Apr. 16 2024
Source Page: UK Government to tackle global financial corruptionFound: UK Government to tackle global financial corruption
Asked by: Fleur Anderson (Labour - Putney)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve the effectiveness of UK aid programmes in (a) reducing poverty, (b) increasing literacy rates and (c) increasing life expectancies.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
The International Development White Paper sets out the UK's agenda to re-energise progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, including the central aim of eliminating extreme poverty. To this end, the UK aims to spend at least 50 per cent of our bilateral ODA in the Least Developed Countries.
The FCDO has developed two new programmes that will measure and assess literacy rates, among other objectives. The Scaling Access and Learning in Education programme will help transform the effectiveness of education spending in low- and lower middle-income countries and improve learning outcomes, including on literacy. The Data for Foundational Learning Programme will help track children's learning outcomes globally; generate more learning data nationally; and ensure these data are used.
We are making good progress against the Global Health Framework, which outlines the UK's work on Global Health to support a positive impact on health and wellbeing and thus life expectancy. For example, we announced £5 million of additional funding to TB Alliance to support more effective drug resistant treatment with fewer side effects and £370 million to strengthen global health security at United Nations General Assembly September 2023.
Furthermore, the FCDO is committed to improving the effectiveness of all UK aid. FCDO's Programme Operating Framework maximises the impact of aid through consideration of economy, efficiency, effectiveness and equity. Programmes undergo an annual review of effectiveness, using a results framework. These are published to the Development Tracker website (https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk), which further supports aid effectiveness by providing information to inform other donors spending decisions.
Mar. 27 2024
Source Page: Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme: building women’s economic empowerment into climate transitionsFound: Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme: building women’s economic empowerment into climate
Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024
Inquiry: International relations within the multilateral systemFound: Nations remains one of the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office’s leading diplomatic posts
Written Evidence Dec. 12 2023
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: CGW0016 - Cross-government working UN Global Compact Network UK Written Evidence
May. 01 2024
Source Page: UK calls for accelerated action to protect global biodiversityFound: UK calls for accelerated action to protect global biodiversity
Asked by: Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the outcome of the United Nations General Assembly assessment of progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
With only 15 per cent of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets on track to be delivered by 2030, and 37 per cent stalled or in reverse, there is a clear need to go faster and further to accelerate progress. The Deputy Prime Minister reaffirmed the UK's strong commitment to the SDG and the actions needed to deliver them at the SDG Summit during UNGA High Level Week. By listening to the concerns of our partners, particularly in the developing world, we saw important progress made to accelerate delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The UK's forthcoming International Development White Paper will set out our vision for global development that delivers on the Sustainable Development Goals, poverty reduction, economic growth and tackling climate change through to 2030. It will build on commitments outlined in the International Development Strategy and Integrated Review Refresh.
May. 14 2024
Source Page: Board of Commissioners meeting, 15 March 2023Found: The United Nations System • UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) o Policy forum – May 2022 o UNFF Expert
Written Evidence May. 08 2024
Inquiry: Net zero and tradeFound: Food and agriculture account for 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions and around 60% of biodiversity
Written Evidence Feb. 21 2024
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)Found: FYD0002 - Fiduciary duties Principles for Responsible Investment Written Evidence