Zambia is among 27 countries around the globe which will benefit from the British aid

Zambia is among 27 countries around the globe which will benefit from the British aid in the coming years that aims to eradicate poverty and improve living standards of the poor people.

The British International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced that the key outcomes of two aid reviews and set out the results that UK aid will deliver for the world’s poorest people over the next four years.

He said these ambitious reviews of DFID’s country programmes and funding to international organisations will make Britain’s aid budget more focused and effective With regard to Pakistan, the DFID programme aims to building a stable, prosperous and democratic country.

The top priorities will focus on building peace and stability across the region and making democracy stick by improving poor governance and strengthening democratic principles, supporting economic stability, higher quality public spending and better growth which creates more economic opportunities, helping the state to deliver better quality services to the people who need them most.
The other countries to benefit from the UK aid programme are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories,  Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, pakistan and Zimbabwe.
However, the UK’s bilateral programmes in Angola, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cambodia, China, Gambia, Indonesia, Iraq, Kosovo, Lesotho, Moldova, Niger, Russia, Serbia and Vietnam will come to an end.
Some will close immediately; others will close over the next five years as the countries graduate from UK aid.

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