Department for International Development
The Department for International Development (DFID) was a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom, from 1997 to 2020. It was responsible for administering foreign aid.
Department for International Development (London office) (far right)
The department's old headquarters in London
Department for International Development building in Hairmyres, East Kilbride
In international relations, aid is – from the perspective of governments – a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another.
U.S. soldiers unload humanitarian aid for distribution to the town of Rajan Kala, Afghanistan, 5 December 2009
Arrival of Salk Polio Vaccine from the United States at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 1957.