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  • UK Minister visits Somalia to promote the rights of women and girls

    Lynne Featherstone re-affirms strength of UK partnership with Somalia on visit to Mogadishu.

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

  • UK Minister visits Somaliland to promote the rights of women and girls

    Lynne Featherstone re-affirms strength of the UK’s partnership with the region.

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

  • UK government will match public donations to Ebola appeal

    The first £5 million of public donations to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal on the Ebola outbreak will be matched by UK aid.

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

  • Bangladesh Girl Summit 2014

    Speech by the Rt Hon Lynne Featherstone MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development

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

  • Humanising hell: our restless conscience and the search for peace - 2014 One People Oration

    For the WW1 centenary, William Hague spoke on how preventing conflict and improving the condition of humanity must always be Britain’s vision.

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

  • UK secures €1 billion European Ebola commitment

    David Cameron gets European leaders to pledge more funding to fight Ebola.

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

  • Tenth British aid flight delivers medicines for Ebola treatment facilities in Sierra Leone

    Britain’s latest Ebola aid flight, carrying lifesaving medicines, landed in Freetown today, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has confirmed.

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

  • Better global disability data needed to ensure no one is left behind

    The international community needs to do more to stop people with disabilities being left behind, International Development Minster Lynne Featherstone said today.

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

  • Greening: British support to help more Sierra Leoneans

    Justine Greening has visited Sierra Leone to see the early results of Britain's response to Ebola.

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

  • £5 million for agricultural innovation

    Businesses and universities across the UK will benefit from a share of £5 million of funding from government and industry

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

  • A fleet of pickup trucks joins RFA Argus in Gibraltar

    The 32 UK-funded vehicles are on their way to Sierra Leone where they will transport staff, medicines and equipment to help defeat Ebola.

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

  • More UK troops deploy to Sierra Leone

    Around 150 British Army personnel left RAF Brize Norton this morning to add to the significant UK efforts to tackle Ebola.

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

  • Justine Greening and British Army medics fly to Sierra Leone

    Ms Greening will visit a treatment facility in Kerry Town and a DFID-funded Ebola Training Academy.

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

  • British aid flight carrying medical supplies for Ebola treatment facility lands in Freetown

    Britain’s latest Ebola aid flight carrying vital medical supplies has landed in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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

  • RFA Argus deploys to Sierra Leone

    The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship began her journey to Sierra Leone today as part of the UK’s response to the Ebola outbreak.

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

  • Medics on their way to Sierra Leone

    Personnel from Hampshire’s 22 Field Hospital will provide a key component in the UK’s response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.

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

  • Defence Secretary visits RFA Argus ahead of Ebola mission

    Personnel have been preparing to sail to Sierra Leone as part of UK’s response to the Ebola outbreak.

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

  • Partnership to help developing countries make the most of their natural resources

    Extractives in resource-rich countries have a huge potential for growth, and if managed well, could ultimately end poverty.

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

  • Swayne: return to status quo in Gaza not an option

    International community cannot continue to pick up the pieces in Gaza indefinitely, warns International Development Minister Desmond Swayne, as he sets out new UK support.

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

  • Further UK aid supplies arrive in Freetown to tackle Ebola outbreak

    Britain's latest Ebola aid flight - delivering beds, personal protection suits, tents and ten vehicles - landed in Freetown today.

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