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The inaugural international development annual public lecture delivered by International Development Secretary Justine Greening at the University of Warwick.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
International conference examines impact of cooking with solid fuels on traditional cookstoves and open fires.
Schoolchildren across the UK are being invited to put their best ideas forward on how the government can make life better for girls and women.
How UK aid is improving girls’ lives in Pakistan by helping them gain a higher education and empowering them to pursue careers.
Why a mother in Burkina Faso has decided not to have her daughters cut, thanks to a project supported by UK aid.
Keynote speech on the UK government’s programme to end female genital mutilation/cutting in a generation.
UK support to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is helping the province to improve women’s access to justice and become more responsive to women’s issues.
Event to empower girls by ending harmful cultural practices both in the UK and overseas.
Coca-Cola and DFID to invest £7 million in an initiative to help 10,000 marginalised girls in Nigeria.
This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 6 March 2014 by Lynne Featherstone MP.
Ahead of International Women's Day, International Development Secretary says global action must be taken to stop girls being forced into marriage.
Justine Greening's keynote speech at the Transform Her Future event hosted by Plan UK, Girls Not Brides and the Gender and Development Network.
DFID funds research to improve women's access to clean energy and quality of life.
How the UK is helping to stop the practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) both in the UK and internationally.
Ahead of International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, Lynne Featherstone visits African country making good progress in eliminating FGM/C.
Justine Greening calls upon the international community to provide significant new funding for the Syria crisis.
British support to the Girls’ Education Challenge is helping to educate young girls in Sierra Leone.
UK support to the Acid Survivors Foundation is helping survivors of acid attacks get medical help and legal advice.
The UK is contributing to a global initiative to give universal access to electricity and safe cooking solutions in developing countries.
Speaking at CSIS, Ambassador Westmacott discusses the UK-US relationship and emerging global political, economic and environmental issues.
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