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Research for Development (R4D) is a free access online database containing information about research programmes supported by DFID. R4D provides the latest information about cutting-edge research in Sustainable Agriculture, Killer Diseases (Malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS), Climate Change and Fragile States. This unique database contains over 20,000 project records of current and past research, as well as case studies and and news on DFID Research
The Millennium Development Goals represent a united international commitment to reduce poverty by 2015. Achieving the Goals will depend upon a coherent international approach, with agreed policies to support development and effective collaboration between institutions and nations. The Department for International Development (DFID) - the part of the UK Government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty - attaches great importance to its role within this system. In addition to its work as a bilateral donor to individual countries, 38% of total DFID development assistance funding goes through multilateral agencies. Effective engagement of all these parts of the international system is needed if the Millennium Development Goals are to be met.
The first phase of Making Markets Work Better for the Poor project (M4P) was officially completed on December 31st 2007. The proposed second phase of the project (M4P2) is expected to commence implementation in March-April 2008. During the period between the first and second phases of M4P, an interim project coordination unit will be operating in the ADB Vietnam Resident Mission. The interim unit will have the responsibility of undertaking all necessary preparations for the implementation of M4P2 and acting as the focal point for enquiries and activities related to M4P.
The Regoverning Markets programme has been established to provide that research and support. A programe brochure is available for downloading, as well as programme publications.
Research for Development (R4D) is a free access online database containing information about research programmes supported by DFID. R4D provides the latest information about cutting-edge research in Sustainable Agriculture, Killer Diseases (Malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS), Climate Change and Fragile States. This unique database contains over 20,000 project records of current and past research, as well as case studies and and news on DFID Research
IFAD was created in response to the droughts and famines that killed many millions of people in Africa and Asia in the early 1970s. World leaders at the 1974 World Food Conference decided to form a global alliance to fight rural poverty, an underlying cause of hunger and malnutrition.
The Committee promotes enterprise development, particularly for small enterprises, in developing countries. It provides a forum, in which member agencies can exchange information about their programmes, and the lessons learned through those programmes. Building on experience, the Committee publishes common guidelines for member agencies.