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  • UK pledges more support for victims of sexual violence in war

    Foreign Secretary William Hague announces new funding to help expand work to help victims of sexual violence at the Global Summit.

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

  • Lynne Featherstone: South Sudan - a country on the brink of famine

    Address by the Development Minister at the South Sudan Humanitarian Conference in Oslo, announcing additional UK aid and calling on all parties to commit to ceasefire, talks and unfettered humanitarian access.

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

  • Featherstone: New British aid package for South Sudan

    Britain announces £60 million to help those affected by one of the world's worst humanitarian crises

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

  • Typhoon Haiyan: Latest updates on UK aid

    How the UK is helping people devastated by the super typhoon that hit the Philippines, six months on.

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

  • Greening: Afghanistan landslide relief underway

    The UK is working with the UN to respond to the Badakshan landslide

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

  • Justine Greening's speech to mark 30 years of Islamic Relief

    The speech, delivered in Birmingham, celebrates Islamic Relief which has grown from a small humanitarian charity into a global development agency.

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

  • UK pledges new focus on disaster preparation

    Justine Greening to announce new programme which will help improve how developing countries prepare for humanitarian disasters, at the World Bank Spring meetings.

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

  • Greening: act now for Syrian children

    Justine Greening urges international donors to deliver on their promises to help thousands of children affected by conflict in Syria.

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

  • UK support for the Solomon Islands following flash flooding

    Aid to provide at least 3,500 people with temporary shelters, blankets, clean water, kitchen sets and hygiene kits to help stave off disease.

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

  • UK warns more must be done to alleviate humanitarian crisis in CAR

    Britain provides seeds, farming tools and protection for people affected by the crisis.

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

  • UK to provide seeds and fishing kits to avoid starvation in South Sudan

    Vital support to help farmers affected by conflict before the rainy season begins.

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

  • New UK support for Syria

    UK allocates over £36 million to organisations working inside Syria and across the region.

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

  • Foreign Office responds to UN report on Sri Lanka

    Hugo Swire welcomes report from the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and supports her call for an international investigation into Sri Lanka.

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

  • UN-Kuwait High Level Pledging Conference on Syria

    Justine Greening pledges an additional £100 million for the Syria crisis.

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

  • Could you help save lives in a disaster zone?

    Inventors can now get funding to develop ideas that could help save lives in a humanitarian crisis, thanks to a new fund backed by the UK Government.

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

  • Britain leads the way at crucial Syria conference and urges other countries to step up

    Justine Greening announces a further £100 million to the UN's latest Syria crisis appeal at pledging conference in Kuwait.

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

  • UK provides schoolbooks for a generation of children in Lebanon

    80,000 Syrian refugee children and over 220,000 Lebanese schoolchildren will receive a set of academic textbooks thanks to UK support.

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

  • Greening: step up funding in Kuwait to save lives in Syria

    Justine Greening calls upon the international community to provide significant new funding for the Syria crisis.

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

  • Greening: clean water and shelter for South Sudan crisis

    Britain will provide a new package of humanitarian aid for those fleeing violence in South Sudan.

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

  • British aid flight lands in South Sudan

    An emergency relief flight carrying life-saving water and sanitation equipment has landed in South Sudan.

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