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From Secretary of State for International Development
  • Celebrating diaspora contribution to development

    International Development Secretary Justine Greening's speech at Comic Relief's Africa in Action event celebrating the contribution of the Africa diaspora to international development.

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

  • Additional UK support for Iraqis in need

    UK humanitarian support for Iraq now stands at £5 million.

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

  • UK to provide humanitarian support to Iraqi civilians

    Britain will provide an initial £3 million of emergency humanitarian assistance to help civilians fleeing the ISIS advance in Northern Iraq

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

  • Greening: Education can secure a peaceful future in Nigeria

    Britain and the US have today pledged to educate a million girls and boys in northern Nigeria to boost development across the country.

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

  • Launch of the UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security

    Foreign Secretary, Secretary of State for Defence, and Secretary of State for International Development launch UK’s third national action plan at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.

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

  • World Bank President visits DFID

    Dr Jim Yong Kim visits the Department for International Development's headquarters in Whitehall.

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

  • UK demands tougher action in UNSC on Syria

    UK stepping up efforts to ensure Syrian people receive aid they desperately need.

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

  • DFID boosts economic development expertise with new appointments

    A senior team of economic development and business advisers will bring the power of the private sector to help end dependency on aid.

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

  • Justine Greening and Melinda Gates champion the rights of girls and women

    DFID, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Save the Children hosted an event to shine a spotlight on gender equality.

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

  • Greening: access to humanitarian aid needed in Syria

    UK will support a new UN Security Council resolution to allow humanitarian aid into Syria

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

  • Justine Greening: Statement on Afghanistan - May 2014

    The Secretary of State for International Development has delivered a quarterly oral statement on Afghanistan to the House of Commons.

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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

  • Closing in on a world without polio

    A world without polio is now ‘tantalisingly’ close International Development Secretary Justine Greening told guests during her keynote speech at a Rotary International reception.

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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

  • The Girl Effect: Why tackling gender inequality can transform the developing world

    The inaugural international development annual public lecture delivered by International Development Secretary Justine Greening at the University of Warwick.

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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 support for Pakistan’s growth

    New support from the UK will give a boost to small and growing businesses in Pakistan.

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

  • British students challenged to ‘shape the future’

    Schoolchildren across the UK are being invited to put their best ideas forward on how the government can make life better for girls and women.

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

  • Greening: Supporting growth and jobs in Africa can beat poverty

    Development agencies must invest more in supporting Africa's growth, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has said.

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

  • An end to poverty: Justine Greening's speech to the China International Development Research Network

    A speech on the post-2015 development agenda during a visit to the China International Development Research Network in Beijing.

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