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  • 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

  • Alan Duncan agrees vision for UK aid in Vietnam

    International Development Minister Alan Duncan visited Vietnam this week to finalise the role UK aid will play in the country over the next five years.

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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

  • DFID research: New website and publications from the Development Research Centre on Citizenship, Participation and Accountability

    As the work of the Citizenship DRC comes to a close after a decade, it has launched a new website showcasing the products of its research.

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

  • Global Poverty Action Fund - Innovation Window now open

    The second funding round for the Global Poverty Action Fund Innovation Window is now open. The deadline for applications is 23 June 2011.

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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

  • Award for Shujaaz - a comic with serious messages

    At a ceremony in London last night Shujaaz - a multimedia project partly funded by DFID - was announced as this year’s recipient of the One World Media Special Award.

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

  • DFID research: Appointment of a Strategic Advisory Team for the ESRC/DFID Joint Scheme on International Development (Poverty Alleviation)

    The team will work with the Scheme funders to secure and enhance the impact of research funded under the Scheme on policy and practice.

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

  • DFID research: An update from infoDev

    An update from infoDev.

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

  • UK on track to meet aid commitment

    The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD)Development Assistance Committee today published its annual report on donor countries aid to developing countries and multilateral organisations.

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

  • Government boost for Comic relief

    The government has backed the public's incredible support for this year's Red Nose Day with £10m support for Comic Relief's work in improving health and education across Africa.

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

  • International Citizen Service opens

    Young adults from across the country and from all walks of life will be given the chance to make a real difference in the poorest parts of the world – by volunteering overseas.

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

  • The future of UK aid

    Changing lives, delivering results: our plans to help the world's poorest people.

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

  • Statement by the Secretary of State for International Development: the Bilateral and Multilateral Aid Reviews

    COPY PENDING

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

  • DFID research: New economic growth research partnership with the Economic and Social Research Council

    New economic growth research partnership with the Economic and Social Research Council.

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

  • Minouche Shafik to leave DFID for IMF

    DFID’s Permanent Secretary Nemat (Minouche) Shafik will be leaving the Department within the next few months to take up the post of Deputy Managing Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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

  • Emerging economies key to international development

    The UK to enter new alliances with emerging economic powers to trade in ideas and expertise to reduce world poverty.

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