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<p>DFID works closely with the FCO to assess and monitor the civil and political rights
context in the countries where it has programmes. DFID draws on the FCO’s annual Human
Rights and Democracy Report, which takes international human rights obligations as
its starting point, and assesses FCO country specific updates to that report. It takes
into account the views of a range of sources including EU and other development partners,
and civil society reports.</p><p>DFID provides aid to governments when it is satisfied
that they share Britain’s commitments to reducing poverty and to respecting human
rights. Before providing aid to a partner government, DFID assesses their commitment
to four Partnership Principles. These include a commitment to poverty reduction; respecting
human rights and other international obligations; improving public financial management,
promoting good governance and transparency, and fighting corruption; and strengthening
domestic accountability.</p>
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