Development

DFAT and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) commissioned an independent joint review of its Strategic Partnership Framework (SPF) 2016-20 and 2021 extension (SPF 2016-21) to assess the partnership performance and arrangements over the period and to provide recommendations to inform the next SPF 2022-25.

Australia will deliver more than 400,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam this week, as part of the ongoing commitment to work together with our close friend and strategic partner.

This evaluation was paused in March 2020 so the former Office of Development Effectiveness could pivot its work towards supporting DFAT’s COVID response. This is a summary of the lessons and findings of the paused evaluation.

This evaluation was paused in March 2020 so the former Office of Development Effectiveness could pivot its work towards supporting DFAT’s COVID response. This is a summary of the lessons and findings of the paused evaluation.

The purpose of the review was to assess Nabilan’s progress against its end of program outcomes with an emphasis on Phase 2 programming with a view to informing the design process for Phase 3. The Review was undertaken by a team of four from DESI Consulting, two in-country consultants and two working remotely.

The mid-term progress report on the Australian Government’s Health Security Initiative for the Indo-Pacific region was completed in May 2021. The Initiative was launched in October 2017 with an allocation of $300 million over five years funded from the Australian aid program. Its goal is to contribute to the avoidance and containment of infectious disease threats with the potential to cause social and economic harms on a national, regional or global scale.

Fiji’s transport and tourism sectors will receive a boost, with the signing of a $68 million financing package to Fiji Airports that will assist to improve air services and connectivity in the region.

The Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP) is a five year (2017-2022) partnership between the Australian Government (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, DFAT) and Australian Non-Governmental Organisations (ANGOs). This Mid-Term Evaluation was designed to provide evidence-based assessment of the progress of AHP and recommendations for future planning.

As the Lao government rolls out a new primary education curriculum, this multi-year study assesses the extent to which the Australia-supported Basic Education Quality and Access in Laos Program (BEQUAL) results in school leaders and teachers developing intended teaching practices, which in turn leads to improvements in student learning outcomes.

Samoa has received its first delivery of vaccines from Australia, with 10,000 domestically manufactured AstraZeneca doses arriving in Apia, as Australia works together with our neighbours in their response to COVID-19.