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  • Foreign Secretary delivers speech on Human Trafficking

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken at the opening of the Parliamentarians Against Human Trafficking London Conference.

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

  • DFID research: ESPA Annual Science Conference to take place in November

    Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme holding its Annual Science Conference in London in November 2012.

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

  • Mark Lowcock: The future of international development

    The Department for International Development's top civil servant looks at our shared potential to eradicate poverty within our lifetimes

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

  • Alan Duncan: UK launch of the 2012 Global Hunger Index

    Speech by the Minister of State for International Development to welcome the London launch of the report

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

  • World Food Day 2012: Sowing the seeds of a better future in DR Congo

    How UK aid is tackling malnutrition in the heart of Africa with Action Against Hunger

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  • Girls and women: International Day of the Girl

    Today is the first International Day of the Girl to recognise girls' rights and the unique challenges they face around the world.

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

  • DFID research: Young Lives shines the spotlight on girls

    11 October 2012, is the first International Day of the Girl, which seeks to raise awareness of the situation of girls around the world.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg meets ONE campaign

    The Deputy Prime Minister met with Bono and the senior leadership of ONE to discuss transparency in the extractive industries.

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

  • Yemen: World must tackle malnutrition 'death sentence'

    Long-term UK aid will help to improve nutrition for 1.65 million women and children across the country

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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

  • DFID Research: The open revolution at the EADI IMWG workshop in Antwerp.

    On the 13-14 September the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) held a workshop at the University of Antwerp in Belgium on open development.

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  • Syria: UK aid to help 10,000 refugees through winter

    New UK aid will provide those who fled the ongoing fighting with essential supplies to survive freezing temperatures

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

  • Somalia: UK support for new government

    Britain will work in partnership with the new Government of Somalia to help 20,000 Somalis benefit from better schools, sanitation, roads and health clinics.

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

  • Horn of Africa: Targeted aid to help prevent food crises

    Britain pledged to target aid that will help prevent future food disasters in the Horn of Africa today

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

  • Transparency: DFID ranks top in latest aid index

    The Department for International Development has come top of this year's international aid transparency index.

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

  • UN General Assembly: Political champions commit to build disaster resilience

    An agreement was made on a new initiative to build resilience in areas of the world most affected by disasters

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

  • DFID research: Research to Action launched alongside 3ie PIM workshop in Cornwall

    Official launch of Research to Action; a website designed to provide relevant and up to date resources on research engagement and uptake.

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

  • Polio: Britain to vaccinate 29 million children

    The extra support was welcomed as key step towards the eradication of polio by the UK's Development Secretary

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

  • Syria: Vital aid for children and families forced to flee

    Britain will provide urgent support to the United Nations to get humanitarian help - including water and education - to 250,000 children who were forced to flee the fighting.

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

  • Family planning: Contraceptives for 27m women and girls

    The British government is part of a new partnership announced today at the United Nations that will increase access to contraceptives for 27 million women and girls in some of the world's poorest countries.

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