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  • Overview of UK aid for the crisis in Mali and the Sahel region

    The UK has been taking the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Mali very seriously and has ensured that it is providing early, pro-active funds to support the vital operations of aid agencies across the Sahel in 2013.

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

  • FCO Minister calls on Chad to arrest Sudanese President

    Mark Simmonds has called on the Government of Chad to meet its international obligations and arrest President Bashir of Sudan.

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

  • Mali: Food, water and medical care for those hit by fighting

    The UK will provide essential medical supplies, clean water and support to families forced from their homes as a result of the conflict in Mali.

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

  • Solomon Islands: Humanitarian aid for tsunami-hit islanders

    The UK will provide emergency shelter and access to emergency water and sanitation to those affected in the Solomon Islands

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

  • Somalia: UK to help build democratic government

    Britain will help Somalia to establish a new government and federal parliament, as well as providing aid to help fight the food crisis

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

  • Syria: UK doubles funding and urges others to act

    The UK has more than doubled its funding to the Syrian refugee crisis as International Development Secretary Justine Greening warned that the conflict is placing an impossible humanitarian and financial toll on Syrians and o…

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

  • Syria: UK welcomes response to UN funding call

    International Development Secretary Justine Greening has welcomed the conference response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria, as international donors promised in excess of the $1.5bn UN funding requested at a pledging confe…

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

  • DFID Research: Enhanced Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance: new evidence review

    ELRHA is currently looking for applicants interested in undertaking a new evidence review examining how research informs decision-making in the field of public health interventions.

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

  • Syria: Food, tents and medicine for growing refugee crisis

    The UK will provide £21 million in new humanitarian aid to help deliver lifesaving winter clothing, food and medicine for those affected by the crisis in Syria

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

  • Haiti: UK aid to help withstand future disasters

    On the third anniversary of Haiti's devastating earthquake, the UK has announced it will help the country to withstand and quickly recover from future catastrophes.

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

  • Disasters: UK medics to help in overseas emergencies

    British medical personnel will help provide humanitarian assistance at short notice when disaster strikes abroad.

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

  • Syria: New UK aid for those in need this winter

    Britain will help provide food, clean water, medical aid and shelter for hundreds of thousands of people affected by the fighting in Syria.

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

  • West Africa: Food aid for half a million people in the Sahel

    British help will support families who have been hit hardest by the hunger crisis in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania

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

  • Burma: Further humanitarian support for Kachin state

    Britain will provide additional humanitarian support to those displaced by the ongoing conflict in Kachin State, Burma.

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

  • DR Congo: UK aid for refugees forced to flee

    Britain will help provide health care, education, shelter and safe drinking water for 50,000 refugees in Uganda who have fled the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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

  • Disasters: Apply now to join the Rapid Response Facility

    Through successfully passing the application process, organisations will become pre-qualified. This means they are pre-approved for UK funds - ready to be invited to make proposals to meet humanitarian needs in the event of …

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

  • Gaza: Medical aid and shelter for those caught in conflict

    New British support will provide medical aid, temporary shelter and help with rebuilding homes damaged by the recent violence in Gaza.

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

  • DFID research: Growth and livelihoods in conflict: findings from SLRC’s review of the evidence

    SLRC explores evidence on growth, economic activity and livelihoods in conflict-affected situations.

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

  • Disasters and emergencies: Media NGOs to aid UK rapid response

    Thomson Reuters Foundation, BBC Media Action, International Media Support and Internews Europe have become pre-qualified partners of DFID's Rapid Response Facility.

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

  • Science key to reducing impacts of future natural hazards in developing countries

    Report shows that death and destruction are not the inevitable consequences of natural hazards.

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