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From Closed organisation: Department for International Development (DFID)
  • Carbon Market Finance (CMF)

    How the International Climate Fund (ICF) is supporting greenhouse gas mitigation and renewable energy generation in low income countries.

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  • Global index set to boost energy investment in developing world

    Climatescope index will encourage use of clean energy and boost private investment in 55 countries.

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

  • Typhoon Haiyan: Greening hails range of business contributions to relief effort

    British companies support the UK’s response to Typhoon Haiyan by donating their time, cash and equipment towards the humanitarian effort.

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

  • UK military continues to deliver aid to Philippines

    A Royal Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft has flown its first missions delivering much needed humanitarian aid around the Philippines.

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

  • HMS Illustrious picks up stores for Philippines aid

    Royal Navy amphibious helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious is in Singapore taking on stores ready to render aid to the Philippines.

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

  • Antonov-124 doubles the capacity of Cebu airport

    The Antonov-124 was chartered by the Department for International Development (DFID) to help double the capacity of the airport.

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

  • HMS Daring delivers aid to typhoon-hit island

    Royal Navy sailors are on the island of Guintacan which suffered extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure during Typhoon Haiyan.

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

  • New programme to boost students’ global awareness

    Students will learn about challenges facing the world and how to live and work in a global society.

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

  • HMS Daring provides shelter kits to Philippine islanders

    The Royal Navy has reached further Philippine islands devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, distributing humanitarian aid to desperate villagers.

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

  • UK plans major boost to tax collection in developing countries

    Britiain provides developing countries with advice to increase tax revenues following G8 commitments.

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

  • Arrival of C-130 aircraft to get aid to cut-off areas

    RAF C-130 aircraft lands at Cebu airport in the Philippines where it will carry aid to the hardest to reach areas.

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

  • Learning how to stay safe in a disaster

    How UK aid funded training helped families in the Philippines stay out of danger when Typhoon Haiyan struck.

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  • UK support for Nepal Constituent Assembly Elections 2013

    The UK is the largest bilateral donor providing financial and technical assistance for the election process.

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

  • Now lifesaving British aid reaches remote islands

    Vitally needed aid supplies and medical assistance from the UK is arriving in remote areas in the Philippines that aid agencies have so far not been able to reach.

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

  • RAF delivers much needed JCBs to the Philippines

    The RAF's C-17 aircraft has arrived in the Philippines bringing much needed equipment to the typhoon-battered islands.

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

  • HMS Daring brings relief to isolated typhoon victims

    HMS Daring has arrived in Cebu today to target UK medical assistance, emergency supplies and clean water to victims of Typhoon Haiyan stranded without assistance.

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

  • UK to help clear landmines in Sri Lanka

    The UK Government will clear landmines and explosive remnants of war from areas of Northern Sri Lanka

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

  • Typhoon Haiyan: UK supports UN and Red Cross Disaster Appeals

    One week after Typhoon Haiyan, the UK pledges a further £30 million to support the UN and Red Cross emergency appeals for the Philippines.

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

  • HMS Daring conducts surveys of Philippine Islands

    HMS Daring and her helicopter have begun surveying the outlying areas of the Philippines that have yet to be reached by aid organisations.

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

  • RAF C-17 departs UK for the Philippines

    The C-17 aircraft left RAF Brize Norton for the Philippines to deliver emergency supplies for the Department for International Development.

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