Anthony Smith, Westminster Foundation for Democracy CEO, looks at how the WFD, the UK Government’s democracy-support agency for developing countries, is responding to the main challenges to democracy today.
Professor Chris Whitty, interim Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) and CSA at the Department of Health, looks at how government scientific capability has been applied during national and international crises.
Tackling the most recent Ebola outbreak has been an international effort. The Department for International Development (DFID) is leading the UK response to the crisis in Sierra Leone, working with a range of other departments to fight the virus abroad and on home soil. Jennie Barugh, Head of the Ebola Crisis Unit at DFID explains why cross-departmental collaboration is crucial in stopping the spread of the disease.
Women everywhere should have the right to decide when and whether they have children. No child should be malnourished – undermining their health and future potential. Together we can wipe killer diseases like malaria and TB off the face of the …
The Investment Facility for Utilising UK Specialist Expertise is harnessing the wealth of expertise of UK civil servants to support improvements in the business environment of our partner countries. By Natalie Skerritt, Department for International Development, and Hugo Warner, PricewaterhouseCoopers. …
The UK presence in Afghanistan has been about more than just military action. Catriona Laing, Head of Mission of the Helmand Province Reconstruction Team, talked to James Mortimer about her experiences there. Q1. What is the Helmand Province Reconstruction Team …
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