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DFID’s Anti-Corruption And Counter Fraud Strategy
By KTM Metro Reporter
February 2, 2013: the British Department for International Development (DFID) has published strategy to tackle the threat of endemic corruption, fraud or misuse of public funds in the 29 priority countries including Nepal. Head of DFID Nepal, Dominic O’ Neill said, “This new Anti-Corruption and Counter Fraud strategy will protect our funds and support government efforts to tackle corruption further, as we scale up to £100m per year in Nepal. It will ensure that UK Aid reaches the people it is intended for, according to HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE.
DFID Nepal is funding the government’s major public financial management programs through the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank and promoting the use of public audits and third party monitoring in projects and programs across Nepal to help citizens hold donors, implementing partners and public bodies accountable, according to nepalnews.com.
DFID will also train local media to build a strong free Press in Nepal to help identify corruption and root it out. Britain’s own aid funds are subject to strict checks to safeguard spending and prevent fraud. DFID has a dedicated Counter Fraud Unit to investigate allegations of misuse of aid money, according to the statement.
