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  • Sudan Troika reiterate their support for credible and peaceful referenda in 2011

    The Sudan Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States) have issued the following statement on the final year of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes United Nations role for Baroness Amos

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the appointment of Baroness Amos as UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.

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

  • Bomb attack in Mohmand Agency, Pakistan

    Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt 'deeply shocked', and pays tribute to 'resilience' of people of Pakistan.

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

  • Innovative battery system lightens the load for troops on ops

    Commanders in Afghanistan issued a plea for the weight of essential power sources for radios and other communications equipment used on front…

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

  • British forces train the Afghans to train themselves

    Every two weeks, groups of up to 600 Afghan National Army (ANA) recruits arrive at Camp Bastion. All will have completed basic infantry training…

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

  • ISAF newspapers find new use as school books

    International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) newspapers are being used by local elders in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, to educate children in three languages.

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

  • Praise for UK efforts to reduce poverty

    OECD's Development Assistance Committee issues a report on UK’s development assistance

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

  • Baroness Amos appointed new Head of UN OCHA

    Baroness Amos appointed new Head of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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

  • Getting people back on their feet in Haiti

    How we're helping people in Haiti rebuild their lives 6 months after the devastating earthquake

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  • Foreign Secretary meets with Turkish Foreign Minister

    William Hague met with Ahmet Davutoglu at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 8 July.

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

  • Achieving Progress in Afghanistan: The Political Dimension

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has taken part in an event hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) to discuss the Government's role in Afghanistan.

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

  • On the road with the CLP

    Keeping the forward operating bases supplied in Afghanistan is no easy task, but one that is crucial to the success of the mission. Sharon Kean reports on how combat logistic patrols (CLPs) do their work.

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

  • British forces bridge language divide in establishing stability in afghanistan

    Dozens of British Service personnel trained to speak Dari or Pashtu in the run up to their Afghanistan deployment have been using their language skills to better communicate with the local Afghan population.

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

  • Talisman helps British forces counter the IED threat

    The arrival of the new Talisman counter-IED system in Afghanistan is helping 15 Field Support Squadron, 38 Engineer Regiment, deal with the menace in less time and more safely.

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

  • MOD civil servant makes £6m in savings

    MOD civil servant Stacey Cooper has been awarded for her remarkable work in Afghanistan that has led to savings of £6m for the British Government.

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

  • Sir Malcolm Rifkind takes up role in key Commonwealth reform body

    Former Foreign Secretary will represent UK interests on the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group.

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

  • 'I'm in love with the forest now - I want to protect it'

    From illegal loggers to community rangers in Indonesia.

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

  • Getting money where it's needed

    How DFID helps the Moldovan government improve the way it plans its budget

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  • Future Maritime Operations Conference

    Speech by Sir Nick Harvey Minister for the Armed Forces.

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

  • UK statement at the Peacebuilding Commission review

    Statement by Philip Parham, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom

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