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  • International Development Minister attends Yemen meeting

    Ministers of the Friends of Yemen met in New York on the 24th of September to build on international coordination since January 2010.

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

  • Partnership to support countries’ maternal health plans

    A groundbreaking international partnership to cut mother and child deaths in the developing world was announced by Andrew Mitchell today.

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

  • Nick Clegg addresses the UN General Assembly

    Speech by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Summit

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

  • UK to lead global efforts to combat malaria

    The UK will help halve the number of deaths caused by malaria in at least ten African countries by 2015, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will announce today.

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

  • UK hails plan to save 16 million women and children

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today confirmed that the UK would double the number of maternal, newborn and children’s lives saved by 2015.

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

  • Research programme to tackle malnutrition

    New research programme to address evidence gaps on cost effective solutions to chronic malnutrition

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

  • Market women secure a decent trade in Ghana

    A UK aid funded scheme helps women in a Ghanaian market organise fair taxation

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  • Growth week: Tackling the hardest questions

    Growth Week will bring together leading academics and policy makers from both the north and the south to discuss key growth issues facing developing countries.

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

  • Others must follow UK’s lead at summit

    Millions of lives across the world could be transformed by achieving the MDGs to tackle global poverty, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said today in New York.

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

  • After the floods: returning home in northern Pakistan

    How UKaid funded relief packages have helped families move back to their villages

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  • Sudan: NGO Day of Action

    Joint Statement by Stephen O’Brien MP and Henry Bellingham MP

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

  • Chief Financial Officer appointed on Turks & Caicos Islands

    Caroline Gardner, Deputy Auditor General for Audit Scotland is appointed new chief financial officer to the Turks and Caicos Islands Government.

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

  • British health workers save lives in developing countries

    International Development Secretary and Cardinal Turkson hear how British health workers play a crucial role in reducing maternal and child deaths in the world’s poorest countries.

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

  • UK to increase aid money spent on conflict countries

    The Government is set to increase the amount of aid it provides to fragile and conflict-ridden countries. This will boost the fight against extreme poverty and also strengthen DFID’s contribution to national security.

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

  • Development in a conflicted world

    Speech by International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell at the Royal College of Defence Studies on 16 September 2010.

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

  • UN estimates show fall in maternal deaths

    The number of women dying due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth has decreased by 34% from an estimated 546 000 in 1990 to 358 000 in 2008, according to a new report

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

  • Young people give their views on global poverty

    A group of young people determined to fight world poverty met Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and the Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell today, to give them their views ahead of a major interna…

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

  • UK will fight hard to secure concrete commitment on MDGs

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg made his first major speech on international development today, explaining how the UK government will meet its commitments to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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

  • Rebuilding Malawi after the earthquake

    UKaid supports the Malawi Red Cross Society on reconstruction and repair of most vulnerable households

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  • UK to focus aid efforts on women

    The UK Government is to put the wellbeing of women and children at the centre of its international aid policy

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