Policy paper

BEIS: official development assistance

What we aim to achieve through our official development assistance (ODA) funding and how we will achieve it.

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 30 June 2017
• Last updated: 26 September 2019 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

BEIS official development assistance (ODA): what we are doing

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BEIS official development assistance (ODA): research and innovation - statement of intent

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Details

The UK’s official development assistance (ODA) aims to create a safer and more prosperous world by tackling the global challenges of our time:

• poverty and disease
• mass migration
• insecurity
• conflict
• climate change

These documents set out what the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) aims to achieve through our funding.

Find out about BEIS ODA funding:

• Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF)
• Newton Fund
• International Climate Fund (ICF)

Published 30 June 2017
Last updated 26 September 2019 + show all updates

1. 26 September 2019

   Information about Transparency and International Aid Transparency Initiative Standards added in 'what we are doing' document.

2. 30 June 2017

   First published.