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==About== | ==About== | ||
| − | The '''Strategic Programme Fund''' '''(SPF)''' - formerly the [[Global Opportunities Fund]] - was established in 2003 to support the Government’s international goals. | + | The '''Strategic Programme Fund''' '''(SPF)''' - formerly the [[Global Opportunities Fund]] - was established in 2003 to support the Government’s 'international goals'. |
According to the [[Foreign & Commonwealth Office]] ([[FCO]]) | According to the [[Foreign & Commonwealth Office]] ([[FCO]]) | ||
it has | it has | ||
| − | :supported nearly 950 projects since 2003 ranging from climate change and energy, Afghan counter-narcotics and migration | + | :supported nearly 950 projects since 2003 ranging from climate change and energy, Afghan counter-narcotics and migration programmes, to sustainable development, relations with the Islamic world and economic governance. |
| − | Now its main focus is mainly | + | Now its main focus is mainly to |
*counter terrorism, weapons proliferation and their causes | *counter terrorism, weapons proliferation and their causes | ||
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*prevent and resolve conflict; and | *prevent and resolve conflict; and | ||
*develop effective international institutions, above all the UN and EU | *develop effective international institutions, above all the UN and EU | ||
| − | Source<ref> | + | Source<ref>FCO Website [http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/what-we-do/funding-programmes/strat-progr-fund/ Strategic Programme Fund] Accessed April 15, 2008</ref> |
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==Funding== | ==Funding== | ||
| − | The SPF is funded as part of the FCO | + | The SPF is funded as part of the FCO. According to the most up-to-date Annual Report 2006-7, the FCO's spending for that year stood at £128 million - the SPF spending accounted for 50 per cent of the FCO's annual budget<ref>Foreign & Commonwealth Office [http://www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/gof-2006-7 Global Opportunities Fund Annual Report 2006-7], p 37</ref>. |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
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*[[Islamic Media Unit]] | *[[Islamic Media Unit]] | ||
*[[Engaging with the Islamic World]] | *[[Engaging with the Islamic World]] | ||
| − | * | + | *[[Foreign & Commonwealth Office]] |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category: British Propaganda]] | [[Category: British Propaganda]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:13, 15 April 2008
Contents
About
The Strategic Programme Fund (SPF) - formerly the Global Opportunities Fund - was established in 2003 to support the Government’s 'international goals'.
According to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) it has
- supported nearly 950 projects since 2003 ranging from climate change and energy, Afghan counter-narcotics and migration programmes, to sustainable development, relations with the Islamic world and economic governance.
Now its main focus is mainly to
- counter terrorism, weapons proliferation and their causes
- promote a low carbon, high growth global economy
- prevent and resolve conflict; and
- develop effective international institutions, above all the UN and EU
Source[1]
Funding
The SPF is funded as part of the FCO. According to the most up-to-date Annual Report 2006-7, the FCO's spending for that year stood at £128 million - the SPF spending accounted for 50 per cent of the FCO's annual budget[2].
Affiliations
Notes
- ↑ FCO Website Strategic Programme Fund Accessed April 15, 2008
- ↑ Foreign & Commonwealth Office Global Opportunities Fund Annual Report 2006-7, p 37
