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  • 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

  • Disasters: Using science to reduce the impacts of natural hazards

    Using science to reduce the effects of future natural hazards such as floods, droughts and earthquakes must be stepped up aa new Foresight report published today.

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

  • Haiti and Cuba: Help for those hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy

    Britain will provide lifesaving support for the millions of people who were hit hardest in Haiti and Cuba

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

  • Syria: Food and shelter for tens of thousands of families

    Prime Minister David Cameron pledges new emergency support for Syrians facing a winter of continued fighting.

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

  • Burma: UK to help those forced to flee their homes

    Britain will help tens of thousands of Burmese people who have been forced to flee long-running conflict in the country.

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

  • Burma: Emergency aid for victims of violence

    Britain will help supply emergency water, sanitation and healthcare to over 58,000 people hit by the violence

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

  • DFID research: Crisis States: moving away from the “post-conflict” culture

    The Crisis States Research Centre recently published a final report synthesising the project.

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

  • South Sudan: Featherstone warns of growing refugee crisis

    International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone warned of the growing refugee crisis in South Sudan as a result of renewed fighting in Sudan during her visit to the region

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

  • Syria: UK aid to help 10,000 refugees through winter

    New UK aid will provide those who fled the ongoing fighting with essential supplies to survive freezing temperatures

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

  • Horn of Africa: Targeted aid to help prevent food crises

    Britain pledged to target aid that will help prevent future food disasters in the Horn of Africa today

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

  • UN General Assembly: Political champions commit to build disaster resilience

    An agreement was made on a new initiative to build resilience in areas of the world most affected by disasters

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

  • Syria: Vital aid for children and families forced to flee

    Britain will provide urgent support to the United Nations to get humanitarian help - including water and education - to 250,000 children who were forced to flee the fighting.

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

  • Sierra Leone: UK rapid response to tackle cholera

    The UK Government has activated its new rapid response network for the first time, to help two million people affected by the cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone.

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

  • Syria: Help for 45,000 more refugees

    Britain will quadruple its assistance to help tens of thousands more refugees fleeing worsening fighting

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

  • Andrew Mitchell: UK support for Syrian refugees

    Britain has recently announced a doubling of our aid to help those affected by the fighting in Syria. This includes £3 million to support the…

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

  • South Sudan: UK aid support for 200,000 people

    Andrew Mitchell has today announced further British support for refugees fleeing violence on the Sudanese border

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