The Conversation

DfID merger with Foreign Office signals shift from using aid to reduce poverty to promoting British national self interest

Shelter kits delivered to Mozambique after Cyclone Idai by the Department for International Development in 2019. DfID via Flickr, CC BY For a prime minister so keen on proclaiming Britain’s ...
The Guardian

Recognise DfID expertise and influence in FCO merger, Raab urged

Department for International Development gave ‘huge heft to global Britain’, says ex-secretary of state ahead of Wednesday merger Foreign secretary Dominic Raab must recognise the “extraordinary ...
The Scotsman

Why is the DfID merging with the FCO? Boris Johnson’s new ‘super department’ explained - and why it’s being criticised

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5 reasons to be proud of DFID and all it has achieved

On 16 June, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the unexpected merger of The Department for International Development (DFID) and the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) into a new Foreign ...
Women's Wear Daily

Primark and DFID to Improve Factory Conditions in Bangladesh and Pakistan

Irish fast-fashion retailer Primark has partnered with the U.K.’s Department for International Development (DFID) in a bid to better working conditions for garment workers in developing markets. The ...