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  • UK plans major boost to tax collection in developing countries

    Britiain provides developing countries with advice to increase tax revenues following G8 commitments.

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

  • Norway, UK and USA come together to pledge approximately $280 million to sustain the world’s forests

    International partners announce fresh action to protect forests and reduce green house gas (GHG) emissions at COP 19 in Warsaw.

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

  • Arrival of C-130 aircraft to get aid to cut-off areas

    RAF C-130 aircraft lands at Cebu airport in the Philippines where it will carry aid to the hardest to reach areas.

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

  • UK/Africa High Level Prosperity Partnership

    HMG promotes Angola, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mozambique and Tanzania to UK business in mutual prosperity drive.

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

  • Learning how to stay safe in a disaster

    How UK aid funded training helped families in the Philippines stay out of danger when Typhoon Haiyan struck.

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  • Visit of UK Parliament’s International Development Committee

    Members of the UK Parliament’s International Development Committee are visiting Burma from 19 - 27 November 2013.

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

  • UK support for Nepal Constituent Assembly Elections 2013

    The UK is the largest bilateral donor providing financial and technical assistance for the election process.

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

  • Now lifesaving British aid reaches remote islands

    Vitally needed aid supplies and medical assistance from the UK is arriving in remote areas in the Philippines that aid agencies have so far not been able to reach.

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

  • RAF delivers much needed JCBs to the Philippines

    The RAF's C-17 aircraft has arrived in the Philippines bringing much needed equipment to the typhoon-battered islands.

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

  • HMS Daring brings relief to isolated typhoon victims

    HMS Daring has arrived in Cebu today to target UK medical assistance, emergency supplies and clean water to victims of Typhoon Haiyan stranded without assistance.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets human rights campaigners in Sri Lanka

    Foreign Secretary William Hague meets human rights campaigners in Sri Lanka and supports reconciliation.

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

  • Foreign Secretary pledges UK support to Philippines

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken to Philippines Secretary for Foreign Affairs Albert Ferreros Del Rosario and offered condolences.

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

  • UK to help clear landmines in Sri Lanka

    The UK Government will clear landmines and explosive remnants of war from areas of Northern Sri Lanka

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

  • University of Central Lancashire launched in Sri Lanka

    Foreign Secretary William Hague praises educational links between Britain and Sri Lanka and says education helps build peace and stability.

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

  • Typhoon Haiyan: UK supports UN and Red Cross Disaster Appeals

    One week after Typhoon Haiyan, the UK pledges a further £30 million to support the UN and Red Cross emergency appeals for the Philippines.

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

  • RAF C-17 departs UK for the Philippines

    The C-17 aircraft left RAF Brize Norton for the Philippines to deliver emergency supplies for the Department for International Development.

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

  • Extra British military support for Philippines aid effort

    Britain is sending the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious to speed up the distribution of aid supplies in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.

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

  • UK lifeline of assistance to help Congolese refugees in Uganda

    UK provides emergency food rations for 105,000 and shelter, healthcare and schooling for 40,000 Congolese refugees who have fled into Uganda

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

  • Greening secures international commitment to prioritising humanitarian access and the protection of women and girls in the global response to Typhoon Haiyan

    In the first aid coordination meeting, donors agree to prioritise girls and women in the response to Typhoon Haiyan.

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

  • UK steps up support for vulnerable Syrians in Jordan

    International Development Minister, Alan Duncan MP, outlines more details of how UK aid will help tens of thousands of refugees

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