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From Closed organisation: Department for International Development (DFID)
  • Education for children with disabilities

    Children with disabilities are much less likely to go to school in the developing world than children who do not have disabilities

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

  • Blog Action Day: Andrew Mitchell on water and sanitation

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell joined Blog Action Day by writing his own blog on the issues of water and sanitation.

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

  • Sowing the seeds of scuba rice

    How flood resistant rice is helping South Asian farmers feed their families when the floods come

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  • Tackling malnutrition, providing hope in western Chad

    Working with Action Against Hunger to alleviate the Chad food crises

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  • Consultation: CDC Group plc

    Sustained economic growth yields significant development gains. Stimulating growth that generates wealth creation is a key driver in lifting…

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

  • Andrew Mitchell's speech on wealth creation

    Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell's speech on wealth creation at the London School of Economics on Tuesday 12 October 2010.

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

  • Written statement to the House of Commons on reform of CDC Group plc

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

  • Private sector holds key to tackling global poverty

    The UK will step-up and intensify its work with business and enterprise as part of the battle against poverty in the poorest countries, heralding a new era of private sector-led development work

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

  • Written statement to the House of Commons on Pakistan floods

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

  • Research for Development joins DFID website

    From Wednesday 13 October the web address for the Research for Development (R4D) site will change to www.dfid.gov.uk/R4D.

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

  • Andrew Mitchell attends World Bank annual meetings

    Andrew Mitchell attends the annual meetings of the World Bank this weekend in Washington.

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

  • Rural roads boost ethnic minority livelihoods in Vietnam

    How UKaid funded road building in Vietnam helps ethnic minority families lift themselves out of poverty

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  • David Cameron launches new government volunteering scheme

    The Prime Minister launches International Citizen Service, a new Government volunteering scheme to help young adults across the UK the opportunity to travel to developing countries to join the fight against poverty.

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

  • HRH The Duke of Gloucester visits UKaid projects in Lagos

    HRH The Duke of Gloucester visits two UKaid projects in Lagos as part of his visit to join Nigeria in celebrating 50 years of independence.

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

  • Update on Programme Partnership Arrangements 2011-2014

    List of organisations invited to submit a proposal for Programme Partnership Arrangements.

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

  • Andrew Mitchell praises pupils ‘digging deep’ for Pakistan

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell to congratulate pupils at Lordswood Boys’ School in Birmingham for their fundraising efforts for people in flood-hit Pakistan.

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

  • DFID Research: Chronic Poverty Research Centre: ten years of war against poverty

    Chronic Poverty is a varied and complex phenomenon, but at its root is powerlessness. Poor people expend enormous energy in trying to do better for themselves and for their children

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  • DFID helps Uganda's most vulnerable people

    The UK government is supporting a new social protection programme in Uganda which will help to lift the country's most vulnerable people out of poverty.

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

  • 2010 UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals

    UK hails 'unprecedented success' at 2010 summit on MDGs

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

  • MDG Summit outcomes: UK hails 'unprecedented' success

    Round-up of outcomes from the 2010 UN Millennium Goals Summit, which took place in New York from 20-22 September.

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