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  • DFID Research: Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation- Job opportunities

    The Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) Programme is currently advertising two new job vacancies

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

  • DFID Research: Online forums for health and development

    Free online event looking at the use of email discussion forums in health and development - open for registration now

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Bangladesh Prime Minister

    The Foreign Secretary met the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina today. They were joined by Senior FCO Minister Baroness Warsi.

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

  • DFID Research: Global Development Conference - Improving social protection and government accountability

    A recent project by the Global Development Network provides an interesting backdrop of research to its 14th annual conference being held in Manila this week

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

  • PM seeks launch of trade deal to turbo-charge the transatlantic economy

    The Prime Minister opens the G8 summit in Northern Ireland today with an agenda focused on driving growth and prosperity across the world.

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

  • DFID Research: Taxing Africa for better governance

    Mick Moore, of the International Centre for Tax and Development, highlights the importance of taxation in Africa and its impact on the relationship between citizens and their governments

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

  • Justine Greening keynote speech at Somalia Trade and Investment event

    International Development Secretary's keynote speech at Somalia Trade and Investment event held following the London conference on Somalia

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

  • Aid co-ordination roundtable and Twitter Q&A on Somalia

    Secretary of State for International Development, Somali Minister of Finance, and the EU to host meeting on aid coordination in Somalia

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

  • New UK boost to economy and policing in Libya

    New funding from the UK will help train 4000 new police recruits a year and boost the private sector

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

  • DFID Research: Human rights and the judiciary process - lessons from Latin America

    The ELLA programme has recently released a video on the significance of judicial involvement in public policies concerning human rights issues in Latin America.

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

  • International Development Minister Alan Duncan's speech at Ramallah Civil Society event

    Praising the role of civil society organisations and announcing new support to the Palestinian Authority.

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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Somali Foreign Minister looks ahead to the Somalia Conference

    Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Fawzia Yusuf Adam, writes about the upcoming Somalia Conference which will be held on 7 May.

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

  • DFID Research: A responsive database in agricultural research

    The CGIAR Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) programme is planning to launch a new GIS database, providing detailed geographical information on worldwide food production systems.

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

  • DFID Research: Second call for the DFID-ESRC Growth Research Programme

    DFID and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are collaborating in a programme on economic growth in developing countries. They are now funding a second call.

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

  • DFID Research: Knowledge infrastructure and rural transport: The African community access programme

    As part of the process to strengthen knowledge management and dissemination in the rural transport sector, the International Forum for Rural Transport and Development has commissioned a survey.

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

  • Somalia: UK to help build democratic government

    Britain will help Somalia to establish a new government and federal parliament, as well as providing aid to help fight the food crisis

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

  • Sri Lanka must demonstrate commitment to Commonwealth values

    FCO Minister Alistair Burt says there must be adherence to the rule of law and respect for human rights in Sri Lanka if Commonwealth Heads of Government is to be well attended.

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