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How the UK is helping countries prepare for disasters and also helping them to respond after they happen.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
New £175 million package will help make people safer and better prepared for disasters such as typhoons and hurricanes, as well as dealing with the aftermath.
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative at the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Yemen
The UK Government has set aside an initial £1.5 million towards the immediate response to Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas.
Alok Sharma also expresses sadness at news that 9 year old Congolese girl dies of Ebola after crossing Ugandan border.
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on UNAMID.
Up to one million people in Somalia will receive lifesaving food and clean water to help stop starvation and malnutrition thanks to new UK funding.
Hundreds of thousands of people in South Sudan will receive lifesaving food and water thanks to new UK aid
Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans will receive life-saving access to food and water thanks to UK aid as the country faces a potentially catastrophic famine
The UK is calling on international partners to step up efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to stop the spread of the disease.
Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament by Rory Stewart, Secretary of State for International Development
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce at the Security Council briefing on Yemen
The UK has announced fresh support to help deal with the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The governments of Egypt, France, Italy, the UAE, the UK and the US have given a statement on the ongoing hostilities in Tripoli and the situation in Libya.
International Development Secretary calls on other countries to urgently help deal with the ongoing, deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The UK remains deeply concerned by widespread human rights violations and abuses linked to the conflict in Yemen and urges all parties to engage with the Special Envoy.
The UK expressed deep concern in the deteriorating human rights situation in Venezuela and urged the regime to allow access to international humanitarian aid.
The UK reaffirmed its commitment to protecting human rights in Myanmar and called on the government to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur.
The UK thanked the Special Rapporteur for their report and called for the establishment of a High-Level Panel on Internally Displaced Persons.
The UK reaffimed its commitment to humanitarian responce and called for stronger partnerships to deliver more significant change.
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