Andes

Please note: the DFID Andes office is responsible for DFID work in Bolivia, Peru and Colombia.

The new regional strategy for Latin America

In 2004 DFID changed its strategy for working in Latin America, adopting a regional approach instead of stand-alone country programmes. The purpose of DFID’s Regional Assistance Plan for Latin America 2004-2007 is to enhance the impact of international community support for poverty reduction in Latin America, focusing primarily on the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank. DFID’s regional programme has the following three objectives, with most effort being devoted to the first:

• Help the IDB and World Bank better enable poor people to shape, participate in and benefit from:

  • access to markets and international trade
  • accountable and responsive public sector management and political systems

• Improve donor harmonisation in support of government led poverty reduction strategies
• Improve regional analysis and lesson sharing on global policy issues to achieve:

  • trade policies that better reflect the impact of trade on poverty and inequality
  • improved quality and effectiveness of HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment and care

DFID’s main financial contribution to the region is through its funding of the IDB, World Bank, European Commission and United Nations. DFID is also strengthening its cooperation with international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in the region.

Links

•  LAMIT programme
•  Access to markets for poor people
• United Nations' detailed map of Bolivia
• Sistema de las Naciones Unidas en Colombia
• United Nations detailed map of Peru
• Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo
• Inter-American Development Bank

 

Last updated: 19 December 2007