• Website: www.dfid.gov.uk
  • Foreign aid and international development arm of the British government, separate from the Foreign Office.
  • Distributes funds in 3 ways: through multilateral organizations such as the EU and the World Bank, bilaterally to countries via Country Assistance Plans (CAPs), and through agreements directly with NGOs.
  • Total funding commitment to the Palestinians raised from £25m to £40m in 2005/6 due to "the increasing poverty existent within Palestinian Society." Large sums given to the highly politicised Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees and the Palestinian Negotiation Support Unit.
  • PPAs with Christian Aid, Oxfam and the Overseas Development Institute support campaigns to demonize Israel and provide funds and legitimacy to these NGO’s extremist partners.
  • For NGO Monitor's latest report including DFID, click here