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Department for International Development Departmental Strategic Objectives 2008/9 – 2010/11 

DFID's key aims and objectives for the following three years were set out in the Government's Public Service Agreement (PSA) on International Poverty Reduction published in October.
Find full details of the PSA on the external linkHM Treasury website

The overall aim of the PSA is "the elimination of poverty in particular through achievement by 2015 of the Millennium Development Goals". The Millennium Development Goals are the long-term targets that we want to reach by 2015. The PSA sets out targets that we need to reach by 2011, this will help us assess whether we are on track to meet the Millennium Development Goals.

DFID will lead on the PSA on international poverty reduction to which Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT), Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) will contribute as delivery partners. The international poverty reduction PSA reflects Millennium Development Goal outcomes and the delivery strategy reflects priority outcomes through the three delivery channels of our bilateral development programme, our multilateral development programme and influencing the international system.

DFID will also contribute to the delivery of the PSAs on climate change (DEFRA lead) and conflict reduction (FCO lead). Through our work on poverty reduction, we will also indirectly contribute to the delivery of the counter terrorism PSA (Home Office (HO) lead) and the migration PSA (HO lead).

To ensure delivery of DFID’s contribution to all of these PSAs DFID has set out a number of Departmental Strategic Objectives (DSOs) covering the totality of its business. Over the next three years DFID will:

  • Promote good governance, economic growth, trade and access to basic services
  • Promote climate change mitigation and adaptation measures and ensure environmental sustainability
  • Respond effectively to conflict and humanitarian crises and support peace in order to reduce poverty.
  • Develop a global partnership for development (beyond aid)
  • Make all bilateral and multilateral donors more effective
  • Deliver high quality and effective bilateral development assistance
  • Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the organisation

These DSO’s have a dual purpose. They set out a picture of what the department as a whole aims to achieve over the Comprehensive Spending Review period and provide an overarching framework for Ministers and DFID Management Board to hold Divisions accountable for delivery.

The following table provides a summary of the measures DFID will use to track progress towards delivery of the first six of these objectives – those with an external focus. DFID will report progress against each of these indicators twice a year. DFID will also provide a regular summary of progress against the final objective - to improve organisational efficiency and effectiveness.

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Departmental Strategic Objective

Indicator

Promote good governance, economic growth, trade and access to basic services

Governance (improved state capability, accountability and responsiveness)
 

Improved support for economic growth
 

Increased participation in global trade by developing countries
 

Delivery of White Paper commitments on public services (improved outcomes for education, health, HIV and AIDS, water and sanitation and social protection)
 

Increased access by women and girls to economic opportunities, public services and decision-making
 

Promote climate change mitigation and adaptation measures and ensure environmental sustainability

Policies and programmatic approaches developed for effective climate change mitigation and adaptation measures in developing countries, along with coherent international support for both.
 

Environment sustainability integrated into programmes
 

Respond effectively to conflict and humanitarian crises and support peace in order to reduce poverty

Improved capacity of the international system to prevent conflict, respond early to crises and build peace
 

Effective implementation of DFID Security and Development Policy in priority countries
 

Effective DFID response to prioritised humanitarian crises
 

Improved international system for humanitarian assistance
 

Enhanced HMG coherence for assessment, planning and implementation of conflict prevention and stabilisation
 

Develop a global partnership for development (beyond aid)

High quality research and evidence based policies for achieving MDGs
 

Cross Whitehall agreement and support for coherent, pro-development forums and programmes
 

Greater positive participation by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) in multilateral and other development forums and programmes
 

Make all bilateral and multilateral donors more effective

Improved global performance against Paris Declaration commitments
 

2005 Gleneagles commitments delivered (including increased aid volumes)
 

Improved effectiveness of the European Commission
 

Improved effectiveness of the International Finance Institutions
 

Improved effectiveness of the UN system
 

Improved effectiveness of the Global Funds
 

Deliver high quality and effective bilateral development assistance

Paris Declaration commitments implemented and targets met corporately and in country offices
 

DFID programmes in fragile states are consistent with the DAC principles
 

Portfolio quality is improved


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