The U.K. Department for International Development plans to shut down its office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Jan. 31.
The move follows a global review of U.K. aid, which calls on DfID to “focus money globally to areas with greater concentrations of poor people and fewer funders,” according to Natalie Acton, DfID’s deputy director for Asia.
The closure of the office does not signal the conclusion of U.K. aid to Cambodia, said the U.K.’s ambassador to the country, Andrew Mace, noting that several development programs will continue through DfID’s partners and non-governmental organizations.
Acton said information on DfID’s new offices and funding priorities will be announced once the review is completed, The Phnom Penh Post reports.
