EVOLUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SYSTEM IN THE UK (1997–2016)

Abstract

In the UK provided £12.1bn of aid to developing countries Based on the GNI estimate 1 , the Government stated it will use to measure the 0.7 target between 2013 and 2015, the ODA:GNI ratio 2 in 2015 was 0.70 The Humanitarian Sector received the largest proportion of all bilateral aid The majority of the UK's aid was spent bilaterally The top 20 countries receiving UK bilateral aid in 2015 The vast majority of UK bilateral aid was spent in Africa and Asia The Department for International Development delivered t…