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Building Resilience and adapting to climate change in Malawi
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme aims to strengthen the resilience of poor households in Malawi to withstand current and projected weather and climate-related shocks and stresses. This will in turn halt the annual cycle of humanitarian crises that blights people’s lives, harms poverty reduction efforts and swallows up resources. The UK will invest up to £90.5 million over eight years [2018-2027] to provide direct benefits to 1.7 million poor and vulnerable people in Malawi [approximately 300,000 households].The programme also supports environmental and resilience outcomes through reducing deforestation directly and indirectly.
Umoyo Wathu Health System Strengthening Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To reduce rates and inequalities in maternal, under-5 and new-born deaths; as well as reduce stunting in under-5s, by strengthening the quality and coverage of a package of essential health services through lower level district administration. The programme will increase the provision and uptake of quality, highly cost effective life-saving primary healthcare services provided free at the point of use, and so better protect the most vulnerable against the financial consequences of ill health. By 2028, the programme will contribute to reducing maternal mortality from 439 to 350 per 100,000 births; neonatal mortality from 27 to 22 per 1,000 live births; child mortality from 64 to 48 per 1,000 live births; stunting in children under five years of age reduced from 37% to 31%; and impact of communicable disease outbreaks and epidemics.
European Union Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To work through the EU Emergency Trust Fund to promote stability in three regions of Africa and enable better migration management. This will be achieved by tackling the root causes of forced displacement and irregular migration through creating job opportunities, improving food security and access to health and education services. It will work to improve regional migration management processes including fighting human trafficking and other trans-border crimes, helping people return to their countries of origin and dealing with human rights abuses. This UK contribution will support programmes in development in the Horn of Africa: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. This project was approved before the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU. Work is now under way to understand the implications of leaving the EU for the UK’s development work.
UK Regional Support to the most vulnerable Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank (UKRSP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The “UK Regional Support to the most vulnerable Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank” programme aims to save lives, reduce suffering and improve resilience during the current crisis and prevent a further deterioration of the humanitarian situation until a more durable political solution is reached. While reaffirming HMG’s ongoing support to Palestinians and to neighbouring host countries, and in conjunction with the OPTs bilateral programme, it will provide humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, as well as support for those displaced to neighbouring countries. Given the uncertainty and regional volatility, this programme is designed to be flexible to respond to needs arising.
Supporting Locally-Led Response to Floods in Sumatra
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Through local humanitarian first responder Plan Indonesia, the programme will provide lifesaving assistance to populations affected by floods and landslides that impacted Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra in November 2025. The programme will deliver WASH, Child Protection, emergency shelter and complementary relief, prioritising the most vulnerable and displaced households. The programme will leverage an existing relationship with a longstanding implementing partner and existing due diligence arrangements. Delivery will be rapid, time-bound and in line with UK humanitarian policy. The programme will be conducted throughout with respect for local cultural and political constraints.
Swift, Humanitarian, Anticipatory & Responsive Pooled-fund (SHARP) - Start Fund & First Response Fund
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme will directly support FCDO’s humanitarian response priorities by providing rapid and agile life-saving support to communities affected by small and medium scale crises.
UK Support to Palestinian Refugees(UKSPR) 2022-2028
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To provide predictable, multi-year funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees in the Near East which will help the Agency deliver basic education including to girls, health services including family planning, vaccines and pre-natal and anti-natal services, relief services and humanitarian aid to more than 5.9 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
Building Resilience and an Effective Emergency Refugee Response (BRAER)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme will provide emergency life-saving assistance to the large influxes of refugees arriving in Uganda, build resilience among refugees and their host communities to reduce Uganda’s humanitarian burden, and deliver on UK Humanitarian Reform priorities. It will support the UK in its leadership role to develop new approaches to protracted crises and in delivering on the New York Declaration’s Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework, with regional and global impact.
UK Aid Match II Fund
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support the achievement of the Global Goals through funding UK-based civil society organisations to deliver projects that assist in ending extreme poverty and building a better world by 2030. The programme will also provide opportunities for the UK public to engage in international development issues and have a say in how a portion of the aid budget is spent.
Building Resilience and Addressing Vulnerability to Emergencies (BRAVE)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
BRAVE aims to strengthen community resilience to climate change and enhance the capacity of government institutions to deliver climate-resilient, inclusive, and shock-responsive services. The programme prioritises the needs of those most vulnerable to climate-related emergencies particularly women and girls, who face disproportionate risks by ensuring interventions are gender-sensitive and informed by robust analysis, including sex- and age-disaggregated data.
