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  • DFID research: International Conference on Evidence-Informed Policy Making

    Evidence-Informed Policy making has become a hot topic in international development. This has resulted in a lot of activity focused on supporting communication of research outputs, for example in the form of briefings for po…

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

  • PM and Afghan President sign Strategic Partnership

    Prime Minister David Cameron and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met at Chequers, where they signed an Enduring Strategic Partnership between the UK and Afghanistan.

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

  • Private investment to help tackle climate change

    Britain will spearhead a new drive to bring major private investment to tackle the global threat of climate change

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

  • Eliminating elephantiasis in Africa

    How UK aid is helping to ensure the next generation is free of disease

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  • Innovative funding scheme delivers lifesaving vaccines

    Private donations, to be doubled by the UK Government, will help immunise millions more children around the world.

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

  • Minister answers pupils' questions on safer countries

    School presented with International Award by Minister for International Development, Alan Duncan

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

  • DFID research: New Young Lives Publication: Multidimensionality Matters

    Multidimensionality Matters is the first publication in a series of three books produced by the Young Lives programme.

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

  • Emergency aid to tackle looming food crisis in Sahel

    Britain will send lifesaving emergency aid to help thousands of families facing severe food shortages caused by drought in the Sahel region of West Africa.

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

  • UK to protect 140 million people from tropical diseases

    UK aid will help global effort to rid the world of infectious tropical diseases

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

  • New support for Nepal's Gurkha communities

    UK aid will provide sanitation and clean water through the Gurkha Welfare Scheme for ex-servicemen and their families

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

  • New graduate development scheme launched

    Work for us and be part of our new graduate scheme - a paid, 50 week development programme

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

  • DFID research: 6th World Water Forum Aims to make Water High on all Political Agendas

    6th World Water Forum to tackle challenges world is facing by mobilising creativity, innovation, competence and know-how in favour of water.

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

  • India passes one year without polio

    The country celebrates a whole year free from the crippling and potentially fatal disease that targets young children

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

  • DFID research: Global Forum for Health Research

    Global Forum for Health Research.

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

  • Haiti earthquake – the UK response

    On 12 January 2010, a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, killing over 200,000 people. Follow Britain's response and see how UK aid helped more than a million people to recover.

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

  • Haiti, two years on: getting back home at last

    How UK aid has helped thousands of families return to their homes in Leogane

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  • Andrew Mitchell visits Greenwich school

    Minister visits Greenwich school benefiting from the international legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games as Government marks 200 days to Olympics.

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

  • DFID research: New Publication: Empowerment: A Journey not a Destination

    Pathways of Women’s Empowerment Programme launches the findings and recommendations from five years of research in London next week.

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

  • DFID research: Strengthening Work in Conflict-Affected Countries Through Research

    Today the International Development Committee publishes its report ‘Working in fragile and conflict-affected states: DRC and Rwanda’.

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

  • World 'dangerously unprepared' for future shocks

    After a year of disasters, the UK urges more support for the international response system to make sure funding is fast and effective

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