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  • UN estimates show fall in maternal deaths

    The number of women dying due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth has decreased by 34% from an estimated 546 000 in 1990 to 358 000 in 2008, according to a new report

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

  • Young people give their views on global poverty

    A group of young people determined to fight world poverty met Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and the Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell today, to give them their views ahead of a major interna…

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

  • UK will fight hard to secure concrete commitment on MDGs

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg made his first major speech on international development today, explaining how the UK government will meet its commitments to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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

  • UK to focus aid efforts on women

    The UK Government is to put the wellbeing of women and children at the centre of its international aid policy

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

  • Making the case for UKaid

    Message from International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell.

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

  • MDGs in focus - MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education

    Find out how a DFID funded project is helping to get more girls into schools in Nigeria.

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  • Coalition Ministers deliver MDG briefing

    Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell and Foreign Office Minister for Global and Economic issues, Henry Bellingham, brief senior diplomats from across the world on the Millen…

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

  • Extraordinary UKaid response for flood stricken Punjab and Sindh

    Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said "The floods in Pakistan are extraordinary; and demand an extraordinary response"

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

  • Changing attitudes in rural India

    A grassroots worker's struggle for clean water and toilets in rural India

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  • Statement to House of Commons on the Pakistan floods from Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell

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

  • MDGs in focus - MDG 4: Reduce child mortality

    How a slum community in Dhaka, Bangladesh has improved water and sanitation and reduced killer diseases

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  • Real-life stories from the developing world

    The latest edition of Developments magazine is now available online.

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

  • Andrew Mitchell visits Ethiopia

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell saw for himself how british aid is changing lives when he spent Saturday night in a rural village in the Azernet Berbere district of Ethiopia.

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

  • UK backs new corruption-fighting academy

    The UK is to back a new international anti-corruption academy aimed at boosting the fight against fraud, bribery and theft across the world.

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

  • Discussion on implementing UKaid Transparency Guarantee

    DFID invites civil society organisations, think tanks, academia and others working on transparency to join an online discussion to inform the implementation of the UKaid Transparency Guarantee.

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

  • UK support to improve education in Malawi

    The UK Government through DFID in Malawi has announced support to the Government of Malawi to implement a new national education reform programme.

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

  • MDGs in focus - MDG 8: Develop a global partnership for development

    Find out how DFID is helping farmers in Africa get their fruit and veg onto UK shop shelves

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  • UK response to the Pakistan floods

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has praised the British public's generosity as donations to the Pakistan aid effort reached £35 million

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

  • Motorbikes and Midwives: A triple blessing

    Find out how UKaid is helping Kenyan mothers get access to maternal health care

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  • Pakistan floods: how can I help?

    Many people in the UK have been moved by the images of devastation in Pakistan, including those who have personal connections with the country.

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