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From Closed organisation: Department for International Development (DFID)
  • Britain sends relief supplies to Vanuatu

    A Royal Air Force C-17 transport plane has departed for Vanuatu

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

  • UK provides emergency assistance in wake of Cyclone Pam

    Britain provides humanitarian aid to assist recovery efforts

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

  • Fourth anniversary of Syria crisis

    Statement from International Development Secretary on the four year anniversary of the conflict in Syria

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

  • British school teachers visit Jordan

    Teachers from the UK travelled to Zaatari camp this week to visit staff and pupils affected by the Syria conflict.

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

  • 13 years of UK military operations in Afghanistan commemorated

    A service to mark 13 years of UK military operations in Afghanistan took place at St Paul’s Cathedral today (Friday, 13 March).

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

  • UK matches Red Nose Day funds raised by UK schools

    The UK will match up to £10 million raised by school children to help Comic Relief transform the lives of children.

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

  • Ebola outbreak: An update on the UK's response in West Africa

    Development Secretary Justine Greening gave an update to the House of Commons on Britain's work to beat Ebola in Sierra Leone and beyond.

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

  • Minister visits Manchester to thank UK Ebola workers

    Baroness Northover visited Manchester today to praise medics’ work in combatting Ebola and helping the world prepare for future crises.

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

  • Minister praises Leeds-based FGM campaigners

    Baroness Northover meets anti-female genital mutilation group The Gambia Volunteers Trust

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

  • Justine Greening: International activism for girls and women

    The International Development Secretary calls on activists to continue the fight for women’s rights and to help build a world where every girl can reach her potential.

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

  • Engineering her way to an independent life

    Meet Swapna - a girl who is going places in Bangladesh with a little help from UK aid.

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  • Parveen: A woman empowered and valued in Bangladesh

    This International Women’s Day, meet the community care worker who is helping to improve the lives of girls and women in Dhaka.

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  • Greening: Britain's Ebola response has saved thousands of lives but mission not over yet

    International Development Secretary Justine Greening says Britain will stay the course in Sierra Leone until the job is done.

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

  • British surgeons saving lives in Gaza 6 months after ceasefire

    UK-funded NHS surgeons have been treating war-wounded patients in Gaza since the ceasefire was agreed.

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

  • Restoring hope in Gaza

    Meet the NHS doctors helping to rebuild lives, 6 months on from the ceasefire.

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  • Justine Greening: Global Law Summit

    How DFID is promoting the rule of law, property rights, access to justice and good governance in the countries we work in.

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

  • UK Minister: Scottish charities ‘on front line of fight against global poverty’

    Scottish charities are encouraged to apply for funding from the Department for International Development.

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

  • UK support to Ethiopia

    Statement on the UK's development relationship with Ethiopia

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

  • Launch of National Forum for Social Protection

    DFID Bangladesh Country Representative Sarah Cooke's speech at the launching event of National Forum for Social Protection in Dhaka.

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

  • £15m British boost for humanitarian efforts in Ukraine

    Britain will release £15 million in emergency assistance to provide food, blankets, emergency shelter and basic medical supplies to vulnerable and displaced Ukrainians, Prime Minister David Cameron announced today.

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