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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) UK Capital Investment
HM Treasury
UK investment in the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to assist in addressing the shortage of infrastructure investment across the Asia-Pacific region. The UK’s membership will deepen economic ties with Asia and create opportunities for British businesses. The AIIB will support economic growth in the region and drive up living standards. The AIIB aims to help bridge the gap and improve economic growth in Asia. The establishment of the AIIB supports access to finance for infrastructure projects across Asia using a variety of support measures including loans, equity investments and guarantees to boost investment. Supporting infrastructure investment in Asian will support economic growth in the region and give benefits for the whole global economy.
UK contribution to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Special Fund
HM Treasury
At the ninth UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) in Beijing on 16 December 2017, the Chancellor of the Exchequer signed a Contribution Agreement with the AIIB, formalising the UK’s commitment, made at the previous EFD in 2016, to provide US$50m to the AIIB’s Special Fund for Project Preparation. This fund provides grant support to developing Asian countries to prepare infrastructure projects for the Bank to finance. The UK's contribution is through the Prosperity Fund.
The Evidence Fund - 300708
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Evidence Fund procures and manages research and evaluations that primarily benefit ODA eligible countries. Most research and evaluations paid for by the Evidence Fund are country-specific, and all respond to requests for evidence to inform programme or policy decisions. Primarily serving research requests from HMG’s Embassies and High Commissions in ODA eligible countries, and from HMG policy and strategy teams, the Evidence Fund strengthens the evidence behind the UK’s priority international development investments and development diplomacy. The Evidence Fund also invests modest amounts of non-ODA, to strengthen the evidence behind wider UK foreign policy.
Global Environment Facility (GEF) 7th Replenishment
Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
To support developing countries to implement international agreements on climate change, biodiversity, land degradation and harmful chemicals as integral elements of sustainable development. GEF’s other activities include sustainable forest management, international waters and protecting the ozone layer.
UK Annual Contributions to the Montreal Protocol Trust Fund, Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund and Vienna Convention Trust Fund
Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
This activity supports an annual UK contribution to The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer which is a multilateral environmental agreement with universal ratification. It regulates the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances (ODS). Protection of the ozone layer is vital in preventing increased UV radiation, resulting in higher incidence of skin cancers and eye cataracts, more-compromised immune systems, and negative effects on watersheds, agricultural lands and forests. The Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol was established in 1991. The Fund's objective is to provide financial and technical assistance to developing country parties to the Montreal Protocol whose annual per capita consumption and production of ODS is less than 0.3 kg to comply with the control measures of the Protocol. The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer is a multilateral environmental agreement signed in 1985 that provided frameworks for international reductions in the production of chlorofluorocarbons due to their contribution to the destruction of the ozone layer, resulting in an increased threat of skin cancer.
Global Programme for Sustainability
Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
The programme supports sustainable economic growth that is both long-lasting and resilient to climate-related stressors. It does this through the integration of natural capital into decision making by governments, the private sector and financial institutions. The inability to value natural capital can undermine long-term growth and critically, the livelihoods of the poorest people dependent on ecosystems for their livelihoods. This programme directly addresses this challenge by (i) investing in data and research on natural capital; (ii) assisting countries to integrate this analysis into government policy making; and (iii) integrating these data and analysis into financial sector decision making.
Evaluation Quality Assurance and Learning Service 2 - EQUALS 2
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will provide independent, high quality efficient and effective advice and assurance throughout the programme cycle to ensure that Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds are used for undertaking high quality monitoring, evaluation and learning that meets the evolving needs in development. Other ODA spending government departments can access it to ensure evaluations of their programmes are of a high enough quality to be published. Monitoring and evaluations can provide accountability for tax-payers money and enable learning and new evidence generation to inform current and future policy and programming across UK and other Governments. It will additionally be open to some Non ODA evaluations within FCDO for the same quality assurance and assistance.
