This consultation closed on 8 December 2009.
In April 2009, DFID announced the commissioning of a series of reviews of its work to build support for development in the UK over the last decade. The reports were completed in July and a public consultation opened on their recommendations for 12 weeks.
In November DFID announced its way forward in light of the review recommendations and consultation responses. We opened a further one-month consultation, ending 8 December, on our specific proposal to phase out the Development Awareness Fund (DAF) and the Enabling Effective Support (EES) programme and to put in place a new programme of support for global learning in England, and separate programmes of support in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Read the full response.
This consultation closed on 30 October 2009.
The UK Government believes that education is both a right, and a route out of poverty. Ensuring that by 2015 all children are able to complete a full course of primary schooling, and that gender disparities in all levels of education are eliminated, are at the heart of our commitment to eliminate poverty. This discussion document explores how DFID can best achieve its commitments to education in the face of the global economic crisis and the context of fragile states.
This consultation closed on 19 October 2009.
The UK Government is carrying out a public consultation as part of developing the next phase of its Institutional Strategy with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). We are inviting comments and views from people and organisations with an interest in the Agency
This consultation closed on 1 August 2009.
The Overseas Territory of St Helena is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world and can only be reached by sea.
Current access arrangements, via the Government-subsidised Royal Mail Ship St Helena, limit the prospects for sustainable economic growth.
In March 2005, the Government announced its intention to establish air access for St. Helena. However, since May 2007, when the Government re-tendered the contract to design, build and operate an airport for the island, the financial climate has changed dramatically. It is against this background that the Government announced on 8 December 2008 that it would be pausing the negotiations on the St Helena Airport.
Whilst remaining committed to ensuring that access to the island should not be reduced, we needed to consider whether the building of an airport was the most appropriate choice in these rapidly changing circumstances.
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 of findings and summaries of quantitative responses are available.
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
This consultation closed on 27 May 2009.
The consultation was an opportunity to explore the big questions facing the UK Government and its international partners in our efforts to eliminate world poverty – and to put forward new ideas, thoughts and suggestions. You can read the discussions that took place in our online consultation.
The Department for International Development (DFID) is producing a new White Paper looking at the challenges facing the world and the global solutions we need to develop together to address the economic downturn, climate change and conflict and security. All the comments received during the consultation will feed into the White Paper. The final version will be published in summer 2009.
This consultation closed on 3 March 2009.
Summary of external feedback on the draft Evaluation Policy received through public consultation process, 9 December 2008 to 3 March 2009.
DFID is very grateful to those who took the time to send in extensive feedback to the draft policy and topic list during the consultation period. This has helped to reshape the policy now published by DFID’s Evaluation Department.
We received feedback from a diverse range of interested organisations and individuals. This included NGOs, international institutions, policy think tanks, other country governments, evaluation specialists and consultancies.
A summary of the comments received, not the entire list, is available.
This consultation closed on 30 January 2009.
DFID Cambodia is beginning a new country planning process. The aim is to consider how we can best focus on the challenges that Cambodia faces in terms of poverty reduction, building an effective and accountable state, and increasing inclusive economic growth.
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 DFID assistance. 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 in early 2009.
Consultation questions
Background information
A consolidated reply addressing the key issues raised will be sent to all respondents after the consultation has closed.
This consultation closed on 29 January 2009.
UNICEF is mandated to advocate for the protection of the rights of the child, to help to meet their basic needs, and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Cooperating in over 150 countries, responding directly to each country’s operational environment, it is considered a close, trusted and impartial partner of national governments.
DFID is carrying out a public consultation as part of a process to develop a new Institutional Strategy (IS) with UNICEF. A major component of the IS will be a Performance Framework (PF). The PF will be developed from UNICEF’s Medium Term Strategic Plan (MTSP) and the Joint Institutional Approach (JIA)(686 kb). The JIA was developed in partnership with Canada and Sweden and identifies cross cutting issues such as Gender, UN reform and Results Based Management that were identified as weak areas in the MTSP.
DFID is committed to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the UN in contributing to the MDGs. Therefore the Performance Framework will include a number of indicators and annual targets which will be used to measure progress in areas where we want to see UNICEF make significant progress and on which we will base our funding decisions.
Further details and background informationn.
As part of our consultation process, we are inviting comments and views from people and organisations with an interest in UNICEF. We welcome your views and ideas which will help us produce a final version of the IS.
Questions you may want to consider
This consultation closed on 19 January 2009.
DFID is developing its strategy on Nutrition and Development. Examination of evidence available on the determinants, impacts and interventions related to nutrition has been considered in outlining the action plan and evidence paper.
Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, launched the public consultation process on 19 November during his visit to India. The full version of the Evidence Paper and Action Plan are available below under background information. We will use your feedback to help us develop the recommendations and the choices to present to the UK Parliament in early 2009.
Background informationDFID Nutrition Task Team Evidence Paper
DFID Nutrition Task Team Action Plan
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