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  • Burma: six months after Cyclone Giri

    How Britain is helping Burmese people rebuild their lives

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  • UK to help over 10,000 displaced Libyans

    2,100 tents to be flown from UK stocks in Dubai, to be distributed by the Libyan Red Crescent to those most in need around the Ajdabiya area in the conflict-affected north-east of Libya.

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

  • Campaign launched to fill global shortage of midwives

    Nearly 48 million women give birth every year without a midwife or birth attendant according a Save the Children report titled Missing Midwives.

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

  • Emergency aid for Liberia and Ivory Coast

    The British Government today announced an urgent emergency aid package to help tens of thousands of people affected by the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Liberia and the Ivory Coast.

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

  • DFID support for Mother’s Day campaign

    The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood and Mumsnet presented Minister Stephen O'Brien with a Mother's Day Card on behalf of mothers and mums-to-be everywhere.

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

  • UK hosts conference on Libya

    London Conference on 29 March to discuss the situation in Libya with allies and partners

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

  • London Conference on Libya: Chair's statement

    Statement from the conference Chair Foreign Secretary William Hague following the London Conference on Libya.

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

  • Minister discusses international aid and development

    Michael Moore visits DfID and SCIAF

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

  • Results of Lord Ashdown's review

    The review sets out 40 key recommendations aimed at overhauling the way that the UK responds to emergencies.

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

  • UK to send emergency drinking water to Japan

    The UK will send bottled drinking water to Japan in response to a shortage of safe drinking water, International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell confirmed today.

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

  • Earthquake in Japan

    An earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 struck 250 miles (400km) from Tokyo on Friday 11 March. Latest updates on the UK's humanitarian response are posted here.

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

  • London conference on Libya

    Foreign Secretary announces London conference on Libya

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

  • DFID research: New vegetable varieties expand options for African farmers

    New vegetable varieties expand options for African farmers

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

  • World TB Day

    In a speech ahead of World TB day today, International Development Minister Stephen O’Brien reiterated the UK’s government’s commitment to the global goal of halving deaths from TB by 2015.

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

  • FCO publishes guidance on reporting torture overseas

    The Foreign Office has published guidance for FCO staff overseas on how to report any torture or mistreatment they encounter in the course of their daily duties.

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

  • New guidance for staff on reporting torture and mistreatment published

    Foreign Secretary William Hague announced the update and reissue of the guidance for Foreign Office staff in a written statement on Parliament.

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

  • A turning point for Africa?

    Foreign Secretary William Hague talked about the lessons of events in the Middle East: Inspiring scenes of people taking countries into their own hands will ignite greater demands for good governance and political reform els…

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

  • Andrew Mitchell walks for clean water

    Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, walked for water at Westminster today, as part of a global campaign to raise awareness for the world water and sanitation crisis.

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

  • TB and HIV in Africa

    COPY PENDING

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

  • DFID climate change project wins award

    Ground breaking ‘scuba rice’ - developed thanks to UK aid - has won a prestigious national award.

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