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From The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP
  • Coalition Ministers deliver MDG briefing

    Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell and Foreign Office Minister for Global and Economic issues, Henry Bellingham, brief senior diplomats from across the world on the Millen…

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

  • Statement to House of Commons on the Pakistan floods from Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell

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

  • Andrew Mitchell visits Ethiopia

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell saw for himself how british aid is changing lives when he spent Saturday night in a rural village in the Azernet Berbere district of Ethiopia.

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

  • UK backs new corruption-fighting academy

    The UK is to back a new international anti-corruption academy aimed at boosting the fight against fraud, bribery and theft across the world.

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

  • UK aid to combat malaria

    A comprehensive ‘malaria business plan’ will set out how the UK will support the drastic reduction in the number of people who die from Malaria each year

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

  • Consultation on new third sector fund

    A new fund that will benefit a range of small to large civil society organisations will be launched by DFID this year.

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

  • New focus on family planning

    Have your say on DFID's new approach to family planning and women’s health

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

  • Airport to revitalise British St Helena

    The go ahead for an airport on the island of St Helena will be given by International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell - subject to strict pre-conditions – on the basis that it will provide best value for the British ta…

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

  • MDGs in focus - MDG 5: Maternal health in Nepal

    Maternal health in Nepal

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

  • UK’s Afghan aid effort to increase by 40%

    The UK’s aid effort in Afghanistan will be expanded by 40%, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced today.

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

  • Lord Ashdown to lead review of emergency aid

    The way the UK responds to humanitarian emergencies such as the Haiti earthquake will be the subject of a comprehensive review

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

  • Young pupil’s plea for children’s education

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell joined African leaders on Sunday to hear a young girl’s plea to deliver education for 72 million children worldwide.

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

  • New UK humanitarian support for Niger and Chad

    Hundreds of thousands of people in Niger and Chad will benefit from support to prevent the threat of imminent starvation, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced today.

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

  • World Population Day

    The Secretary of State statement on World Population Day

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

  • Statement on aid transparency

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

  • Mitchell hails new, powerful agency for women

    The Government today welcomed a new era for women in developing countries as UN members agreed details of a new UN agency for women and gender issues.

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

  • Cost-saving measures to boost help for world's poor

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced further cash-saving measures as part of an ongoing drive to get value for money out of the Government’s aid budget.

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

  • Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Financial Stability

    Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament by the Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell.

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

  • Praise for school's links with Sri Lanka and Pakistan

    Andrew Mitchell today met with children from a Keighley school to find out about their educational partnership with schools in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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

  • Andrew Mitchell speech to UN Economic and Social Council

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