§ 29. Dr. PalmerTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will promote partnership programmes with individual developing countries committed to poverty reduction. [708]
§ Clare ShortPartnerships with developing countries committed to poverty reduction form the cornerstone of our efforts to eliminate poverty. DFID is working with others to help partner country governments draw up nationally owned and led poverty reduction strategies. These strategies provide a framework for international efforts to help tackle poverty and for DFID's work in the majority of our major partner counties.