The Department for International Development (DFID) is a United Kingdom government department, the function of which is "to promote sustainable development and eliminate world poverty". The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Ministers

The Department is headed by Cabinet Minister and Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn. The only other minister is the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Gareth Thomas. Alternate meanings in cabinet (disambiguation) A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... In the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State for International Development is a Cabinet minister responsible for promoting development overseas, particularly in the third world. ... The Right Honourable Hilary James Wedgwood Benn (November 26, 1953) British politician and is Labour Member of Parliament of Leeds Central and Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn speaking in Oxford, January 2005 Born in Hammersmith, London, Hilary Benn is a fourth generation MP, being the son of... A minister or a secretary is a politician who heads a government ministry or department (e. ... A Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, in the United Kingdom government structure, is a minister who is junior to a Minister of State who is then junior to a Secretary of State. ... Gareth Richard Thomas (born July 15, 1967, Harrow) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...

Permanent Secretary

The current Permanent Secretary (since 2002) at DFID is Suma Chakrabarti. In the United Kingdom, the non-political civil service head of a government department, as distinct from the political Secretary of State to whom he or she reports. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Suma Chakrabarti is Permanent Secretary (senior civil servant) at the UK government Department for International Development (DFID) - formerly the Overseas Development Administration (ODA), since February 2002. ...

Mission

The main piece of legislation governing DFID's work is the International Development Act, which came into force on 17 June 2002, replacing the Overseas Development and Co-operation Act (1980). The Act makes poverty reduction the focus of DFID's work, and effectively outlaws tied aid. [1] This article needs to be wikified. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

As well as responding to disasters and emergencies, DFID works to support the United Nations’ eight ‘Millennium Development Goals’, namely to: The United Nations (UN) is an international organization that describes itself as a global association of governments facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ... The Millennium Development Goals are eight goals that all 191 United Nations member states have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2015. ...

• 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.

- all with a 2015 deadline.

DFID Programmes

Imfundo Partnership for IT in Education Imfundo is the team within the British Department for International Development which creates partnerships to deliver information technology-based activities supporting gender equality and universal primary education in sub-Saharan Africa. ...

External links

• DFID Homepage
• Organisational chart
• Article on DFID's use of consultants