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From Closed organisation: Department for International Development (DFID)
  • Syria - two years of humanitarian need

    Secretary of State for International Development statement on two years on from the start of the conflict in Syria

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

  • New board appointment at DFID

    Richard Keys has been appointed as a non-executive board member and Chair of the Audit Committee at DFID.

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

  • UK aid committed to prevent deaths from Malaria in Africa

    UK support in Mozambique leads to 40% fall in malaria related deaths. Further 5 million bed nets to be distributed in Uganda.

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

  • Economic growth: end aid dependency through jobs

    British businesses have a key role to play in the economic development of low income countries, International Development Secretary Justine Greening said today.

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

  • Investing in growth: How DFID works in new and emerging markets

    Justine Greening's speech at the London Stock Exchange on economic growth and the role of business in international development.

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

  • End aid dependency through jobs

    British businesses have a key role to play in the economic development of low income countries, says International Development Secretary

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

  • Violence against women: 'enough is enough'

    Two Home Office ministers write about ending violence against women and girls.

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

  • UK support to harness natural resource wealth in Afghanistan

    The Prime Minister sets out details of new UK support at Afghanistan Mining, Oil and Gas Investor Forum

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

  • World must make good on promises to Syria

    International donors must deliver the humanitarian help they have pledged, says International Development Secretary

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

  • UK to help end female genital mutilation

    Britain announced the biggest ever international investment in eradicating the practice

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

  • UK commits £600,000 to support responsible investment in Burma

    Minister for South East Asia, Hugo Swire spoke to Human Rights and Burma campaigners at the FCO today about the progress being made in Burma.

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

  • Girls & women: UK steps up support for women's rights

    Britain will step up its support for girls and women in the poorest countries to give them more choice, voice and control over their lives

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

  • A new focus on girls and women's rights

    Speech by the Development Secretary Justine Greening setting out how UK aid will support girls and women's rights

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

  • Statement from Justine Greening on aid to Rwanda

    Written Ministerial Statement on UK aid to Rwanda

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

  • DFID Research: Armyworms- fighting in the fields

    A recent video report from Professor Kenneth Wilson of Lancaster University follows him in a visit to Tanzania where he witnesses the devastation wrought by the African Armyworm and discusses new research into pest control.

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

  • DFID Research: Knowing girls, knowing the risks: education, community and HIV in rural India

    The Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT) conducted a qualitative survey to identify the perceived value of education among girls of school age in Karnataka, India.

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

  • Yemen: Life-saving help for a million people a year

    The UK will provide life-saving assistance to 1 million people a year in Yemen

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

  • Disasters: New technology fund for humanitarian innovation

    The UK will set up a new fund to back mobile, text and other innovative technologies which can be used to help those hit by humanitarian crises

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

  • Aid in fragile states

    The response to reports on the comments made by Prime Minister David Cameron on the use of aid on fragile states

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

  • Office move: Savings from DFID's relocation to Whitehall

    DFID’s London headquarters move to Whitehall is completed on time and under budget, saving £60m of taxpayers’ money.

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