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From The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP
  • World Refugee Day 2011

    Foreign Secretary and International Development Secretary mark 10th World Refugee Day

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

  • Britain to lead more effective response to disasters

    Today the UK laid out how it will improve the way it responds to man-made and natural disasters, such as earthquakes and floods.

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

  • Andrew Mitchell: The humanitarian response review

    Andrew Mitchell's oral statement to the House of Commons in response to the Humanitarian Emergency Response Review (HERR), 15 June 2011.

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

  • Situation in Syria

    International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell speaks to ICRC about the situation in Syria

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

  • New top civil servant for DFID

    Mark Lowcock has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development.

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

  • Andrew Mitchell: Results for change

    Results for Change: International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell's speech at the Royal College of Pathologists, 8 June 2011.

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

  • Andrew Mitchell on the reform of CDC Group plc

    Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell on the reform of CDC Group plc.

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

  • Business helps more people prosper

    Private sector will take a more prominent role in the UK's approach to fighting world poverty

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

  • Action plans set out the future of UK aid

    Operational plans for every country where DFID works now published

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

  • Arab Partnership offers new opportunities for Middle East

    The Prime Minister today announced further UK support for economic and political reform in the Middle East and North Africa.

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

  • US and UK join up on global development

    The UK and US made a joint commitment to changing the lives of the 1.2 billion poor people in the world today and accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

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

  • Mitchell calls on EU to keep aid promises

    Andrew Mitchell will push the EU to keep its aid commitments today as he meets with development ministers across Europe.

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

  • UN Women UK visit: latest updates

    Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell and the head of UN Women Michelle Bachelet will hold talks in London today on the organisation’s progress since it started work in January.

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

  • UK aid for children caught in Yemen's humanitarian crisis

    Britain is to supply new emergency aid to help tackle a humanitarian crisis in Yemen, saving thousands of children’s lives.

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

  • UK stops 'vultures' profiting from poor country debt

    The British Government took action today to prevent creditors from exploiting the poorest countries in the world through the UK courts.

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

  • Your questions for Michelle Bachelet

    Next week Michelle Bachelet will make her first visit to the UK since she was appointed Head of UN Women. We’re calling for questions you would like her to answer.

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

  • Aid watchdog publishes three year work plan

    The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has today published a work plan outlining its intended programme of activity for the next three years.

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

  • Mitchell visits Sudan with US and Norwegian ministers

    Three countries pledge their continuing commitment to Sudan, both north and south, and their support for the development of two economically viable and peaceful states.

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

  • UK tackles malaria resistance in Burma

    Britain is leading the fight against malaria drug resistance through a project in Burma which is tackling issues around diagnosis, prescription of drugs and prevention.

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

  • Helping developing countries reduce carbon emissions

    Today the UK Government gave its backing to a global scheme which will help developing countries cut their carbon emissions.

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