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  • MDGs in focus - MDG 5: Maternal health in Nepal

    Maternal health in Nepal

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

  • Promoting stability and normality in Georgia

    Mat Whatley, from the UK Stabilisation Unit, shares his experiences of working in the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia.

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

  • How will the world look in 2030?

    Climate change will reverse years of work reducing poverty without strong, urgent action, according to a report released today.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister talks development with Bill Gates

    Following a meeting with philanthropist Bill Gates today, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg confirmed that he will be representing the UK at the Millennium Development Goals Summit at the United Nations in September.

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

  • UK’s Afghan aid effort to increase by 40%

    The UK’s aid effort in Afghanistan will be expanded by 40%, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced today.

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

  • Alan Duncan visits Bangladesh

    Minister of State for International Development, Alan Duncan MP in Bangladesh on fact-finding visit

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

  • Report shows success in fight against illegal logging

    A decade of international effort to improve the way forests are governed, and tackle illegal logging and its related trade, has led to improvements in the lives of tens of millions of the world’s poorest people.

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

  • Joint statement: PM and His Majesty the King of Bahrain

    The Prime Minister and His Majesty the King of Bahrain have issued a joint statement following their meeting in Number 10 today.

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

  • Henry Bellingham at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association climate change conference

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham spoke, earlier this week, at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 3rd International Parliamentary Conference on Climate Change.

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

  • Lord Ashdown to lead review of emergency aid

    The way the UK responds to humanitarian emergencies such as the Haiti earthquake will be the subject of a comprehensive review

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

  • World Population Day

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

  • Postcard from the field: Ethiopia

    25 years on from Live Aid, DFID's Jo Raisin looks at the progress the country has made and the challenges that remain

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

  • Young pupil’s plea for children’s education

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell joined African leaders on Sunday to hear a young girl’s plea to deliver education for 72 million children worldwide.

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

  • From global to local: Climate change post-Copenhagen.

    Speech by Stephen O'Brien, Minister of State for International Development.

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

  • Buddyz breed confidence to change themselves and their communities

    As a member of the thriving Soul Buddyz youth group based at the school – supported by UK aid, from the Department for International Development – Nompumelelo knows where her life is going.

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  • New UK humanitarian support for Niger and Chad

    Hundreds of thousands of people in Niger and Chad will benefit from support to prevent the threat of imminent starvation, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced today.

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

  • Access to Medicine Index

    Access to medicine is a basic right, yet each year millions of people die due to preventable and treatable diseases

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

  • How much energy are we using?

    DFID has started publishing real-time information on energy and water use in its London headquarters building.

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

  • Saving lives, restoring hope in Haiti

    Supporting the work of medical aid charity Merlin

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  • World Population Day

    The Secretary of State statement on World Population Day

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