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From Closed organisation: Department for International Development (DFID)
From The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP
  • UK hails plan to save 16 million women and children

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today confirmed that the UK would double the number of maternal, newborn and children’s lives saved by 2015.

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

  • Research programme to tackle malnutrition

    New research programme to address evidence gaps on cost effective solutions to chronic malnutrition

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

  • Others must follow UK’s lead at summit

    Millions of lives across the world could be transformed by achieving the MDGs to tackle global poverty, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said today in New York.

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

  • British health workers save lives in developing countries

    International Development Secretary and Cardinal Turkson hear how British health workers play a crucial role in reducing maternal and child deaths in the world’s poorest countries.

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

  • UK to increase aid money spent on conflict countries

    The Government is set to increase the amount of aid it provides to fragile and conflict-ridden countries. This will boost the fight against extreme poverty and also strengthen DFID’s contribution to national security.

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

  • Development in a conflicted world

    Speech by International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell at the Royal College of Defence Studies on 16 September 2010.

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

  • UN estimates show fall in maternal deaths

    The number of women dying due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth has decreased by 34% from an estimated 546 000 in 1990 to 358 000 in 2008, according to a new report

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

  • Young people give their views on global poverty

    A group of young people determined to fight world poverty met Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and the Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell today, to give them their views ahead of a major interna…

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

  • UK will fight hard to secure concrete commitment on MDGs

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg made his first major speech on international development today, explaining how the UK government will meet its commitments to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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

  • UK to focus aid efforts on women

    The UK Government is to put the wellbeing of women and children at the centre of its international aid policy

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

  • Making the case for UKaid

    Message from International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell.

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

  • Coalition Ministers deliver MDG briefing

    Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell and Foreign Office Minister for Global and Economic issues, Henry Bellingham, brief senior diplomats from across the world on the Millen…

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

  • Statement to House of Commons on the Pakistan floods from Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell

    COPY PENDING

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

  • Andrew Mitchell visits Ethiopia

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell saw for himself how british aid is changing lives when he spent Saturday night in a rural village in the Azernet Berbere district of Ethiopia.

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

  • UK backs new corruption-fighting academy

    The UK is to back a new international anti-corruption academy aimed at boosting the fight against fraud, bribery and theft across the world.

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

  • UK aid to combat malaria

    A comprehensive ‘malaria business plan’ will set out how the UK will support the drastic reduction in the number of people who die from Malaria each year

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

  • Consultation on new third sector fund

    A new fund that will benefit a range of small to large civil society organisations will be launched by DFID this year.

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

  • New focus on family planning

    Have your say on DFID's new approach to family planning and women’s health

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

  • Airport to revitalise British St Helena

    The go ahead for an airport on the island of St Helena will be given by International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell - subject to strict pre-conditions – on the basis that it will provide best value for the British ta…

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

  • MDGs in focus - MDG 5: Maternal health in Nepal

    Maternal health in Nepal

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