Bangladesh, Burma and the Rohingya crisis
Table 2:The development of DFID’s engagement in Burma
DFID Burma 2007
DFID Burma 2013
DFID Burma 2018
Budget
£8 million
£60 million
£100 million
Aim
Increased
opportunities
for the poor and
excluded people of
Burma and refugees
from Burma living
in neighbouring
countries.
A better governed,
more peaceful
and prosperous,
Burma that uses its
increased wealth to
reduce poverty.
Help Burma continue on
a path to being a better
governed, fairer and
more peaceful society,
through working with
the government towards
increased wealth and better
public services shared by all
of its people.
Key
Objectives/
• Reduced incidence
of communicable
and vaccine
preventable diseases
particularly in
vulnerable and
marginalised
populations.
• Peace building and
conflict resolution
i) Building Burma into
a stable ally and trade
partner for the UK through
supporting negotiations
towards peace and a new
political settlement, helping
to deliver credible elections
and fostering inclusive
growth, investment and
trade.
Vision
• Improve state
capability,
democratic
governance and
accountability
• Economic
• Enhanced food
transformation and
security and
productive assets for job creation
the poor.
• Supporting the
development of a
• Increased access
dynamic and resilient
to quality basic
rural population and
education for poor
economy
people.
• Increased
prospects for
successful transition
to a democratic
society.
• Developing human
capital
ii) We also aim to end
poverty and vulnerability
by helping to build stronger
public and private systems
for health and education,
reaching women and
children with improved
nutrition, water and
sanitation, and providing
humanitarian assistance to
those in need.
iii) We will help to stem
radicalisation and the
outflow of narcotics,
trafficked people and drugresistant disease.
iv) We press the government
to end discrimination in
Rakhine State, support
individuals to migrate safely
and stop modern slavery
and are a lead funder of
programmes that address
drug resistant malaria.
Source: Department for International Development (DBB016) and country plans
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