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  • Against the odds, UK-funded Gazan businesses grow

    The UK is proud to support the 3rd Palestine Investment Conference, which opened in Bethlehem this week (2-3 June 2010)

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  • Online consultation on innovation and economic growth in poor countries

    DFID is planning to undertake a research programme on the role of technological diffusion in increasingin increasing economic growth in low-income countries.

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

  • Support for Overseas Volunteering

    Andrew Mitchell announces support for overseas volunteering on National Volunteers’ Week

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

  • UK confirms action on climate and forests

    UK Government confirms £1.5 billion in finance for rainforests and tackling climate change

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

  • UK reaffirms partnership with Kenya

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham, and Department for International Development Minister Stephen O’Brien, met Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on 28 May following his earlier meeting with British Prime Minister Davi…

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

  • Mitchell: Taxpayers' aid saves lives

    The Secretary of State writes to the Telegraph

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

  • Changing attitudes, fighting abuse in Bangladesh

    Educating both men and women about women's rights helps to reduce domestic abuse

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  • International leadership on aid

    The Queen's Speech today underlined the government's commitment that 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) will be spent in overseas development aid every year from 2013.

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

  • Queen's Speech: International development spending from 2013

    Notes on: "My Government is committed to spend nought point seven per cent of gross national income in development aid from 2013."

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

  • DFID and Liverpool FC promote Fair Play for Africa on health

    Liverpool football coaches joined a drive to cut HIV deaths in Southern Africa at a DFID-hosted healthcare reception.

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

  • Summit to help "unbanked" people in developing world

    A DFID-sponsored summit on mobile banking is currently taking place in Rio de Janeiro.

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

  • Mitchell: Aid to work harder for Afghanistan

    International Development Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell has announced that aid to Afghanistan and Pakistan needs to to get higher priority

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

  • Secretaries of State visit Afghanistan

    The Secretaries of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, and International Development are today visiting Afghanistan.

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

  • Joint statement on human rights in Malawi

    In a joint statement today, Henry Bellingham MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Stephen…

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

  • Britain to provide life-saving contraception in Uganda

    Britain will provide urgently needed contraceptive supplies to Uganda to help prevent unwanted pregnancies and improve family planning

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

  • Sri Lanka: one year on from conflict

    How DFID support has helped people displaced by conflict.

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

  • DFID and FA team up for better education in South Africa

    Young female football coaches visited two DFID-funded education projects aimed at changing children’s lives in South Africa.

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

  • Stephen O'Brien appointed DFID Minister

    Stephen O'Brien MP has been appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development.

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

  • Freeze on UK-based awareness projects

    An immediate freeze on new funding for ‘awareness projects’, in a drive to refocus aid spending, was announced today by DFID Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell.

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

  • Alan Duncan appointed Minister of State

    Alan Duncan appointed Minister of State

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