The programme in Nigeria is centred around:
- non-oil economic growth
- improving governance and accountability, and
- human development, particularly health, education and HIV and AIDS.
Further information on DFID
Nigeria’s current programme and approach.
We would welcome your views on the future direction of DFID's programme in
Nigeria to inform the issues and choices that we will present to the Secretary
of State for International Development later this year.
Please refer to the Consultation
questionnaire and New State Level Programme Summaries
Please respond by 9 September 2008 to
DFIDNigeriaCAP-CPS2@dfid.gov.uk
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Update on DFID’s Caribbean Forward Strategy
DFID would like to thank the wide range of people and organisations who
contributed, for taking time to comment on our draft Caribbean Regional
Assistance Plan for the Caribbean for 2007 – 2010. Our consultations in the
region, in the UK and on our website all provided helpful insights which we have
incorporated into our thinking about DFID's forward direction the region.
On the basis of this and other input, we have decided to deepen our analysis
of the prospects for growth and poverty reduction in the region, upon which our
forward strategy will be based. Over the next few months, we will be outlining a
plan and timetable to conduct this analysis and to update the overall
medium-term approach for our work in the region.
We remain committed to working with others to help reduce poverty and promote
growth in the Caribbean.
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DFID Vietnam new Country Assistance Plan
DFID Vietnam's "Draft for
Consultation" of the Country Assistance Plan (CAP) 2007-2011(625
kb) is now available
for your comments.
During the three-month consultation period, we will
hold a number of events both in Vietnam and the UK
Please refer to the Consultation Document, and send your written comments to
VietnamCAP@dfid.gov.uk
Your views and ideas will be very helpful to us in producing a final version.
Last updated: 21 August 2008
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