Department for International Development (DFID) (DFID)

Contact data:	94 Victoria Street London SW1E 5JL or Abercrombie House Eaglesham Road East Kilbride Glasgow G75 8EA United Kingdom Tel: 00 44 20 7917 7000 Fax: 00 44 20 7917 0019 Email: enquiry@dfid.gov.uk Website: www.dfid.gov.uk
Year established:	2000
Membership No:	1218

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Organisation aims and activities: The Department for International Development (DFID) is the British government department responsible for promoting development and the reduction of poverty.

Further details: The Department for International Development (DFID) is the British government department responsible for promoting development and the reduction of poverty. The government elected in May 1997 increased its commitment to development by strengthening the department (formerly the Overseas Development Administration) and increasing its budget.

The policy of the government was set out in the White Paper on International Development published in November 1997. Its central focus is a commitment to an internationally agreed target to halve the proportion of people living in extreme poverty by 2015. In addition, associated targets include ensuring basic health care provision and universal access to primary education by the same date.

Operational level: International

Organisation type: Government

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