Strengthening Societal and Economic Resilience in Jordan (SSERJ)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme will expand contributory social insurance schemes which will allow more informal jobs to be formalised. It will also support an expansion of tax-financed social assistance schemes, seeking greater coherence between national systems and those supporting refugees to improve efficiency. Frontloaded financial support will demonstrate proof of concept which, alongside technical support, is appropriate assistance to a Low Middle Income Country. A comprehensive sustainability strategy and exit plan for UK support will be developed during the inception period and monitored throughout implementation of this programme.
Responding to the needs of Women and Children in Yemen 301140
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will address the devastating impact the conflict in Yemen is having on women and children, particularly the most marginalised. It will provide access to life-saving integrated health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and protection services. This approach responds directly to two key UK humanitarian aims in Yemen: preventing famine and ensuring respect for International Humanitarian Law.
Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation Programme (HEROS)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme will provide humanitarian emergency response operations management and stabilisation support. This programme will enable UK to respond rapidly, at scale, to global humanitarian disasters as well as supporting DFID teams working on protracted crises, chronic emergencies and humanitarian reform. This contract will also provide a flexible model to support the Government’s conflict, stabilisation and security work in fragile and conflict-affected states – both during steady state periods and in response to crises.
UK Humanitarian Support in Palestine (2026-2029)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme aims to deliver the UK’s high ambition to provide humanitarian support to Palestine, by supporting vulnerable civilians in Gaza and the West Bank and addressing their urgent humanitarian and protection needs. Interventions are designed to save lives, alleviate suffering, and prepare for early recovery where possible, while maintaining flexibility in a volatile context. This aligns to humanitarian principles and the FCDO’s Humanitarian Framework. The programme builds on lessons and evidence from its predecessor, which achieved strong results after being scaled up in response to the war (Oct 23). Based on this learning, we will maximise the impact of our spend by focusing on priority areas, in line with needs and UK expertise. This includes maintaining a strong contribution to the health response.
Caribbean Humanitarian Response Platform
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The multi-year programme will strengthen FCDO agility in preparing and responding quickly to new disasters in the Caribbean. It will deliver one of the International Development Strategy's top priorities: providing lifesaving humanitarian assistance and preventing the worst forms of human suffering and the UK Caribbean Strategy's emphasis on better preparedness and effectiveness in disaster response.
Jordan Humanitarian and Systems Strengthening (JHASS) Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will support refugees and vulnerable Jordanians with life-saving and life-changing assistance that enhances their resilience, well-being, and future opportunities.? It will prioritise cash assistance and life-saving support such as Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), it will protect the provision of life-changing services including education, health and humanitarian protection. Where the humanitarian and political context allows, support will extend to other social protection efforts and long-term strategies for modernising systems, capacity-building and localisation, including potential refugee returns.
Emergency Deployments Team 2 Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Humanitarian response capability to deliver Emergency Medical Teams and International Search and Rescue Teams in the event of a sudden onset disaster.
Humanitarian Enablers Programme (HEP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme will contribute to making humanitarian responses by FCDO and the international humanitarian system more effective as a core priority of the UK Government’s International Development Strategy (IDS). It will support specialised enabling services which are aligned to the three priorities of the Humanitarian Framework: independent data collection and analysis (prioritise); contributing to improved access and inclusion of vulnerable groups (protect); and strengthening early warning and risk management (prevent). The programme will deploy enabling services in rapid onset and protracted crises; complementing and informing the FCDO’s response and providing “global public goods” that multiply the impact of others.
Sudan – Humanitarian Emergency and Longer-term Planning (S-HELP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Humanitarian Emergency and Longer-term Planning (S-HELP) will contribute to reducing excess mortality and morbidity resulting from conflict, climate related hazards, disease outbreaks and economic shocks by the following approaches: framing the programme, maintaining and reinforcing the fundamental principles underpinning humanitarian action: an independent, needs based, approach that does not take the side of any party to the conflict and has the affected people at the centre of programme and policy priorities; continuing to support partners within the UN-led and associated response such as the Sudan Humanitarian Fund and the International Committee of the Red Cross – though this will be further refined through the Business Case design process;
Multiyear Assistance for the Red Cross Humanitarian (MARCH)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This project provides core support to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) and the British Red Cross (BRC). This project will increase the capacity and accountability of the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement - the worlds largest humanitarian network, to prioritise assistance to people in greatest need in humanitarian crises, promote and disseminate International Humanitarian Law, strengthen the network's ability to be more effective, and enhance National Societies’ ability to deliver."
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