
Three acts of parliament have helped to put development higher on the national agenda.

In addition to working directly in countries, DFID also gives UK Aid through multi-country global programmes and core contributions to multilaterals. We also have regional programmes in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, and development relationships with 3 aid dependent Overseas Territories – St Helena, the Pitcairn Islands and Montserrat. We work in countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, many of which are fragile or at risk from fragile neighbours. We employ around 3,600 staff who work in our offices in London, East Kilbride and globally. The Department for International Development ( DFID) was set up in 1997. Read our Single Departmental Plan to find out more about how we are performing against our objectives.

tackling extreme poverty and helping the world’s most vulnerable.strengthening resilience and response to crisis.strengthening global peace, security and governance.helping to prevent climate change and encouraging adaptation and low-carbon growth in developing countries.preventing violence against girls and women in the developing world.improving the lives of girls and women through better education and a greater choice on family planning.improving the coherence and performance of British international development policy in fragile and conflict-affected countries.

