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| − | The '''Department for International Development''' ('''DFID''') is a British Government department. It was set up in 1997, with a main aim of | + | The '''Department for International Development''' ('''DFID''') is a British Government department. It was set up in 1997, with a main aim of fighting world poverty. The ministers as of May 2012 are: Secretary of State: Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell; Minister of Ste: [[Alan Duncan]], Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State; Stephen O'Brien. |
| − | Since 2010, DFID will only provide aid directly to governments once they are satisfied | + | Since 2010, DFID will only provide aid directly to governments once they are satisfied that those governments share a commitment to these partnership principles, including :respect for human rights (from political freedoms to the rights of minorities including (LBGT) and religious minorities).<ref>http://www.dfid.gov.uk/What-we-do/How-UK-aid-is-spent/how-we-decide-where-aid-is-spent/</ref> |
DFID is a member of [[ILGA]] | DFID is a member of [[ILGA]] | ||
Revision as of 14:10, 21 September 2012
The Department for International Development (DFID) is a British Government department. It was set up in 1997, with a main aim of fighting world poverty. The ministers as of May 2012 are: Secretary of State: Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell; Minister of Ste: Alan Duncan, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State; Stephen O'Brien.
Since 2010, DFID will only provide aid directly to governments once they are satisfied that those governments share a commitment to these partnership principles, including :respect for human rights (from political freedoms to the rights of minorities including (LBGT) and religious minorities).[1]
DFID is a member of ILGA
