Each year Deso draws up a list of "priority" countries for its sales effort.
Forty-six governmentsigneded the Abuja declaration, but only three of DfiD's 18 priority countries consistently met the target, according to the NAO.
Figures shared with the Observer show that in 2014 the UK licensed just £170m of arms to 18 of the 27 countries then on the "priority countries" list.
However, other south Asian counties like India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Bhutan do not fall into priority countries [3].
The FCO/UKBA/DfID/MOJ Returns and Reintegration Fund also spent over £3m on supporting returns and helping develop closer working relationships with priority countries".
The modern slavery strategy will also see: The government identify "priority countries" to work with, as well as other organisations including churches.
Coverage rates were above 75percentt in many of the priority countries, it said.
"In priority countries, only 3 in 10 children receive HIV treatment.
Looking at MDG 5b - universal access to reproductive health - we've also seen significant advances in some of our priority countries.
Seven priority countries -- Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, and Nigeria -- reduced new infections among children by 30percentt or less since 2009.
In the last two years alone, 24 priority countries -have achieved an eight percent reduction in under-five mortality, saving 500,000 lives.
