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  • Foreign Secretary joins other ministers in call for extended ceasefire in Gaza

    Philip Hammond attended talks on 26 July with Laurent Fabius, John Kerry and other ministers from across Europe, Turkey and Qatar to discuss ongoing violence in Gaza

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

  • UK assistance to Gaza this week reaches £7 million

    Britain to provide extra £2 million for the Gaza Flash Appeal

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

  • Call to charities working to end female genital mutilation and child marriage

    Charities with the best ideas on how to end female genital mutilation and child marriage to benefit from match funding from the UK government.

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

  • British ministers comment on deaths at UN school

    Foreign and International Development Secretaries react to deaths at UNWRA school 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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Israeli and Palestinian leaders

    Philip Hammond deeply concerned by Gaza crisis; urges continued efforts towards ceasefire.

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

  • Minister for Africa welcomes release of Meriam Ibrahim in Sudan

    Mark Simmonds welcomes release of Meriam Ibrahim and calls on Government of Sudan to guarantee religious freedom for all.

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

  • DFID signs £1 million grant with Kenya Private Sector Alliance

    KEPSA signed an MoU with DFID-Kenya for a £1 million grant to support the implementation of its new Business Strategy

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

  • Foreign Secretary: Gaza Human Rights resolution will not aid peace process

    Philip Hammond says UN Human Rights Council resolution will not help achieve ceasefire and is fundamentally unbalanced.

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

  • Middle East Minister welcomes Syria sanctions

    Tobias Ellwood welcomes new penalties against Assad allies.

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

  • Foreign Secretary congratulates Indonesian President Elect

    The Foreign Secretary has congratulated the winner of the Indonesian presidential elections and the Indonesian people.

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

  • "The situation across the Middle East gives us all cause for grave concern"

    Statement by UK Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant to the Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East

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

  • New funding to protect millions of girls from child marriage

    The UK is driving a major new global push to end child and forced marriage across the world, International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced today at the UK’s first Girl Summit.

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

  • Girl Summit 2014: David Cameron's speech

    David Cameron's speech from the 2014 Girl Summit held in London.

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

  • Girl Summit 2014: Nick Clegg speech

    The Deputy PM made the closing speech at Girl Summit 2014 on actions to help prevent female genital mutilation and child, early and forced marriage.

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

  • New FGM measures launched to ‘care, protect, prevent’

    An FGM (female genital mutilation) prevention programme has been launched by the Department of Health and NHS England at the Girl Summit.

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

  • PM hosts Girl Summit 2014: a future free from FGM and child and forced marriage

    The government will today announce new action and funding to protect millions of girls from female genital mutilation and forced marriage.

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

  • New UK support for civilians caught up in Gaza violence

    In response to continuing violence in Gaza, the UK is providing emergency support to help tens of thousands of Palestinians.

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

  • DFID Press Release on Girl Summit

    Enough is Enough! Together we can end Female Genital Cutting and Child, Early and Forced Marriage

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

  • Prime Minister's statement on Ukraine and Gaza

    The Prime Minister updated the House of Commons on the flight MH17 disaster, Ukraine and Gaza.

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