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Study points to new ways to reduce conflict in fragile states
A major research project by the UK's Stabilisation Unit explores the vital role of political deal-making in reducing violent conflict.
Charities who help people with disabilities receive UK aid funding boost
Charities which help people with disabilities in developing countries have been given a major funding boost.
UK to save 50,000 people from threat of landmines worldwide
To mark International Mine Awareness Day, International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt announces new support to clear landmines
Response to attack on Save the Children offices in Jalalabad
Yesterday (Wednesday 24 January 2018), there was widespread media coverage of an attack on Save the Children’s offices in the Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan...
UK aid helps clear lethal landmines in war-torn countries following generosity of British public
International Development Secretary announces that Britain will extend its demining work to save lives in Angola, Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
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Deal Making and Peace Building: A new approach to reducing conflict
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Foreign Secretary welcomes extension of Afghan government ceasefire
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Study points to new ways to reduce conflict in fragile states
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