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From Closed organisation: Department for International Development (DFID)
  • New top civil servant for DFID

    Mark Lowcock has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development.

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

  • Andrew Mitchell: Results for change

    Results for Change: International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell's speech at the Royal College of Pathologists, 8 June 2011.

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

  • Stephen O’Brien: AIDS - towards zero infections

    Speech by Stephen O'Brien to the United Nations General Assembly on 9 June 2011.

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

  • Proof positive - medicine for a healthy life in Malawi

    How UK aid is helping to lower the price of HIV treatment

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  • Andrew Mitchell on the reform of CDC Group plc

    Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell on the reform of CDC Group plc.

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

  • Business helps more people prosper

    Private sector will take a more prominent role in the UK's approach to fighting world poverty

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

  • Action plans set out the future of UK aid

    Operational plans for every country where DFID works now published

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

  • Alan Duncan agrees vision for UK aid in Vietnam

    International Development Minister Alan Duncan visited Vietnam this week to finalise the role UK aid will play in the country over the next five years.

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

  • Arab Partnership offers new opportunities for Middle East

    The Prime Minister today announced further UK support for economic and political reform in the Middle East and North Africa.

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

  • Growing poppies instead of opium in Afghanistan

    How improved security and agricultural support from the UK is helping Afghan farmers to move away from growing poppies to more sustainable crops

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  • US and UK join up on global development

    The UK and US made a joint commitment to changing the lives of the 1.2 billion poor people in the world today and accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

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

  • Mitchell calls on EU to keep aid promises

    Andrew Mitchell will push the EU to keep its aid commitments today as he meets with development ministers across Europe.

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

  • Life-saving food supplies reach children of Yemen

    The first delivery of British aid to help thousands of children in Yemen avoid hunger and malnutrition has reached the north of the country.

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

  • DFID research: New website and publications from the Development Research Centre on Citizenship, Participation and Accountability

    As the work of the Citizenship DRC comes to a close after a decade, it has launched a new website showcasing the products of its research.

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

  • UN Women UK visit: latest updates

    Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell and the head of UN Women Michelle Bachelet will hold talks in London today on the organisation’s progress since it started work in January.

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

  • UK aid for children caught in Yemen's humanitarian crisis

    Britain is to supply new emergency aid to help tackle a humanitarian crisis in Yemen, saving thousands of children’s lives.

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

  • Global Poverty Action Fund - Innovation Window now open

    The second funding round for the Global Poverty Action Fund Innovation Window is now open. The deadline for applications is 23 June 2011.

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

  • UK stops 'vultures' profiting from poor country debt

    The British Government took action today to prevent creditors from exploiting the poorest countries in the world through the UK courts.

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

  • Your questions for Michelle Bachelet

    Next week Michelle Bachelet will make her first visit to the UK since she was appointed Head of UN Women. We’re calling for questions you would like her to answer.

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

  • Aid watchdog publishes three year work plan

    The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has today published a work plan outlining its intended programme of activity for the next three years.

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