On Monday, July 06, the UK government presented its new
White Paper on International Development. The paper,
Building our common future, focuses on the following areas:
- poverty reduction
- promoting economic recovery and greener growth
- sustainable development
- building peaceful states and societies
- keeping up with previous commitments
- reforming the international humanitarian system
- improving methods of delivery
For some first reactions by Alison Evans, see
ODI's blog. One of concerns raised is that the new white paper lacks strategic selectivity. This may lead to DfID loosing its asset of effectiveness, as it overstretches its capacities (in particular in the current financial environment) in attempting to reach out to all possible humanitarian challenges.
Comments on the high focus on conflict-affected and fragile states have been made by
Alex Evans on the Global Dashboard.
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