UK: Aid focus turns to poverty and value

Source(s): Financial Times

Call for accountability: "I was extremely concerned that a small group [...] have been assessed as having serious weaknesses. I will be taking a very tough approach to these organisations. We will not tolerate waste, inefficiency or a failure to focus on poverty reduction" said Andrew Mitchell, UK International development secretary referring to a review of multilateral agencies published this week by DFID, reports the FT.

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