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From Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
or Closed organisation: Department for International Development (DFID)
From The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP
  • Ghana: Britain to help reach final stages of poverty reduction

    Britain will help Ghana to prepare for a future without aid and ensure that the poorest benefit from the country’s record growth.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sierra Leone: UK rapid response to tackle cholera

    The UK Government has activated its new rapid response network for the first time, to help two million people affected by the cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hunger event: Lasting legacy for children around the world

    Millions of children in the world’s poorest countries must benefit from the legacy of the London Olympics, the Prime Minister said today as he and the Brazilian Vice President, Michel Temer were joined by double Olympic gold…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Andrew Mitchell: UN High Level Panel

    UN Secretary-General appoints High-level Panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Andrew Mitchell: UK support for Syrian refugees

    Britain has recently announced a doubling of our aid to help those affected by the fighting in Syria. This includes £3 million to support the…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Research: Open access to boost innovation

    DFID's new open acess policy aims to make research available easily and at no cost to scientists working in the developing world

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • South Sudan: UK aid support for 200,000 people

    Andrew Mitchell has today announced further British support for refugees fleeing violence on the Sudanese border

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Horn of Africa: British aid has saved millions of lives

    Although the international response has so far reached millions of people across the Horn of Africa, serious concerns remain about the situation in Somalia.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DR Congo: All sides must work together to end instability

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell visits eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, urges all parties to work towards a regional solution

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Family planning: UK aid saves a woman’s life every two hours

    British aid will save the life of a woman or girl in the developing world every two hours for the next eight years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Family planning: Historic breakthrough for 120m women

    An extraordinary global breakthrough giving access to family planning for 120 million women in the world’s poorest countries was hailed today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Syria: Britain to double humanitarian aid

    The announcement of further British support comes in response to a UN estimate that 1.5 million people are in urgent need because of the violence

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Afghanistan: Future at risk if development not prioritised

    The international community must make long-term development commitments to Afghanistan or it risk gains being lost, warns Andrew Mitchell

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Aid effectiveness: Mitchell co-chairs 'post-Busan' panel

    Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has been appointed as co-chair of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Faith groups: New partnership on aid

    Groups from across the faith spectrum have been brought together to sign up to new principles for collaborating with the government on aid

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New logo: Flying the flag for UK aid

    Aid from Britain will be badged with a Union Flag overseas, as a clear symbol that it comes from the United Kingdom

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Annual report: New results show UK aid is changing lives

    New figures track the success of UK aid around the globe

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Food: Britain to help poor farmers to feed millions

    Britain will help millions of small farms to grow enough food to eat in the face of a changing climate that could hit harvests in years ahead.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi backs British aid

    Aung San Suu Kyi welcomed the support which UK aid provides to Burma during a visit to DFID

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Forests: UK to help millions who rely on natural resources

    Britain will work with the private sector to help tens of millions of the poorest people who rely on forests for food, fuel and medicines

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government