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From The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell
  • 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

  • Andrew Mitchell meets Chair of African Union Commission

    International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell, meets Chairperson of the African Union Commission, discusses Libya, Ivory Coast, Liberia situations

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

  • UK to help over 10,000 displaced Libyans

    2,100 tents to be flown from UK stocks in Dubai, to be distributed by the Libyan Red Crescent to those most in need around the Ajdabiya area in the conflict-affected north-east of Libya.

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

  • Emergency aid for Liberia and Ivory Coast

    The British Government today announced an urgent emergency aid package to help tens of thousands of people affected by the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Liberia and the Ivory Coast.

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

  • UK to send emergency drinking water to Japan

    The UK will send bottled drinking water to Japan in response to a shortage of safe drinking water, International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell confirmed today.

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

  • London conference on Libya

    Foreign Secretary announces London conference on Libya

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

  • Andrew Mitchell walks for clean water

    Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, walked for water at Westminster today, as part of a global campaign to raise awareness for the world water and sanitation crisis.

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

  • DFID climate change project wins award

    Ground breaking ‘scuba rice’ - developed thanks to UK aid - has won a prestigious national award.

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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

  • UK support to strengthen civil service in Afghanistan

    International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell today announced UK support to an innovative programme which will help the Afghan Government…

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

  • Co-op project for Kenyan tea farmers

    A project supporting Kenyan small-scale tea farmers, which features in The Co-operative’s new high profile TV campaign, has received important backing from the Department for International Development(DFID).

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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

  • Development Secretary visits Libyan Tunisian border

    Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell visited the border to see what more Britain can do to help avoid a major humanitarian crisis.

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

  • Mitchell in top 100 delivering for women

    Today, Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell has been named as one of the top 100 people fighting to improve girls’ and women’s lives worldwide.

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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 and Gates join up on agricultural research

    Co-funded grants aim to reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia as world food prices mount

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

  • Gourmet coffee from DR Congo to hit UK shelves

    Sainsbury's is helping to rejuvenate the coffee industry in the DRC and Malawi by releasing a new limited edition Fairtrade coffee.

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

  • Mitchell: UN women launch welcome

    Andrew Mitchell welcomes the launch of UN Women and calls on world leaders to unite behind the agency.

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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

  • UK to help UNICEF boost health and education

    The UK Government will boost its contribution to UNICEF to help the global children’s agency improve the health, protection and education of the world’s poorest children.

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