International Development Committee - Ninth Report
Democracy and Development in Burma

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 5 March 2014.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

Recent changes in Burma

The current development situation

Our inquiry

2 DFID's work in Burma

DFID's Burma programme

DFID's strategy

Budget support and Government capacity

Donor co-ordination

DFID coordination with the Foreign Office

Availability of DFID programme information

3 Governance

Addressing ethnic conflict

Peace process

Supporting services in the ethnic regions

Rape and sexual violence and women's involvement in the peace process

Links between the MOD and the Tatmadaw

Inter-communal violence

The 2014 national census

Strengthening institutions

Constitution

Public financial management

Civil society

Rule of law

Parliament

Parliamentary strengthening in general

The importance of politics in Burma

4 Health

The Three Millennium Development Goal Fund

General approach and future

Maternal and child healthcare

HIV/AIDS

Malaria

Health system strengthening

Improvements to Rangoon General Hospital and medical education

5 Education

Monastic education

6 Economy

Livelihoods

7 Thai border refugee camps

8 Conclusion

Appendix 1-Summary of DFID Burma programmes

Appendix 2-DFID Burma Health Programmes 2006-12

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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Prepared 13 March 2014