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  • Justine Greening: Development in transition

    Speech by the Development Secretary Justine Greening setting out her priorities for UK aid in the coming years, hosted by ONE Campaign UK.

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

  • Girls and women: Drive to end Female Genital Cutting

    To mark International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Development Minister Lynne Featherstone met with activists

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

  • Beyond 2015: Student competition to help 'shape the future'

    British pupils will get a chance to tell their Prime Minister what they want to see in global goals which will shape the future of development

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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

  • DFID Research: Request for Applications: Round Three of the Saving Lives at Birth Grand Challenge

    The third round of Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development has been launched. The Challenge seeks to identify and develop transformative approaches that integrate new science and technology into childbirth a…

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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

  • UK and Australia aid chiefs welcome reform

    Heads of Department for International Development (DFID) and Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) have launched a new education program during a joint visit from 29 to 31 January.

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

  • Friends of Yemen: questions and answers

    More information about the Friends of Yemen and aims for the meeting on 7 March in London.

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

  • Corruption: UK crime agencies to fight problem overseas

    British aid officials and UK crime agencies will spearhead a new drive to clamp down on overseas corruption in poor countries

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

  • Liberia: PM chairs development meeting

    Panel will discuss the creation of a new framework to help the world's poorest people.

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

  • Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative: UK team of experts

    The Foreign Secretary outlines deployments for the UK team of experts working on preventing sexual violence in conflict situations.

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

  • Syria: UK doubles funding and urges others to act

    The UK has more than doubled its funding to the Syrian refugee crisis as International Development Secretary Justine Greening warned that the conflict is placing an impossible humanitarian and financial toll on Syrians and o…

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

  • Syria: UK welcomes response to UN funding call

    International Development Secretary Justine Greening has welcomed the conference response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria, as international donors promised in excess of the $1.5bn UN funding requested at a pledging confe…

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

  • Burma: Joint support for new education initiative

    The UK will work with Australia to help over 200,000 children in Burma to complete basic education

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

  • DFID Research: Enhanced Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance: new evidence review

    ELRHA is currently looking for applicants interested in undertaking a new evidence review examining how research informs decision-making in the field of public health interventions.

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

  • DFID Research: Shaping the future of HIV: Drivers and women

    With a larger proportion of women now living with HIV than men, STRIVE examine the network of influences which cause this increased vulnerability, and work to develop effective interventions.

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

  • DFID Research: Training health policy-makers, practitioners and researchers to access and use systematic reviews

    In partnership with national bodies, the Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Stellenbosch University, the South African Cochrane Centre and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine are delivering advanced courses for peo…

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

  • Syria: Food, tents and medicine for growing refugee crisis

    The UK will provide £21 million in new humanitarian aid to help deliver lifesaving winter clothing, food and medicine for those affected by the crisis in Syria

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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