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  • New livelihoods bring hope for women in Somalia

    Innovative soap and jewellery production creates homegrown businesses in the region

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  • Women and girls: Millions to access justice against violence

    British aid to help millions of women and girls access better justice and support against violence

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

  • Justine Greening: Eliminating violence against women and girls

    Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls at an event hosted by the Associate Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security and the Gender and Development Network.

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

  • Justine Greening: Gender in the post-2015 agenda

    Speech by the International Development Secretary delivered to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Debt, Aid and Trade in London

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

  • DFID research: Testing the effectiveness of economic interventions on girls and women

    New systematic review looks at the impact of economic interventions for girls and young women in low-and-lower middle-income countries.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Lady health workers saving lives in rural Pakistan

    How community-based female health workers are preventing the deaths of mothers and babies

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  • Family planning: UK aid saves a woman’s life every two hours

    British aid will save the life of a woman or girl in the developing world every two hours for the next eight years.

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

  • Family planning: Historic breakthrough for 120m women

    An extraordinary global breakthrough giving access to family planning for 120 million women in the world’s poorest countries was hailed today.

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

  • Family planning: London summit, 11 July 2012

    Making lifesaving contraceptives available to an additional 120 million women and girls by 2020

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

  • Prime Minister's Speech on Family Planning

    Prime Minister David Cameron announces £500 million in aid at the Family Planning Summit 2012 to increase international access to contraceptives.

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

  • Family Planning Summit

    Keep up with today's announcements and reactions at the Family Planning Summit - committed to bringing access to contraceptives to women all over the world.

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

  • Building bridges to re-connect cut-off communities in Pakistan

    New bridges replace those destroyed either by the conflict in 2009 or the devastating floods in 2010

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  • Called to be a midwife in northern Nigeria

    How a midwifery school is inspiring a new generation of midwives

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  • Education: British aid to transform 1m girls’ lives

    Today the UK Government is launching the first round of funding for the Girls' Education Challenge

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

  • UK medics to help save lives of more mums and babies

    UK doctors, midwives and medics will train over 17,000 health workers to provide emergency care for mothers and newborns across Africa and Asia

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

  • International Women's Day: UK tackles violence against women

    The UK will spearhead a new drive to save girls and women from the domestic violence and trafficking in poor countries

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

  • International Women’s Day 2012: message from the Deputy Prime Minister

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has recorded a video message for International Women’s Day 2012.

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