Archive of DFID public consultations
Working in partnership with World Health Organisation (WHO) – New
Institutional Strategy (2008-2013)
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United
Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health
matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards,
articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to
countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
We are currently involved in developing a joint UK Institutional Strategy
with the Department of Health, England and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
in consultation with other departments with an interest in WHO.
The Institutional Strategy sets out the rationale and objectives for UK
support to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the way we can work together
and with others more effectively. The strategy also serves as an accountability
framework for our financial support.
As part of our consultation process we’re inviting comments and views from
people and organisations with an interest in WHO 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:
1. Do you agree that the UK should support WHO across the three broad areas
outlined above?
2. How can the UK best work with WHO to reduce poverty and
deliver the MDGs?
3. How should WHO work at the country level alongside other UN
and international actors?
4. How can we work with WHO to improve its internal
efficiency, results based management and reporting?
5. How can we best measure
and monitor progress with the IS and WHO’s programme of work?
More information on the WHO Institutional Strategy consultation
Please send views on these questions, or indeed any other points or comments
you wish to make to: mailto: WHOIS2008@dfid.gov.uk
The consultation will run until 1 August 2008. We are very grateful for your
comments, however we cannot provide a response to all of them.
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Afghanistan country plan consultation
Following 25 years of turmoil and conflict, Afghanistan is one of the poorest
countries in the world, and remains off-track on all of the Millennium
Development Goals. Since the fall of the Taleban in 2001 there has been real
progress, with life improving for Afghans. Six million children are now
in school (a third of them girls); 5 million refugees have returned home to
Afghanistan; and since 2002 under-5 mortality rates have dropped from around 1
in 4 to less than 1 in 5. But much more has to be achieved if Afghanistan is to be
transformed into a stable, prosperous nation. In April 2008 Afghanistan launched
the Afghan National Development Strategy (ANDS) to guide the Afghan government's
development strategy for the next five years. DFID, and others in the
international community, will align their development effort in support of the
ANDS. Over the next few months we will be thinking through how best to provide
development support to the government and people of Afghanistan through the
preparation of our Country Plan.
To help us with this country planning process we would like you to answer a
few questions and provide comments and suggestions on the future direction of
DFID's programme in Afghanistan. We will use your comments and questions to help
us to develop the issues and choices that we will present to the Secretary of
State for International Development in the summer.
List of Consultation Questions
Please respond by 31 July to
Afghanistan-CP@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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Zambia Country Assistance Plan
DFID is developing a country assistance plan to guide our development
partnership with Zambia for the next 3-5 years. The plan will be agreed by
Ministers and will set out:
- Our overall strategy to help Zambia achieve the Millennium
Development Goals;
- Those parts of Zambia’s Fifth National Development Plan on which we
will focus our assistance;
- What we will not do and leave to other donors;
- How we will manage our own human and financial resources; and
- How we will monitor and measure our progress in achieving our
objectives.
DFID is presently inviting public comments to feed into the planning process,
specific questions and details for submitting comments
are set out here.
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New global Access to Medicines Research Network (ATM RM): Consultation
One third of the world’s population lacks access to essential medicines. The
factors that contribute to a lack of affordable, quality assured essential
medicines in developing countries are well documented. There is rather less
information about medicine quality or utilisation.
With this in mind, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) is
considering the establishment of a Global Access to Medicines Research Network
(ATM RN). Although the ATM RN is at an early stage of development, it is
anticipated that it will bring together research institutions from developed and
developing countries to enhance the available evidence on how to make medicines,
especially essential medicines, affordable and accessible to the poorest
populations.
More detailed information on Understanding Access to Medicines and the
proposal for a Global Research Network.
To inform the design of the ATM RN DFID is planning an open consultation with
interested parties.
Please take the time to send us your views and comments by accessing our
 on-line
survey
.
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Somalia country plan consultation
Following years of conflict, Somalia has some of the worst poverty indicators
in the world. 43% of the population live on less than $1 a day, and only one in
five children attend primary school. Starvation and epidemic diseases are
commonplace.
In building on our work to date, DFID would like to invite you to answer a
few questions and / or provide some comments on the future direction of the
Somali programme. We would welcome this input ahead of us finalising the issues
and choices we present to the Secretary of State for DFID in the summer. If you
are able to help DFID with its planning and in turn help the Somali people
improve their lives, then please send us your views to the
list of questions.
Please respond by Friday 20 June to
Somali-CP@dfid.gov.uk . We will not be replying 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.
Background information on
DFID's programme in Somalia
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Kenya Country Plan Consultation
DFID is developing a country assistance plan to guide our development
partnership with Kenya for the next 5 years.
The country plan is based on the
Kenya
Joint Assistance Strategy (KJAS) which was launched last year by 17 donors
(including the UK) and guides our engagement with the Government of Kenya from
2007 - 2012.