Strengthening Research Institutions in Africa
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Strengthening Research Institutions in Africa ,SRIA, will strengthen the research systems in FCDO partner countries, in Africa, so that both local and donor research investment achieves economic and social impact. It will do this by strengthening the institutions that regulate and shape research in country to ensure that research investment is aligned with national development priorities. It will invest in the building blocks of research, for example, access to global research, recruitment and retention of researchers and more equitable research partnerships between northern and southern researchers. Whilst also driving increased coherence of UK ODA research spend to ensure it has a greater impact.
Citizen Engagement and Democracy Support Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To increase trust between government and civil society to deliver enhanced state accountability and responsiveness, resulting in better quality public services. The programme supports building the capcity of Civil Society Organisations through provision of grants and capacity building interventions.
Mozambique Agricultural Jobs and Climate-Resilient Investment Programme (MAJI)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To improve incomes, create better/more jobs for women and men in Mozambique and support their resilience to climate shocks.
Building Resilience and Addressing Vulnerability to Emergencies (BRAVE)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
BRAVE aims to improve community resilience to climate change and the capacity of key government institutions responsible for delivering climate resilience, including systems for adaptive and shock responsive social protection.
Enabling predictable, quick and effective responses to humanitarian crises
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support people affected by disasters, conflict and displacement globally, the programme will; provide high volumes of time-critical humanitarian assistance to save lives and mitigate suffering, through a high-performing Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), and potentially other emergency funds, that can rapidly release funds where and when they are needed most, including in advance of imminent crises; support strategic investments in improved quality and effectiveness of country level responses to urgent needs i.e. based on joint needs assessments and a collective approach to accountability.
UK investment in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria 2023-2025
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To tackle the immediate impact of the three most deadly infectious diseases – HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria – and put the international community on the right track to end the three diseases as epidemics by 2030.
UK Investment in Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (2021-2025)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) supports vaccine delivery in 57 of the world's poorest countries. Gavi immunises children against vaccine preventable diseases including measles, rubella, meningitis, cervical cancer, pneumonia and diarrhoea. Gavi has played a significant role in the recent halving of global child mortality. Gavi targets reaching those in hard to reach areas, the poorest, and the most marginalised. It has a major global market shaping role for vaccines to negotiate lower prices for low-income countries and incentivising new vaccines.
Global Water Leadership in a Changing Climate
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Committed leadership, evidence-based policies and plans, effective institutions, and coordinated action are all needed to end water and sanitation related preventable deaths. Globally and in at least 20 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia this programme will Strengthen water leadership by focusing national and international attention on water governance, building political will and fostering collaboration between stakeholders to deliver nationally agreed objectives for water and sanitation. Generate critical evidence, norms and standards to inform climate-resilient water and sanitation policies and plans and review progress. Drive progress by focusing national efforts on identifying and resolving bottlenecks to improve sector performance and by linking creditworthy institutions with new sources of finance.
The Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network MOPAN programme 2020- 2022 (extended to cover 2023-24)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To work with the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network MOPAN to assess the effectiveness of the multilateral organisations that receive development and humanitarian assistance from FCDO. These assessments identify strengths and areas for improvement in the multilateral organisations. Findings are used for discussions with the organisations to help build their capacity and to act as a source of input for strategic decision-making for FCDO.
Support to Polio Eradication through GPEI - 2020-2025
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To achieve the global goal of polio eradication while improving health systems we will provide funding to GPEI.
Disability Capacity Building Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To promote the rights of people with disabilities in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by supporting the delivery of small grants, training and partnership building between UN agencies, governments, private sector and disabled persons organisations.
Due Diligence Hub
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
DFID’s Better Delivery Department (BDD) is leading on the development of a new central service for Due Diligence within DFID. The aim of the Hub is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Due Diligence Assessment process by conducting more central reviews, pooling technical skills and managing contracting-out for specialist services for (finance, auditing, safeguarding and procurement skills).
International Development Association 19th Replenishment (IDA 19)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
UK contribution to the 19th Replenishment of the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA 19) proving grant and low interest loans to the World Bank's poorest and least credit worthy clients for the period July 2020 to June 2023.
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