Department for International Development

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development cooperation agency former United Kingdom government department

The Department for International Development was a former United Kingdom government department responsible for administering overseas aid and promoting sustainable development and poverty reduction worldwide.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Department for International Development canonical	7
DFID	1
Department for International Development headquarters at 22 Whitehall	1
Ministry of Overseas Development	1
Overseas Development Administration	1
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3681275 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department for International Development
Context triple: [Saint Helena Airport, fundedBy, Department for International Development]

A. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for conducting diplomacy, managing international relations, and overseeing overseas development and aid.
B. Department for World Service
The Department for World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation, responsible for providing emergency relief and long-term assistance to vulnerable communities worldwide.
C. Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office was the United Kingdom government department responsible for protecting and promoting British interests worldwide through diplomacy and international relations before its merger into the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
D. Secretary of State for International Development
The Secretary of State for International Development was the UK government minister responsible for overseeing foreign aid, international development policy, and the Department for International Development (DFID).
E. Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations is the UK’s diplomatic representation at the UN, responsible for advancing British foreign policy and negotiating on the country’s behalf within the organization.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department for International Development
Target entity description: The Department for International Development was a former United Kingdom government department responsible for administering overseas aid and promoting sustainable development and poverty reduction worldwide.

A. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for conducting diplomacy, managing international relations, and overseeing overseas development and aid.
B. Department for World Service
The Department for World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation, responsible for providing emergency relief and long-term assistance to vulnerable communities worldwide.
C. Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office was the United Kingdom government department responsible for protecting and promoting British interests worldwide through diplomacy and international relations before its merger into the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
D. Secretary of State for International Development
The Secretary of State for International Development was the UK government minister responsible for overseeing foreign aid, international development policy, and the Department for International Development (DFID).
E. Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations is the UK’s diplomatic representation at the UN, responsible for advancing British foreign policy and negotiating on the country’s behalf within the organization.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	development cooperation agency ⓘ former United Kingdom government department ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	developing countries ⓘ least developed countries ⓘ
budget	overseas development assistance of the United Kingdom ⓘ
coordinates	51.5013°N 0.1276°W ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved	2020-09-02 ⓘ
employerOf	Minister of State for International Development ⓘ Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development ⓘ Secretary of State for International Development ⓘ
hasLogo	Department for International Development logo ⓘ
hasMotto	Eliminating world poverty ⓘ
hasOfficeLocation	Abercrombie House, East Kilbride ⓘ Whitehall ⓘ
headquartersLocation	East Kilbride ⓘ London ⓘ linked to: London, England
inception	1997-05-03 ⓘ
jurisdiction	United Kingdom ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	England ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
mergedInto	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ
mission	to administer overseas aid for the United Kingdom ⓘ to promote sustainable development ⓘ to reduce poverty worldwide ⓘ
oversight	International Development Committee ⓘ United Kingdom Parliament ⓘ linked to: British Parliament
parentOrganization	Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: UK government
partOf	United Kingdom Cabinet-level departments ⓘ linked to: UK central government departments
policyArea	climate change and environmental sustainability ⓘ education in developing countries ⓘ global health ⓘ governance and conflict prevention ⓘ humanitarian response policy ⓘ international development policy ⓘ
reasonForDissolution	merger with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ⓘ
replacedBy	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ
replaces	Overseas Development Administration ⓘ linked to: Department for International Development
sector	foreign aid ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ international development ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ
shortName	DFID ⓘ linked to: Department for International Development
subordinateTo	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
uses	Union Jack ⓘ linked to: Union Flag
website	https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development ⓘ linked to: Department for International Development

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