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From Closed organisation: Department for International Development (DFID)
  • Mitchell: Aid to work harder for Afghanistan

    International Development Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell has announced that aid to Afghanistan and Pakistan needs to to get higher priority

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

  • Secretaries of State visit Afghanistan

    The Secretaries of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, and International Development are today visiting Afghanistan.

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

  • Joint statement on human rights in Malawi

    In a joint statement today, Henry Bellingham MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Stephen…

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

  • Britain to provide life-saving contraception in Uganda

    Britain will provide urgently needed contraceptive supplies to Uganda to help prevent unwanted pregnancies and improve family planning

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

  • Sri Lanka: one year on from conflict

    How DFID support has helped people displaced by conflict.

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

  • Almost home: restarting life after conflict in Sri Lanka's 'rice bowl'

    Helping displace people return home after conflict is one of the first steps towards building peace and stability

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  • DFID and FA team up for better education in South Africa

    Young female football coaches visited two DFID-funded education projects aimed at changing children’s lives in South Africa.

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

  • Stephen O'Brien appointed DFID Minister

    Stephen O'Brien MP has been appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development.

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

  • Freeze on UK-based awareness projects

    An immediate freeze on new funding for ‘awareness projects’, in a drive to refocus aid spending, was announced today by DFID Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell.

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

  • Alan Duncan appointed Minister of State

    Alan Duncan appointed Minister of State

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

  • Andrew Mitchell appointed Secretary of State

    Andrew Mitchell MP has been appointed as Secretary of State for International Development.

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

  • World Bank Spring Meetings 2010

    World Bank Governors endorsed a capital increase for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, a shift in shares to increase the voting power of developing countries, and a post-crisis strategy and reform pr…

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    First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government

  • Emergency food aid for Sudan

    DFID will contribute £20 million to the World Food Programme's emergency food operation in Sudan.

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    First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government

  • Earthquake in China

    We are monitoring the earthquake in Yushu in China and gathering further information about its impact.

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    First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government

  • What happens once a general election has been called

    What to expect on the DFID website

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    First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government

  • A safe arrival for India’s newborns

    The Janani Express is taking pregnant women to hospital in remote parts of India

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  • DFID Research: Uncovering Hidden Research

    The INASP Journals Online project supports online publishing of peer-reviewed journals from developing and emerging countries

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  • DFID Research: Lay workers vital to support HIV/AIDS treatment in Zambia

    DFID-funded research highlights the role played by home-based care givers in helping people living with HIV/AIDS.

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  • DFID Research: Putting child trafficking on the agenda in Haiti

    Panos Relay helps young journalists tell the story of child trafficking in Haiti.

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  • Haiti: one month on

    From search and rescue to long-term recovery.

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    First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government