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  • Your questions for Michelle Bachelet

    Next week Michelle Bachelet will make her first visit to the UK since she was appointed Head of UN Women. We’re calling for questions you would like her to answer.

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

  • Minister speaks to WI members on maternal health

    International Development Minister Stephen O’Brien MP yesterday attended the Women's Institute's Women Reaching Women Project Conference.

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

  • Women Reaching Women Conference

    International Development Minister Stephen O'Brien's speech to the National Federation of Women's Institutes - Women Reaching Women Conference, Tuesday 12 April 2011.

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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

  • 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

  • DFID Research: OBSERVE - Monitoring the application of a new domestic violence law in Brazil

    Brazil’s Maria da Penha Law was put in place to prevent and combat domestic and family violence against women

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  • International Women's Day 2011: Deputy Prime Minister message

    Nick Clegg hails International Women's Day as a moment to reflect on what more needs to be done for equality and women's rights.

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

  • Girls decide: Tackling child marriage and early pregnancy in Bangladesh

    Hosna's father was planning for her to get married, but with help from a UK aid funded partner organisation, IPPF, she was able to make an informed decision about her future.

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  • Girls determined to get an education

    How school bursaries are changing girls' lives in Tanzania

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  • Mitchell in top 100 delivering for women

    Today, Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell has been named as one of the top 100 people fighting to improve girls’ and women’s lives worldwide.

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

  • Mitchell: UN women launch welcome

    Andrew Mitchell welcomes the launch of UN Women and calls on world leaders to unite behind the agency.

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

  • Dignity and relief after years of suffering

    UKaid helps women suffering from obstetric fistula access surgery in Tanzania

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  • Britain's plan to tackle malaria and save women's lives

    DFID's plans to tackle malaria and prevent deaths during pregnancy and childbirth

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

  • Last night an SMS saved my life

    How an innovative texting service is helping mothers and babies in Rwanda

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  • Giving women a choice in Malawi

    How UK aid is helping women like Christina to plan their families and escape from poverty

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  • Gender violence in Pakistan

    Today marks the end of "16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence" - an awareness raising campaign which runs each year from 25 November, International Day Against Violence Against Women, up to 10 December, Inter…

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  • Lynne Featherstone new violence against women champion

    The coalition government today launched a strategic vision of how they plan to tackle violence against women and girls.

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

  • DFID Research: Women and the media in Bangladesh

    Research carried out by the Pathways of Women’s Empowerment programme in Dhaka has explored how media is affecting the lives of women in Bangladesh

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  • DFID Research: Conditional Cash Transfers pilot scheme in rural Egypt

    Research conducted for the DFID-funded Pathways of Women's Empowerment Programme has been used to design a feminist Conditional Cash Transfers scheme in Egypt

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  • DFID Research: Story telling raises awareness of gender issues in Egypt and the Arab world

    This project shows how exposing young writers to ideas of gender equality had a huge impact on their lives and writings.

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