The KJAS is the culmination of a two and half year process which included a
three-month active consultation with NGOs, private sector, Parliament, political
parties, media, and academia. Details of the consultations and subsequent
feedback are available in Annex 4 (442
kb)
However in light of the recent political crisis in Kenya, DFID is presently
inviting further public comments to feed into the planning process.
Specific
questions and details for submitting comments are set out here.
Please send us your comments by 18 June 2008 when the consultation process
will end. We are very grateful for your comments but cannot provide a response
to all of them.
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Working with the European Union: Europe for Development
The European Union (EU) has been committed to international development since
its inception in 1957, and has been strengthening that commitment ever since. It
is now more important for development than ever. With its global presence, and
global influence, the EU has a unique standing in the world. It is the world’s
largest development aid donor, the world’s leading humanitarian donor, the
world’s largest single market and the main trading partner of most developing
countries. It is recognised globally as a key development actor, donor and
policy-maker - one that has the power to make a significant contribution to
development on a global scale.
Currently, around 20% of DFID’s budget is channelled through the EU, and we
are keen to ensure that further suitable reforms are put in place to deliver
continued effective outcomes and benefits for developing countries, and to
provide global leadership on challenges such as poverty, climate change and
trade.
In our Institutional Strategy Paper, we set out three objectives for
enhancing Europe’s role in global development:
- Improved wider policies for development.
- More and better aid.
- Political leverage for development.
Read the Institutional Strategy Paper(158
kb)
We are fully committed to working more closely with our European partners,
with parliamentarians and with civil society. As part of our consultation
process, we invited comments and views from
people and organisations with an interest in EU development policies and
procedures.
End date: 13 June 2008
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DFID Rwanda’s new Country Plan
DFID is one of Rwanda’s largest bilateral donors. Over the past 10 years DFID
has provided Rwanda with £380 million of assistance towards rebuilding the
country after the genocide.
Since 1994 the Rwandan Government has focused on reconciliation,
reconstruction and economic and political stability. In response, DFID’s support
has been centred on building an effective state by strengthening government
institutions and improving the services – education, health, roads – delivered
to the poor. Remarkable progress in many of these areas now means that DFID can,
in partnership with the Rwandan Government, go on to address deeper challenges,
for example the depth of poverty – 57% of Rwandans live on 32 cents a day – and
the need to speed up and maintain high levels of economic growth.
Our support to Rwanda is long term. DFID has in place a Memorandum of
Understanding signed in 2006 that provides a framework for our aid over the next
10 years. A key feature of this agreement is that two-thirds of our assistance
will be delivered as general budget support – this means straight into financing
Rwanda’s annual budget.
A full description of our current programme is available
here
DFID is now preparing a new country plan to cover the period 2008-11, which
is in line with the Rwandan government’s own growth and poverty reduction
strategy. We are still in the process of drawing together our analysis, but our
early thinking suggests that in order to meet the Rwandan Government’s targets
and the Millennium Development Goals, over the next three years
DFID will focus in Rwanda on:
- maintaining high levels of growth;
- making faster progress
towards the health MDGs;
- doing more on decentralised service delivery and
helping citizens to hold government to account; and
- improving our ability to
monitor impact and results.
As part of our country plan preparation, we invited comments from people
and organisations with an interest in Rwanda. We asked for your views on:
- The
critical issues facing Rwanda over the next five years.
- What you think Rwanda’s
needs for support are.
- Whether you agree with the broad areas DFID proposes to
focus on, set out above. If not, where you think DFID should focus its resources and
attention over the next five years.
End date: 23 May 2008.
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DFID Indonesia Country Assistance Plan (2008-11) Consultation
To inform our thinking about future priorities for DFID assistance, we
carried out a broad analysis of the progress made by Indonesia, and key
development challenges facing the country over the coming years. This analysis
draws extensively on available literature, as well as targeted consultations
with a wide range of partners and other informed commentators both in Indonesia
and the UK. These include the Indonesian Government, national and international
civil society organisations, researchers and media analysts, donors,
parliamentarians and other UK Government Departments. The findings of this
analysis are summarised in the
CAP
Summary document(66
kb). More detailed background papers cover:
Governance issues(39
kb), Economic Growth(123
kb), Poverty(433
kb), Social Exclusion(17
kb), Gender(39
kb) and
Environment(66
kb). The consultation period has now closed. Thank you to all those who did
send in comments. The finalised Country Business Plan will be available on the
DFID website soon.
End date:
16 May 2008
Environmental Stability: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
At this year's High Level Segment of the UN's Economic and Social Affairs
Council (ECOSOC) in early July, the UK will be one of eight countries delivering
a national voluntary presentation around the theme of Millennium Development
Goal 7 - Ensure Environmental Stability. National presentations may cover a
range of related issues such as aid effectiveness, conditionality, and the
challenges of implementing development objectives on climate change and
sustainable development.
