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  • Alan Duncan visits Nepal

    Video and photos of Minister of State for International Development, Alan Duncan MP, on a fact-finding visit to Nepal. It was his first overseas visit since he was appointed as Minister of State on 13 May 2010.

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

  • Maternal health tops agenda in Washington

    DFID will seek the best ways to gather maternal mortality data at the Women Deliver conference

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

  • Discreet HIV treatment changes lives

    Meet Ann, a Kenyan sex worker now accessing life-changing health services

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  • UK gives £19 million for Gazan refugees

    UK Government to provide £19m to help support schools and health clinics

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

  • British health workers to join fight against maternal deaths

    British nurses, doctors and health workers will get the chance to play a crucial role in the UK’s efforts to reduce 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 contributes to more effective Global Environment Facility

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has approved a UK contribution of £210 million to the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

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

  • The UKaid Transparency Guarantee

    The UK Government is introducing a new 'Aid Transparency Guarantee', which will make our aid fully transparent to citizens in both the UK and recipient countries.

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

  • Students show award-winning film on life in Africa and UK

    Nine sixth-form students from Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School in Grantham were today awarded for their film depicting life on a typical morning in a UK suburb versus a poor village in Africa.

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

  • Mitchell: Full transparency and new independent watchdog

    Giving UK taxpayers value for money in aid

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

  • Full transparency and new independent watchdog will give UK taxpayers value for money in aid

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

  • Against the odds, UK-funded Gazan businesses grow

    The UK is proud to support the 3rd Palestine Investment Conference, which opened in Bethlehem this week (2-3 June 2010)

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  • Online consultation on innovation and economic growth in poor countries

    DFID is planning to undertake a research programme on the role of technological diffusion in increasingin increasing economic growth in low-income countries.

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

  • Support for Overseas Volunteering

    Andrew Mitchell announces support for overseas volunteering on National Volunteers’ Week

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

  • UK confirms action on climate and forests

    UK Government confirms £1.5 billion in finance for rainforests and tackling climate change

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

  • UK reaffirms partnership with Kenya

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham, and Department for International Development Minister Stephen O’Brien, met Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on 28 May following his earlier meeting with British Prime Minister Davi…

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

  • Mitchell: Taxpayers' aid saves lives

    The Secretary of State writes to the Telegraph

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

  • Changing attitudes, fighting abuse in Bangladesh

    Educating both men and women about women's rights helps to reduce domestic abuse

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  • International leadership on aid

    The Queen's Speech today underlined the government's commitment that 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) will be spent in overseas development aid every year from 2013.

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

  • DFID and Liverpool FC promote Fair Play for Africa on health

    Liverpool football coaches joined a drive to cut HIV deaths in Southern Africa at a DFID-hosted healthcare reception.

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

  • Summit to help "unbanked" people in developing world

    A DFID-sponsored summit on mobile banking is currently taking place in Rio de Janeiro.

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