Transparency - Number 10

Department for International Development

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Honour the UK’s international commitments and support actions to achieve the Millennium Development Goals

1.1 Honour UK commitment to spend 0.7% of gross national income as official development assistance from 2013, enshrine this commitment in law and encourage other countries to fulfil their aid commitments

Title	Start date achieved	End date achieved	Status	Notes
1.1.i Enshrine in law our commitment to spend 0.7% of national income as official development assistance (ODA) from 2013, as soon as Parliamentary time allows Scheduled start date: Started, Scheduled end date: Mar 2015			In progress
1.1.ii Ensure 0.7% of gross national income is spent as ODA Scheduled start date: Jan 2013, Scheduled end date: Mar 2015	Jan 2013		In progress
1.1.iii Work with other Departments to help them meet agreed contributions to UK ODA targets and to have plans in place to publish aid data under the International Aid Transparency Initiative’s common standard in line with the UK Open Government Partnership Action Plan Scheduled start date: Started, Scheduled end date: Mar 2015			In progress
1.1.iv Release data every March/April showing percentage of gross national income spent as ODA by calendar year Scheduled start date: Started, Scheduled end date: Mar 2015			In progress

1.2 Maintain momentum on actions to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with a focus on services for poor people

Title	Start date achieved	End date achieved	Status	Notes
1.2.i Showcase MDG successes and lessons learned in an event around the UN General Assembly (MDG Countdown) Scheduled start date: Started, Scheduled end date: Sep 2012		Sept 2012	Complete	Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening and USAID Administrator Raj Shah co-hosted the 2012 MDG Countdown event in New York on 26th September 2012. This successfully showcased innovation and progress from around the world in meeting the MDGs. For further information please click on this link http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Stories/Features/2012/MDG-Countdown-2012/
1.2.ii Ensure support frameworks are in place for Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) in at least ten countries Scheduled start date: Started, Scheduled end date: Sep 2013			In progress
1.2.iii Expand access to and educational outcomes for poor children, including through low-cost private schools, in at least four countries Scheduled start date: Started, Scheduled end date: Mar 2014			In progress
1.2.iv Work to increase access to malaria and reproductive health services for poor people, including through voucher programmes in at least three countries Scheduled start date: Started, Scheduled end date: Mar 2014			In progress

1.3 Shaping the future: Leading international thinking on development

Title	Start date achieved	End date achieved	Status	Notes
1.3.i Drive international efforts to agree an ambitious new global development agenda beyond 2015 that accelerates progress on poverty reduction, working through the UN Secretary General’s High Level Panel co-chaired by the Prime Minister Scheduled start date: Started, Scheduled end date: Dec 2014			In progress
1.3.ii Play a lead role in the Post-Busan Interim Group to shape governance and monitoring arrangements for the new Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, ensuring that key areas of results and transparency are adequately prioritised and that participation of emerging economies is encouraged Scheduled start date: Started, Scheduled end date: Jul 2012		Jul 2012	Complete	Secretary of State for International Development appointed as co-chair of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation - please click on following link for further information - http://www.dfid.gov.uk/News/Latest-news/2012/DFID-statement-on-post-Busan/
1.3.iii Lead the G8 during the UK’s 2013 Presidency to deliver stronger accountability on developmental outcomes, including transparency, food security and maternal health Scheduled start date: Jun 2012, Scheduled end date: Dec 2013	Jun 2012		In progress