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  • The Foreign Secretary chaired a further meeting of COBR to discuss Ebola

    Foreign Secretary chaired a further meeting of COBR this morning to discuss Ebola & the current situation in Sierra Leone, Liberia & Guinea.

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

  • DFID steps up support for emergency health and sanitation in Gaza

    £3 million in funding has been awarded to 10 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to help more than half a million people in Gaza.

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

  • Extra UK aid to get food into Gaza

    The UK has announced £3 million in new funding so the World Food Programme can get emergency food to more than 300,000 people in Gaza.

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

  • Justine Greening welcomes UN cross-border aid for Syria

    International Development Secretary responds to first UN cross-border aid convoy into Syria since new Security Council Resolution.

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

  • Additional UK support for Iraqis in need

    UK humanitarian support for Iraq now stands at £5 million.

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

  • UK to provide humanitarian support to Iraqi civilians

    Britain will provide an initial £3 million of emergency humanitarian assistance to help civilians fleeing the ISIS advance in Northern Iraq

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

  • UK pledges more support for victims of sexual violence in war

    Foreign Secretary William Hague announces new funding to help expand work to help victims of sexual violence at the Global Summit.

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

  • Lynne Featherstone: South Sudan - a country on the brink of famine

    Address by the Development Minister at the South Sudan Humanitarian Conference in Oslo, announcing additional UK aid and calling on all parties to commit to ceasefire, talks and unfettered humanitarian access.

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

  • Featherstone: New British aid package for South Sudan

    Britain announces £60 million to help those affected by one of the world's worst humanitarian crises

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

  • Typhoon Haiyan: Latest updates on UK aid

    How the UK is helping people devastated by the super typhoon that hit the Philippines, six months on.

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

  • Greening: Afghanistan landslide relief underway

    The UK is working with the UN to respond to the Badakshan landslide

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

  • Justine Greening's speech to mark 30 years of Islamic Relief

    The speech, delivered in Birmingham, celebrates Islamic Relief which has grown from a small humanitarian charity into a global development agency.

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

  • UK pledges new focus on disaster preparation

    Justine Greening to announce new programme which will help improve how developing countries prepare for humanitarian disasters, at the World Bank Spring meetings.

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

  • Greening: act now for Syrian children

    Justine Greening urges international donors to deliver on their promises to help thousands of children affected by conflict in Syria.

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

  • UK support for the Solomon Islands following flash flooding

    Aid to provide at least 3,500 people with temporary shelters, blankets, clean water, kitchen sets and hygiene kits to help stave off disease.

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

  • UK warns more must be done to alleviate humanitarian crisis in CAR

    Britain provides seeds, farming tools and protection for people affected by the crisis.

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

  • UK to provide seeds and fishing kits to avoid starvation in South Sudan

    Vital support to help farmers affected by conflict before the rainy season begins.

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

  • New UK support for Syria

    UK allocates over £36 million to organisations working inside Syria and across the region.

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

  • Foreign Office responds to UN report on Sri Lanka

    Hugo Swire welcomes report from the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and supports her call for an international investigation into Sri Lanka.

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

  • UN-Kuwait High Level Pledging Conference on Syria

    Justine Greening pledges an additional £100 million for the Syria crisis.

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