We would welcome your initial views as part of the process to prepare a first
draft of the presentation, to be discussed with the UN Department of Economic
and Social Affairs in early May. Further comments will however be welcome
throughout the preparation period leading up to the High Level Segment in late
June.
ECOSOC consultation paper
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DFID Mozambique launches new Country Assistance Plan and Country Governance
Analysis for consultation
In 1990 Mozambique was the poorest country in the world. Since peace was
restored in 1992, Mozambique has made huge strides in sustaining peace and
stability, generating economic growth and tackling poverty. Much has been done,
but huge challenges remain. The new PRSP agreed in May 2006 (known as PARPA II),
sets out targets which put Mozambique on track for reaching the majority of the
MDGs by 2015. However, reaching these targets will require further progress,
particularly in the area of service delivery. DFID Mozambique has produced a
draft of their new CAP which is closely aligned to PARPA II and a new draft
Country Governance Assessment which was prepared in close collaboration with the
British High Commission in Maputo.
The consultation process will run from 1st October until 31st December 2007.
We very much value the views of the external stakeholders on our work in
Mozambique and we look forward to receiving your comments.
We would request that all comments are sent to the following email address:
MozambiqueCAP@dfid.gov.uk
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Partnership Programme Arrangements – The Way Ahead
Brief description: DFID proposed a range of reforms to the Partnership
programme Arrangement scheme... The full consultation document(111
kb) is available here. Views and ideas were welcome to further develop the
proposals.
A web-based discussion forum
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DFID Ethiopia Country Assistance Plan Consultation
DFID Ethiopia is preparing its Country Assistance Plan (CAP) for
the period 2006-10. This will set out how UK resources will help to reduce
poverty in Ethiopia.
The Government of Ethiopia has developed a new poverty reduction strategy,
the Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP). How we will achieve these objectives is described in the
draft CAP(158
kb).
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DFID Malawi Country Assistance Plan 2007–2011 Consultation
Brief description: As Malawi’s largest bilateral donor the UK commits itself to long term
support for Malawi and is providing at least £70m a year for the 4 years. DFID
Malawi is currently preparing its Country Assistance Plan (CAP) for the period
2007-11. Please take a look at the draft Malawi Country
Assistance Plan(427
kb), annexes
(239
kb) and Country Governance Assessment(606
kb). Suggestions fed into the final draft of the plan will guide DFID’s work in Malawi for the next four years.
End date: 10 October 2007
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New Research Strategy 2008-2013
Brief description: DFID was seeking views to help it develop a new research strategy. The new
strategy will start in April 2008 and replace the
Research Funding Framework
2005–2007(127
kb). For information details of the
consultation are available(123
kb).
End date: 23 September 2007
DFID – Ghana Country Assistance Plan 2008–2010 Consultation
Brief description: DFID is supporting Ghana’s progress in three priority areas: growth, human
development and good governance. We were looking for what areas you think we should focus on.
Suggestions will be used to develop our new Country Assistance Plan for
2008-2010. A short paper for consultation was
produced.
End date: 14 September 2007
DFID India Country Assistance Plan (CAP) Consultation
Brief description: Our aid programme in India is currently £266 million, rising to £290 million
next year. As India grows and transforms over the next five to ten years,
DFID will seek to work with the 'Three Indias'. Views
on our outline plan 'ending poverty in India -
consultation on DFID's plan for working with Three Indias' and the questions
it poses were sought.
End date: 10 September 2007
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Brief description: Taking Action – the UK’s strategy for tackling AIDS
in the developing world - ends in March 2008. Much has changed since Taking
Action was launched in July 2004, and the UK needs to update its position and
approach to reflect on these changes.
End date: 8 August 2007
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Brief description: In September 2006 DFID announced we would update
our policies on water resources, water supply and sanitation. The consultation
process for this started in January 2007.
End date: 7 August 2007
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Brief description: DFID Caribbean prepared a draft Regional
Assistance Plan for the Caribbean for 2007-2010 outlining how DFID proposes to
support poverty reduction in the region over the next three years.
End date: 30 June 2007
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Brief description: Regional Assistance Plan for Latin America
(2008-2011)
End date: 11 June 2007
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Brief description: To set up a scheme which
would help UK based groups such as faith groups, local government, business and
charitable organisations in the developing world.
End date: 11 June 2007
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Brief description: To see views on how to develop
initiatives, to create the best possible opportunity to involve more people
directly in global issues and development.
End date: 31 May 2007
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New Pakistan Country Assistance Plan
Brief description: How should the UK spend up to £480 million to cut
poverty, improve healthcare and increase education opportunities in Pakistan?
End date: 31 May 2007
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Brief description: The Office for Disability Issues launched a
consultation to find out how progress towards achieving equality for disabled
people can be measured and whether progress is being made in areas which are
most important to disabled people.
End date: 9 May 2007
Last updated: 24 June 2008
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