Skip to main content

News and communications

Skip to results

2,613 results

Skip to results
2,613 results sorted by Updated (newest)
From Closed organisation: Department for International Development (DFID)
  • DFID Research: What works in education in developing countries

    A new report shows that education interventions not only get children into school but help them learn more.

    • Updated:

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

  • Syria chemical weapons attack

    The government’s response following the Syria chemical weapons attack.

    • Updated:

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

  • Act now or risk a lost generation, warns Greening

    The international community must step up its support for refugee children.

    • Updated:

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

  • DFID Research: helping women to protect themselves against HIV

    Research into using microbicides to help women protect themselves from HIV is being funded by the Department for International Development (DFID).

    • Updated:

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

  • PM: World must not fail a generation of Syrians

    The world risks failing a generation of Syrians if aid agencies don’t get safe access to reach people in desperate need inside the country, Prime Minister David Cameron warned today.

    • Updated:

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

  • Two million people have now fled Syria

    The number of refugees forced to flee fighting in Syria has reached 2 million people – half of whom are children, United Nations reveals.

    • Updated:

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

  • DFID Research: 3ie to award 16 Agricultural Innovation Grants in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

    Sixteen new grants will be made by 3ie under the new Agricultural Innovation Thematic Window that closed on the 16th of August 2013.

    • Updated:

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

  • Iron brew! Life-saving tea could help mums and babies worldwide

    UK backs new ‘super tea’ to save lives of iron-deficient mothers and to help keep their newborns healthy.

    • Updated:

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

  • New Chairman of CDC’s Board

    Graham Wrigley has been appointed as the new Chairman of CDC’s Board following a competitive process.

    • Updated:

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

  • Getting more women to the ballot box in Afghanistan

    Encouraging female democratic participation and leadership in Afghanistan.

    • Updated:

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

  • New UK support for 700,000 people affected by 2012 floods

    The UK is providing seeds, shelter and training to help people in Pakistan recover from last year’s widespread floods.

    • Updated:

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

  • A million children forced to flee fighting in Syria

    The number of children forced to flee Syria has now reached 1 million, the United Nations has said.

    • Updated:

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

  • Scottish cops to help Malawi prepare for 2014 elections

    Police officers travel to Malawi to share their expertise on riot training and public disorder.

    • Updated:

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

  • DFID invests to save millions from deadly diseases

    Millions of lives could be saved by new health treatments to combat some of the world’s most debilitating and deadly diseases, following support from the UK government.

    • Updated:

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

  • DFID Research: HIV-related evaluations- synthesizing the evidence

    A new report looks at how to collate evidence effectively from a wide range of HIV/AIDS studies

    • Updated:

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

  • Corrupt businessman jailed thanks to UK aid supported crime unit

    City of London Police’s Overseas Anti-Corruption Unit successfully prosecutes case.

    • Updated:

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

  • Greening urges UK to back ‘unsung heroes’ of aid

    On World Humanitarian Day, Justine Greening calls on the public to thank aid workers who risk their lives to deliver aid around the world.

    • Updated:

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

  • DFID Research: call for proposals for systematic reviews for international development

    Providing a more robust evidence base for policy makers and practitioners.

    • Updated:

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

  • World Humanitarian Day 2013

    A time to remember and honour humanitarian aid workers who have lost their lives while trying to help people in need around the world.

    • Updated:

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

  • Safe homes for Haiti as deadly hurricane season approaches

    The UK is helping to avert a crisis by moving 17,500 people – already displaced by disasters – out of temporary tents and into secure homes.

    • Updated:

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