DFID Mission Statement
DFID, the Department for International Development: leading
the British government’s fight against world poverty.
One in five people in the world today, over 1 billion people,
live in poverty on less than one dollar a day. In an increasingly
inter-dependent world, many problems - like conflict, crime, pollution, and
diseases such as HIV and AIDS - are caused or made worse by poverty.
DFID supports long-term programmes to help tackle the
underlying causes of poverty. DFID also responds to emergencies, both natural
and man-made.
DFID’s work forms part of a global promise to
- halve the number of people living
in extreme poverty and hunger
- ensure that all children receive primary education
- promote sexual equality and give women a stronger voice
- reduce child death rates
- improve the health of mothers
- combat HIV & AIDS, malaria and other diseases
- make sure the environment is protected
- build a global partnership for those working in development.
Together, these form the United Nations’ eight ‘Millennium
Development Goals’, with a 2015 deadline. Each of these Goals has its own,
measurable, targets.
DFID works in partnership with governments, civil society,
the private sector and others. It also works with multilateral institutions,
including the World Bank, United Nations agencies, and the European Commission.
DFID works directly in over 150 countries worldwide, with a budget of nearly
£4 billion in 2004. Its headquarters are in London and East Kilbride, near
Glasgow.
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