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  • G8 summit 2010 Muskoka

    The G8 leaders are holding their annual summit in Muskoka in Canada this year.

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

  • Alan Duncan visits Vietnam to address UN conference

    Minister of State Alan Duncan visits Vietnam to speak at the UN Delivering as One conference in Hanoi.

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

  • EU countries ‘must honour aid promises’

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has today called on EU nations to maintain their commitment to international aid, despite the financial crisis.

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

  • Postcard from the field: South Africa

    As the World Cup kicks off, South Africa reaches fever pitch. DFID's Peter Kerby reports

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

  • UK pledges new support for Afghanistan

    The UK is set to provide new support to Afghanistan in a drive to create more jobs, improve policing and strengthen the effectiveness of Afghan government, Prime Minister David Cameron announced today.

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

  • UK to review multilateral aid spend

    The UK Government is to reassess its funding of international agencies such as the World Bank and United Nations in a drive to direct money at only the most effective organisations

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

  • Online consultation on innovation and economic growth

    DFID is undertaking research into how the spread of new technology increases economic growth in low-income countries and what can be done to encourage it.

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

  • Alan Duncan visits Nepal

    Video and photos of Minister of State for International Development, Alan Duncan MP, on a fact-finding visit to Nepal. It was his first overseas visit since he was appointed as Minister of State on 13 May 2010.

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

  • Students show award-winning film on life in Africa and UK

    Nine sixth-form students from Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School in Grantham were today awarded for their film depicting life on a typical morning in a UK suburb versus a poor village in Africa.

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

  • Support for Overseas Volunteering

    Andrew Mitchell announces support for overseas volunteering on National Volunteers’ Week

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

  • UK reaffirms partnership with Kenya

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham, and Department for International Development Minister Stephen O’Brien, met Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on 28 May following his earlier meeting with British Prime Minister Davi…

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

  • Mitchell: Taxpayers' aid saves lives

    The Secretary of State writes to the Telegraph

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

  • International leadership on aid

    The Queen's Speech today underlined the government's commitment that 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) will be spent in overseas development aid every year from 2013.

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

  • Queen's Speech: International development spending from 2013

    Notes on: "My Government is committed to spend nought point seven per cent of gross national income in development aid from 2013."

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

  • Mitchell: Aid to work harder for Afghanistan

    International Development Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell has announced that aid to Afghanistan and Pakistan needs to to get higher priority

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

  • Secretaries of State visit Afghanistan

    The Secretaries of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, and International Development are today visiting Afghanistan.

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

  • Stephen O'Brien appointed DFID Minister

    Stephen O'Brien MP has been appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development.

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

  • Freeze on UK-based awareness projects

    An immediate freeze on new funding for ‘awareness projects’, in a drive to refocus aid spending, was announced today by DFID Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell.

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

  • Alan Duncan appointed Minister of State

    Alan Duncan appointed Minister of State

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

  • Andrew Mitchell appointed Secretary of State

    Andrew Mitchell MP has been appointed as Secretary of State for International Development.

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