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  • DFID research: Microwork initiative launched: M2Work

    New initiative that aims to bring innovative thinking to microworker practices in developing countries was launched in Washington this week.

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

  • Aung San Suu Kyi praises UK aid in Burma

    Aung San Suu Kyi praised the work of DFID in Burma during a high-profile visit to a UK funded project on Tuesday.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on Syria: "Urgent for the Security Council to pass a meaningful and strong resolution"

    Remarks at the stakeout by The Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets Libyan Interior Minister

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne met the Libyan Interior Minister Fawzy Abdilal, who is making his first visit to the UK since his appointment at the end of November 2011.

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

  • DFID Research helps combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

    Charities, governments, NGOs, multilateral organisations and private sector to help consign neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) to history.

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

  • World must address failure in Somalia

    Britain will provide new support for health services, which will benefit over 100,000 women and children, and for weapons management that will see more weapons taken off the streets

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

  • UK and partners unite to combat tropical diseases

    Private and public partners unite to combat 10 neglected tropical diseases by 2020.

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

  • DFID research: International Conference on Evidence-Informed Policy Making

    Evidence-Informed Policy making has become a hot topic in international development. This has resulted in a lot of activity focused on supporting communication of research outputs, for example in the form of briefings for po…

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

  • PM calls to Prime Minister Rajoy and Aung San Suu Kyi

    "The Prime Minister wants European leaders to consider the EU's response to the incredible progress in Burma"

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

  • PM and Afghan President sign Strategic Partnership

    Prime Minister David Cameron and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met at Chequers, where they signed an Enduring Strategic Partnership between the UK and Afghanistan.

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

  • Private investment to help tackle climate change

    Britain will spearhead a new drive to bring major private investment to tackle the global threat of climate change

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

  • Eliminating elephantiasis in Africa

    How UK aid is helping to ensure the next generation is free of disease

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  • Innovative funding scheme delivers lifesaving vaccines

    Private donations, to be doubled by the UK Government, will help immunise millions more children around the world.

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

  • Minister answers pupils' questions on safer countries

    School presented with International Award by Minister for International Development, Alan Duncan

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

  • DFID research: New Young Lives Publication: Multidimensionality Matters

    Multidimensionality Matters is the first publication in a series of three books produced by the Young Lives programme.

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

  • Speech on the European Court of Human Rights

    "The Court has got to be able to fully protect itself against spurious cases when they have been dealt with at the national level."

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

  • UK & Australia: "Our countries are strategic and global allies"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague talked following the Australia - UK Ministerial meeting (AUKMIN) on 23-24 January.

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

  • Emergency aid to tackle looming food crisis in Sahel

    Britain will send lifesaving emergency aid to help thousands of families facing severe food shortages caused by drought in the Sahel region of West Africa.

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

  • UK to protect 140 million people from tropical diseases

    UK aid will help global effort to rid the world of infectious tropical diseases

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

  • New support for Nepal's Gurkha communities

    UK aid will provide sanitation and clean water through the Gurkha Welfare Scheme for ex-servicemen and their families

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