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  • Fairtrade taste for Ministers

    Ahead of Fairtrade fortnight Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell and Minister Alan Duncan sampled some of the UK's finest Fairtrade teas and coffees.

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

  • DFID research: Microwork initiative launched: M2Work

    New initiative that aims to bring innovative thinking to microworker practices in developing countries was launched in Washington this week.

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

  • PM calls to Prime Minister Rajoy and Aung San Suu Kyi

    "The Prime Minister wants European leaders to consider the EU's response to the incredible progress in Burma"

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

  • We're getting there

    How UK aid is rebuilding business and investment in Sierra Leone

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  • Poverty and vulnerability tackled in Turkana, Kenya

    How UK aid is protecting some of the most vulnerable people in Kenya through cash transfers

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  • Stephen O'Brien: Making green growth a priority

    Speech by Stephen O'Brien at the UN Global Compact event, looking at the role of the private sector in driving sustainable development.

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

  • DFID research: New research to reduce poverty

    Seventeen new research awards have been made as part of a joint 'poverty alleviation' research programme from the ESRC and DFID.

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

  • Cau's magic mushrooms

    Thanks to the Vietnam Challenge Fund programme, supported by UK aid, farmer Cau is starting up her own business

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  • UK aid doubles public generosity in charity appeals

    Two newspapers launch their Christmas appeals today, helping some of the poorest people in the world to change their lives

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

  • New focus on business helps UK’s fight against poverty

    Britain will increase the amount of support it provides businesses in Africa to help break their dependence on aid

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

  • DFID Research: The impact of research on Indonesia’s pulp and paper sector

    New research has brought about significant environmental and economic improvements to Indonesia’s pulp and paper sector.

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  • DFID research: CIPPEC a recipient of prestigious Juscelino Kubitschek Prize

    CIPPEC Argentina is one of just four recipients of the Inter American Development Bank's (IDB) Juscelino Kubitschek Prize.

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

  • Fair exchange

    How UK aid is helping Ethiopian farmers to get a fair price for their produce

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  • David Cameron: A new future for Africa

    Today David Cameron hailed the potential of aid, trade and democracy to lift millions of people out of poverty in Africa.

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

  • PM article in Business Day on trade and poverty in Africa

    David Cameron's article in Business Day, 18 July 2011, on free trade and enterprise in Africa as a means of alleviating poverty.

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

  • Cottoning on to the power of the private sector

    How UK aid works with the private sector to help lift people out of poverty in Africa

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  • UK-US Partnership for Global Development

    Prime Minister David Cameron and President Obama reaffirm our commitment to changing the lives of the 1.2 billion poor people in the world today.

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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

  • DFID research: Governance for development in Africa: building on what works

    Governance for development in Africa: building on what works.

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

  • DFID Research: Milking the benefits for small scale dairy vendors in Kenya

    Policy change in Kenya's dairy industry, has improved handling and hygiene of milk, increased profit margins, given greater access to milk, and provided employment.

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