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  • Somalia and the G8

    The UK is working with the international community through the UK's Presidency of the G8 to support the rebuilding of Somalia.

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

  • A thousand days to reach the Millennium Development Goals

    Response to a letter from faith leaders about meeting the Millennium Development Goals in 2015

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

  • Clearing land mines in South Sudan with MAG

    How UK aid is helping remove the threat of land mines after two decades of conflict

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  • UK aid to ensure that Afghanistan's Herat Province is landmine free by 2018

    International Development Secretary Justine Greening pledges new British support for mine clearance charity The HALO Trust

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

  • International Development Committee report on UK aid to Pakistan

    Response to the International Development Committee's April 2013 report on UK aid to Pakistan

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

  • Funding to Somalia

    The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development have published an infographic showing how UK aid to Somalia is helping the country.

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

  • UK aid and elections in Pakistan

    Response to British media reports on UK aid and the Pakistan elections

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

  • Provisional Official Development Assistance spending figures for 2012 released

    Estimates put Official Development Assistance for 2012 at 0.56% of national income - showing the UK is on track to meet its 0.7% target by 2013

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

  • Beyond 2015: Reducing poverty after the MDGs

    Follow the discussions shaping the post 2015 development agenda as the UN's High Level Panel meets in London, Monrovia and Bali

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

  • DFID Research: Manifesto for the extreme poor

    The Economic Empowerment of the Poorest Programme (EEP) is working in Bangladesh to help understand extreme poverty and to develop effective strategies for social empowerment and economic growth.

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

  • New British boost for healthcare in DR Congo

    Six million people in DR Congo to get essential healthcare under a new British programme to improve lives and help create sustainable peace

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

  • DFID Research: Climate Week Award for DFID

    Last week Evergreen Agriculture, a DFID funded project, was recognised in the UK Climate Week Awards.

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

  • UK supporting girls’ education in Mozambique

    The Girls' Education Challenge will help the world’s poorest girls to have an opportunity to improve their lives through education.

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

  • Lynne Featherstone welcomes Friends of Zimbabwe

    Lynne Featherstone MP delivered a speech for Friends of Zimbabwe at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, 26 March 2013.

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

  • Climate change: DFID wins award for fertiliser trees project

    The Department For International Develeopment has won Best Initiative by a Government or Statutory Body at the Climate Week Awards 2013.

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

  • DFID Research: WFSJ seeks new Executive Director

    The World Federation of Science Journalists is currently looking to recruit a new Executive Director. The deadline for applications is the 15th April.

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

  • Building safer, stronger schools in Nepal

    Community support programme rebuilds and improves schools to help educate Nepal's next generation

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  • DFID Research: World Water Day and the impacts of water cooperation

    Friday the 22nd March is World Water Day. A new series of Outcome Stories, from the Challenge for Water and Food Programme, look at the socio-economic impacts of water efficiency.

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

  • DFID Research: Sustainable development: A review of monitoring initiatives in agriculture

    A new review examines 20 years of monitoring initiatives in sustainable agriculture. It provides insights and tools to help stakeholders prioritise investments and manage competing development goals.

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

  • UK priorities in Yemen

    The UK is taking a leading role in coordinating international support for President Hadi to implement reform and tackle instability.

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