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  • A passion for education

    How UK aid is changing lives by getting more girls into school

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  • MDG 5 - Driving down maternal mortality in Nepal

    Nepal is on track for MDG 5. Childbirth is no longer the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age.

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  • UK backs UN Women to invest more in girls

    The UK will improve the prospects of millions of girls and women around the world by supporting the new agency

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

  • Andrew Mitchell welcomes UN Women strategy

    Today Andrew Mitchell welcomed the launch of UN Women's forward-looking strategic plan

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

  • Fighting for women’s rights in Nepal

    Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone meets the women who are helping their communities

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  • First ever global midwifery report published

    Up to 3.6 million deaths could be avoided each year in 58 developing countries if midwifery services are improved by 2015, according to a major new report launched today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.

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

  • UN Women UK visit: latest updates

    Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell and the head of UN Women Michelle Bachelet will hold talks in London today on the organisation’s progress since it started work in January.

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

  • Your questions for Michelle Bachelet

    Next week Michelle Bachelet will make her first visit to the UK since she was appointed Head of UN Women. We’re calling for questions you would like her to answer.

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

  • Minister speaks to WI members on maternal health

    International Development Minister Stephen O’Brien MP yesterday attended the Women's Institute's Women Reaching Women Project Conference.

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

  • Women Reaching Women Conference

    International Development Minister Stephen O'Brien's speech to the National Federation of Women's Institutes - Women Reaching Women Conference, Tuesday 12 April 2011.

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

  • Campaign launched to fill global shortage of midwives

    Nearly 48 million women give birth every year without a midwife or birth attendant according a Save the Children report titled Missing Midwives.

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

  • DFID support for Mother’s Day campaign

    The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood and Mumsnet presented Minister Stephen O'Brien with a Mother's Day Card on behalf of mothers and mums-to-be everywhere.

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

  • DFID Research: OBSERVE - Monitoring the application of a new domestic violence law in Brazil

    Brazil’s Maria da Penha Law was put in place to prevent and combat domestic and family violence against women

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  • International Women's Day 2011: Deputy Prime Minister message

    Nick Clegg hails International Women's Day as a moment to reflect on what more needs to be done for equality and women's rights.

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

  • Girls decide: Tackling child marriage and early pregnancy in Bangladesh

    Hosna's father was planning for her to get married, but with help from a UK aid funded partner organisation, IPPF, she was able to make an informed decision about her future.

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  • Girls determined to get an education

    How school bursaries are changing girls' lives in Tanzania

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  • Mitchell in top 100 delivering for women

    Today, Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell has been named as one of the top 100 people fighting to improve girls’ and women’s lives worldwide.

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

  • Mitchell: UN women launch welcome

    Andrew Mitchell welcomes the launch of UN Women and calls on world leaders to unite behind the agency.

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

  • Dignity and relief after years of suffering

    UKaid helps women suffering from obstetric fistula access surgery in Tanzania

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  • Britain's plan to tackle malaria and save women's lives

    DFID's plans to tackle malaria and prevent deaths during pregnancy and childbirth

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