Set up in 1997 to bring greater clarity to the way aid was managed and to make sure every pound was making a difference to the lives of the world’s poorest people, DFID was a cornerstone of New Labour’s ethical foreign policy.
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Is Britain’s aid going to those most in need?
Decisions as to which sums of money were appropriate for the earthquake-induced crises in Haiti and Chile are the responsibility of the Department for International Development (DFID).
