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  • A biscuit a day...

    Providing school children in Afghanistan with the nutrition they need

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  • Super spuds help beat hidden hunger in Uganda

    New varieties of sweet potato help children grow up to be healthy in Uganda

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  • Foreign Secretary warns of escalation of violence in Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke today on Sky News about Syria

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

  • Scottish sports stars of the future head to Olympics

    Scottish athletes from the worlds of tennis and cycling will get first-hand experience of the pursuit of Olympic glory over the next few days as they join the Secretary of State for Scotland at events in London.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister calls for abolition of the death penalty in Japan

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne spoke after two executions in Japan on 3 August.

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

  • Olympic Roundup - Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 August

    A look at Foreign Office activity and the events taking place in and around the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes progress in talks between Sudan and South Sudan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed agreements between Sudan and South Sudan and called on both countries to redouble their efforts to resolve all remaining areas of difference.

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

  • Olympic Roundup - Wednesday 25 July

    Today's look at Foreign Office activity and the events taking place in and around the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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

  • Olympic Roundup - Thursday 26 July

    Today's look at Foreign Office activity and the events taking place in and around the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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

  • Olympic Roundup - Wednesday 1 August

    Today's look at Foreign Office activity and the events taking place in and around the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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

  • Olympic Roundup - Friday 3 August

    Today's look at Foreign Office activity and the events taking place in and around the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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

  • UK welcomes agreement by Israel and the Palestinian Authority on trade and taxation

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt and Minister for International Development welcomed the agreement which will enhance the Palestinian Authority's ability to collect revenues.

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

  • UK Ministers "fully committed to taking work on Arms Trade Treaty forward urgently"

    In an open letter on the Arms Trade Treaty, UK Ministers Alistair Burt and Alan Duncan wrote to Oxfam, Amnesty International, Article 36, Saferworld, Transparency International and Action on Armed Violence.

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

  • Celebrating the role of business and sport in the Commonwealth

    Minister for the Commonwealth Lord Howell highlighted the relationship between business and sport within the Commonwealth family at an event on 2 August.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets President of Fiji

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne met the President of Fiji Ratu Epeli Nailatikau in London on 3 August.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes UN General Assembly resolution on Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "As long as the conflict in Syria continues the international pressure on the Assad regime will only intensify."

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

  • Somali Olympic team: participating against all the odds

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has praised the "genuinely inspiring" Somali Olympic team and attended the Olympic athletics with Somali Minister for Sport Mohamoud Jirdeh Hussein.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister speaks at the opening of Jamaica House

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham speaks on the extremely strong bilateral relationship between Jamaica and the UK at the opening of Jamaica House.

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

  • Surgeon General on keeping the Armed Forces healthy

    The Surgeon General, Surgeon Vice Admiral Philip Raffaelli, talks to Ian Carr from Defence Focus (DF).

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

  • Injured soldier gets key to new home

    A soldier who lost both legs and his right arm in an explosion while serving in Afghanistan has been presented with the key to his newly-adapted home.

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