White Paper: making governance work for the poor
13 July 2006
White Paper:
Foreword, preface, Section
1: delivering our promises (1
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building states that work for poor people(1
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helping people get security, incomes, and public services(1.7
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working internationally to tackle climate change(1.4
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Section 5:
creating an international system fit for the 21st century; what can you do; endnotes(1
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(1 Mb) | Quick guide and try our quiz
 On Thursday 13 July DFID launched its new White Paper on International
Development, 'eliminating world poverty: making governance work for the
poor'. It sets out what the UK Government will do to reduce world poverty over
the next five years.
The White Paper sets out DFID’s priorities and explains how we will
work with the rest of UK Government, partner governments, international
organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), academics and the private
sector to fulfil the
promises made in 2005 to significantly reduce world poverty.
The White Paper’s main messages are:
- We will deliver the promises we made in 2005 by: increasing
our development budget to 0.7% of gross national income by 2013;
concentrating our resources on the poorest countries – particularly
sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia – and working more in fragile states;
making sure that wider UK policies support development; and doubling
funding for science and technology.
- We will put governance at the centre of our work – focusing on
building states that are capable, responsive and accountable to their
citizens. We will use a new framework for assessing the quality of
governance to do this and use the assessment to tailor our support
appropriately to country circumstances. We will also step up our efforts
dramatically to tackle corruption internationally, for example through a
new anti-corruption unit and follow up to Extractive Industries
Transparency Initiative.
- We will increase our effort to help people have security, incomes
through growth and public services. We will commit 50% of all future
bilateral aid to public services for poor people - social protection
will be a major new area of work.
- We will work internationally to tackle climate change, by
helping developing countries to participate in international
negotiations on climate change and to integrate adaptation to climate
change impacts into their development programmes.
- We will help create an international system fit for the 21st
century, focusing on UN reform, a more effective and responsive
World Bank, IMF and regional banks, and closer working relationships
with EU Member States and the EC to ensure that EU aid is effective and
that non-aid policies support development.
Oral Statement by the Secretary
of State for International Development - new White Paper on International
Development.
Read DFID’s White Paper launch press release.
See what people said during our
2006 consultation(159
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Background
DFID ran its consultation process from January to April 2006 to prepare the
ground for the new White Paper. Hilary Benn,
our Secretary of State gave a series of six speeches on issues ranging from
providing public services to corruption, and encouraged people to write in with
their views on what international development should focus on for the next five
years. There was a great response: over 600 MPs, organisations and people wrote
in with their ideas. Since then DFID has been busy writing the White Paper
amidst more consultation with non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Whitehall and other partners.
 We hope you enjoy reading it. We look forward to making it all happen over
the next five years.
For a hard copy of the new White Paper:
Order a copy from The Stationery Office (price £24, Cm 6876, ISBN 0-10-168762-1) at www.tsoshop.co.uk or
0870 600 5522, or call the Parliamentary Hotline 0845 702 3474.
For a hard copy of our free booklet setting out basic principles of
international development and introducing the White Paper, e-mail
tellmemore@dfid.gov.uk
with your details and you will
be sent a copy. Alternatively call 0845 300 4100 (Public Enquiry Point).
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