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The PACS Programme is supported by
the Department
For International Development
(DFID), the UK government department
working to promote sustainable development
and eliminate world poverty.Read
an interview with
the head of DFID India, Susanna
Moorehead,
about the organisation's involvement
with the PACS Programme.
DFID works
on the basis of two important policy
documents of the UK government on
international development:
- The 1997 White Paper, which
sets out the UK government’s
policies to achieve sustainable
development on this planet. Download
this paper in PDF format .
- The 2000 White Paper, which
sets out an agenda to ensure that
the new wealth, technology and
knowledge being generated through
globalization brings sustainable
benefits to people who live in
extreme poverty. Download
this paper in PDF format.
The 2000 White Paper spells out
the UK government's commitment to
focus all its development efforts
on the achievement of the following
internationally agreed Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015:
- Eradicate extreme poverty and
hunger.
- Achieve universal primary education.
- Promote gender equality and
empower women.
- Reduce child mortality.
- Improve maternal health.
- Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and
other diseases.
- Ensure environmental sustainability.
- Develop a global partnership
for development.
(To learn more about the MDGs
click
here.)
Working towards these goals, DFID
has concentrated its assistance
in the poorest countries of sub-Saharan
Africa and Asia. It also contributes
to poverty reduction and sustainable
development in middle-income countries.
DFID works in partnership with
governments committed to the MDGs,
with civil society, the private
sector and the research community.
It also works with multilateral
institutions, including the World
Bank, United Nations agencies and
the European Commission.
DFID has headquarters in London
and East Kilbride, offices in many
developing countries, and staff
based in British embassies and high
commissions around the world.
DFID's largest country programme
(around £180 million) is in
India. Click
here to download the full text
of DFID's India Strategy Paper in
PDF format.
DFID India's head office is in
New Delhi and it has state offices
in Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata
and Hyderabad. For more information
on DFID India contact:
DFID India
B-28, TARA Crescent
Qutab Institutional Area
New Delhi 110 016
India
Tel: (011) 26529123
Fax: (011) 26529296
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