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British government department concerned with assisting developing countries.

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The Department for International Development (DFID) is the UK Government department responsible for promoting sustainable development and reducing poverty. The central focus of the Government's policy, based on the 1997 and 2000 White Papers on International Development, is a commitment to the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals, to be achieved by 2015.

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UK Government department for International Development, formerly the Overseas Development Administration (ODA).

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DFID is a UK Government department with the stated aim of working to promote sustainable development and eliminate world poverty

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This UK Government department plays a major role in influencing trade policy so far as it relates to developing countries. It is headed by a cabinet minister - the Secretary of State for International Development (currently Hilary Benn MP), who is assisted by a junior minister (currently Gareth Thomas MP).

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The Department for International Development (DFID) is a United Kingdom government department, the function of which is "to promote sustainable development and eliminate world poverty".

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