So you want to switch from DfID grants to contracts
The processes for procuring DfID grants and contracts aren't so different; here are some tips for making the switch.
UK aid network Bond appoints former DfID civil servant as new chief executive
Tamsyn Barton has been appointed as the new chief executive of Bond — the membership group for more than 450 U.K. development organizations. Barton, who has previously held roles in DfID and the European Investment Bank, said Bond will continue to strengthen and solidify the voice of international development under her leadership.
UK lawmakers slam new cross-government funds, ask who is running the show
The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and the Prosperity Fund saw huge expansions in the 2015 U.K. aid strategy, with few details about scaling up. Now, U.K. lawmakers weigh in.
UNESCO claims factual errors, political bias in DfID multilateral review
UNESCO tells Devex that a review of their work by the U.K. Department for International Development contained factual errors and that the department's new strategy to hold aid contributions "as blackmail" to development organizations could threaten the multilateral system.
DfID releases its first economic development strategy
The U.K. Department for International Development has released its first-ever economic development strategy, offering a first glimpse at how Brexit, a greater role for the CDC, and cross-government collaboration will impact U.K. aid.
DfID's innovation chief names blockchain as next tech game-changer
Tamara Giltsoff, the new head of innovation at the U.K. Department for International Development, spoke with Devex about how blockchain could find transformative applications in humanitarian aid and development.
DfID seeking legal advice over confidentiality breach by top supplier
The U.K.'s Department for International Development is undertaking a forensic audit investigation of one of its top suppliers, Adam Smith International. DfID says it plans to increase scrutiny of all for-profit suppliers going forward.
First clues for post-Brexit aid cooperation between EU and UK
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator pointed to Norway as an example of how the U.K. will behave after its exit from the EU. What can Norway — and the options being built into the EU's new aid consensus — tell us about the future of U.K. and EU aid?
Bond denies DfID funding will decide its future
Rumors of Bond for International Development's financial difficulty are true, but the 475-member U.K. aid body says it isn't going anywhere, even if new DfID funding doesn't come through.
DfID explains future of NGO funding
DfID has streamlined NGO funding into four pots and offered up key themes for engagement. Meanwhile its new funding stream, U.K. Aid Connect, doesn't quite connect the dots.
Winners and losers in DfID's new Multilateral Aid Review
The U.K. Department for International Development released it's long-anticipated multilateral aid and bilateral development reviews Thursday. The MAR lays out a new results-based standard for multilateral organizations and criticizes partners for failing to collaborate with one another.
What's missing from DfID's Bilateral Development Review?
Not much is new in the U.K. Department for International Development's first Bilateral Development Review since 2011, aside from what — and who — wasn't included.
Opinion: Building public confidence in aid by putting the poorest first
The U.K. Department for International Development's newly released Multilateral Aid Review emphasizes getting the most out of U.K. contributions to development. But that narrative risks losing public support for Britain's longstanding commitment to helping the world's neediest, writes Save the Children's Kevin Watkins.
Opinion: Taking back control? UK reviews support to CSOs
Almost two and a half years after Priti Patel called for an assessment of "irrelevant" organizations such as Oxfam, she has released such a review as head of the U.K. Department of International Development. Toby Porter, a veteran of U.K. charities, says the new DfID leader can do more to build trust.
New UN head Guterres 'between a rock and a hard place,' says Red Cross chief
Humanitarian veteran and President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer says the United Nations' current dilemma has been heating up for 30 years, and has now reached boiling point.
New DfID funding for East Africa crisis welcomed, raises questions
The United Kingdom's Department for International Development this week announced 90 million British pounds ($113.6 million) of support for the East Africa food crisis — but aid workers are left wondering where it will be drawn from.
UK aid prospects brighten slightly in immediate election aftermath
After a shocking election result and a hung parliament, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May remains in power, but a strong Labour showing means her staunchest policies around foreign aid won't go unchallenged.
Private sector, migration, Brexit and climate change loom over the EDD
Devex rounds up the key discussions to watch out for at Europe's biggest annual development summit, the European Development Days, in Brussels on June 7-8 — including private sector engagement, migration, climate change, women's rights and Brexit.
UK charities break silence on damage caused by Lobbying Act
United Kingdom-based charities including Christian Aid and Global Citizen have come forward about the effect of ambiguous legislation on their activities in the run-up to a snap election on Thursday.
Aid divisions emerge as UK election looms
Devex reports on the key issues at stake for the United Kingdom's development community, ahead of a snap election on Thursday.
Britain's Conservatives appear to mull changes to aid spending rules
Britain's major parties all aim to maintain a commitment to spending 0.7 percent of gross national income on aid. But aid groups fear the Conservatives — who have a commanding lead in the polls — could change spending rules and renege on promises to keep the Department for International Development as an independent government body.