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  • Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi awarded Nobel Peace Prize

    Justine Greening welcomes the announcment of this year's Nobel Peace Prize winners.

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

  • UK helps business to invest in the developing world

    Britain pledged to unlock the economic and creative power of the private sector to reduce barriers to investment, increase jobs and open up new markets in the world’s poorest countries at the World Bank Annual Meetings.

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

  • UK invites entrepreneurs to unlock economic power of girls in developing world

    The UK is working with entrepreneurs in developing countries to fast track early stage business ventures to help hundreds of thousands of girls in the world’s poorest countries maximise their potential through work and educa…

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

  • UK military to provide further measures to tackle Ebola

    MOD will provide hundreds of troops, an aviation support ship and 3 Merlin helicopters as the UK ramps up its efforts to tackle Ebola.

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

  • Troops prepare for Sierra Leone Ebola duty

    Armed Forces Minister Mark Francois has praised military personnel going through medical training to help tackle Ebola in west Africa.

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

  • British aid supplies arrive in Freetown to tackle Ebola outbreak

    Two flights containing ambulances, tents, incinerators and further UK aid to tackle Ebola in Sierra Leone arrived this weekend.

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

  • Eid message from Justine Greening

    The International Development Secretary wishes Muslims a happy Eid

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

  • Defeating Ebola conference in London: International community pledges more health workers, funding and supplies

    Britain rallies international support to combat Ebola in Sierra Leone.

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

  • Defeating Ebola in Sierra Leone conference

    The conference rallied support to get countries and international donors to pledge beds, medical staff and money to help end Ebola in Sierra Leone.

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

  • Ebola: UK support to protect health services in Sierra Leone

    A package of support to boost stretched public health services in Sierra Leone to tackle Ebola.

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

  • UK boosts emergency aid for people displaced by conflict in Central African Republic

    The new £7 million package of funding will allow the World Food Programme (WFP), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and UNHCR to increase the life-saving humanitarian assistance they offer to refugees from CAR who have fled to C…

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

  • United Nations General Assembly 2014

    The Prime Minister led a delegation to the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

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

  • UK government welcomes social impact investment report

    The report recognises how social investment helps address society’s most difficult problems and calls for more action to grow the market.

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

  • UK increases support for humanitarian crisis in South Sudan

    Britain will provide life-saving support for thousands more people affected by the conflict in South Sudan, International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced today.

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

  • Justine Greening: Forests and climate change in the post-2015 agenda

    Speech at the Ford Foundation event on forests and climate change during the 2014 UN General Assembly.

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

  • World must invest in Syria’s young, says Greening

    UK International Development Secretary announces £100 million in new UK funding for Syria and neighbouring countries at UN General Assembly.

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

  • The UK is leading the international drive against Ebola in Sierra Leone

    British military and humanitarian staff have arrived in Freetown to spearhead the UK’s £100 million mission to contain and control the outbreak.

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

  • Renewed support to reduce emissions through protecting the world’s forests

    Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom, three of the largest supporters of forest conservation, announced today their continued financial commitment to REDD+, or reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and fores…

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

  • UK to tackle deforestation in developing countries

    Justine Greening announces new support to address deforestation and to work with business to manage natural resources.

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

  • British government and Unilever join forces to help world’s poor

    Justine Greening has signed a joint letter of intent with Unilever CEO Paul Polman, committing to a new partnership.

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