International Development Act 2002
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The International Development Act 2002 is a UK law that provides the main legal framework for the country’s overseas aid, requiring that development assistance be focused on poverty reduction and sustainable development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| International Development Act 2002 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9736535 — 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: International Development Act 2002 Context triple: [Secretary of State for International Development, associatedWith, International Development Act 2002]
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A.
International Development Cooperation Act of 1979
The International Development Cooperation Act of 1979 is a U.S. law that restructured and updated American foreign aid and development assistance programs to better coordinate and advance U.S. international development objectives.
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B.
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003
The Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 is a U.S. law that created the Millennium Challenge Corporation to provide performance-based foreign aid aimed at reducing global poverty and promoting economic growth.
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C.
Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries
The Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries is a comprehensive international development framework that outlines priority measures and commitments to support the economic and social progress of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries.
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D.
Department for International Development
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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E.
Agreement Establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development
The Agreement Establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development is the founding international treaty that created IFAD as a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and improving food security in developing countries.
- 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: International Development Act 2002 Target entity description: The International Development Act 2002 is a UK law that provides the main legal framework for the country’s overseas aid, requiring that development assistance be focused on poverty reduction and sustainable development.
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A.
International Development Cooperation Act of 1979
The International Development Cooperation Act of 1979 is a U.S. law that restructured and updated American foreign aid and development assistance programs to better coordinate and advance U.S. international development objectives.
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B.
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003
The Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 is a U.S. law that created the Millennium Challenge Corporation to provide performance-based foreign aid aimed at reducing global poverty and promoting economic growth.
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C.
Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries
The Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries is a comprehensive international development framework that outlines priority measures and commitments to support the economic and social progress of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries.
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D.
Department for International Development
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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E.
Agreement Establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development
The Agreement Establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development is the founding international treaty that created IFAD as a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and improving food security in developing countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Secretary of State for International Development
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UK government ⓘ |
| appliesTo | UK official development assistance ⓘ |
| bindingForce | legally binding in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conditionForAssistance |
assistance must be likely to contribute to a reduction in poverty
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assistance must be provided for the purpose of sustainable development or welfare of the population ⓘ |
| constrains | use of UK aid funds to purposes consistent with poverty reduction and sustainable development ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enables | the Secretary of State to provide development assistance for sustainable development and welfare of people in developing countries ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
developing countries
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environmentally sustainable development ⓘ poverty-focused aid ⓘ |
| governs | provision of development assistance by the UK government ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalFrameworkFor |
UK bilateral development assistance
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UK contributions to certain multilateral development institutions ⓘ |
| objective |
to ensure accountability and statutory basis for UK aid spending
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to make the reduction of poverty the central objective of UK development assistance ⓘ |
| policyArea |
international development
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overseas aid ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to ensure that UK development assistance is focused on poverty reduction
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to promote sustainable development through UK development assistance ⓘ to provide the main legal framework for the United Kingdom’s overseas aid ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Department for International Development
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Sustainable Development Goals ⓘ UK aid policy ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier fragmented statutory provisions on UK overseas aid ⓘ |
| requiresThat |
development assistance provided under the Act must be likely to contribute to a reduction in poverty
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development assistance provided under the Act must be likely to contribute to sustainable development ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| sector |
development cooperation law
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public international law ⓘ |
| setsOut | statutory tests for when development assistance may be given ⓘ |
| shortTitle | International Development Act 2002 ⓘ |
| subjectTo | oversight by the UK Parliament ⓘ |
| typeOfAidCovered |
financial assistance
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humanitarian assistance ⓘ technical assistance ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2002 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: International Development Act 2002 Description of subject: The International Development Act 2002 is a UK law that provides the main legal framework for the country’s overseas aid, requiring that development assistance be focused on poverty reduction and sustainable development.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Secretary of State for International Development
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associatedWith
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International Development Act 2002
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International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015
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relatedTo
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International Development Act 2002
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