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  • Greening: New poverty goals must focus on peace, jobs and justice

    International development must move beyond traditional aid and towards boosting peace, jobs and justice, Development Secretary Justine Greening said today.

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

  • Justine Greening: beyond aid - development priorities from 2015

    Speech by the International Development Secretary at Standard Chartered in London on the focus of the UN's new poverty goals, due to be launched in 2015.

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

  • Greening pledges new UK help from Syrian border

    The UK will boost cross-border aid operations into Syria with more than £46 million of new help for civilians in hard to reach areas, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced following a visit to th…

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

  • Lynne Featherstone: Tackling violence against women and girls overseas

    Written ministerial statement by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development, Lynne Featherstone MP.

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

  • The changing role of mining in developing economies

    Speech by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development, Lynne Featherstone MP, to the Mining on Top conference.

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

  • Too Young To Wed: award winning photography on show as part of Girl Summit 2014

    Photographic exhibition exploring the issue of child marriage to be shown at the London School of Economics from 21 July - 1 August 2014.

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

  • New UK investment to improve education for millions

    The UK today announces support for plans to help up to 29 million girls and boys in developing countries receive a decent education.

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

  • ‘Books give you wings to fly’ at the Queen’s Birthday Party

    British Embassy celebrates Queen’s Birthday Party with ‘wings to fly’, highlighting the UK’s contribution to the education sector in Lebanon

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

  • Girl Summit 2014: how you can get involved

    6 ways to get involved in the Girl Summit and help end female genital mutilation and child and forced marriage.

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

  • Calling all young people: #YouthforChange

    A day of inspiring talks, interactive sessions, debates and sharing ideas to raise awareness about issues affecting girls.

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

  • Campaign to end early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

    Pledge your support to end these harmful practices and help girls to reach their full potential.

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

  • UK to help save millions from preventable blindness

    Lynne Featherstone announces new support to help protect the sight of millions of people in Africa at risk of developing blindness caused by trachoma.

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

  • Faith and community leaders unite to condemn FGM

    Representatives met government ministers during a summit at the Home Office.

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

  • Celebrating diaspora contribution to development

    International Development Secretary Justine Greening's speech at Comic Relief's Africa in Action event celebrating the contribution of the Africa diaspora to international development.

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

  • Additional UK support for Iraqis in need

    UK humanitarian support for Iraq now stands at £5 million.

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

  • UK to provide humanitarian support to Iraqi civilians

    Britain will provide an initial £3 million of emergency humanitarian assistance to help civilians fleeing the ISIS advance in Northern Iraq

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

  • Greening: Education can secure a peaceful future in Nigeria

    Britain and the US have today pledged to educate a million girls and boys in northern Nigeria to boost development across the country.

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

  • Launch of the UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security

    Foreign Secretary, Secretary of State for Defence, and Secretary of State for International Development launch UK’s third national action plan at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.

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

  • UK pledges more support for victims of sexual violence in war

    Foreign Secretary William Hague announces new funding to help expand work to help victims of sexual violence at the Global Summit.

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

  • Lynne Featherstone: Africa can be the future engine of global growth

    Speech by the Development Minister at the Africa Rising event - part of the International Festival of Business 2014 in Liverpool.

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