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Britain provides seeds, farming tools and protection for people affected by the crisis.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Keynote speech on the UK government’s programme to end female genital mutilation/cutting in a generation.
This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 6 March 2014 by Lynne Featherstone MP.
DFID funds research to improve women's access to clean energy and quality of life.
A government declaration to end FGM in the UK and around the world marked International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.
How the UK is helping to stop the practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) both in the UK and internationally.
Ahead of International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, Lynne Featherstone visits African country making good progress in eliminating FGM/C.
Speech by Lynne Featherstone, Parliamentary under Secretary of State for International Development, as the 25th World AIDS Day approaches.
UK provides additional £5 million a year as part of its commitment to 'Getting to Zero' and achieving the UN’s vision of zero new HIV infections.
The UK is contributing to a global initiative to give universal access to electricity and safe cooking solutions in developing countries.
Countries and humanitarian agencies meet to commit to protecting girls and women in emergencies.
DFID brings together donors, the UN and NGOs to make commitments to ensure girls and women are protected in emergencies.
Speech by Lynne Featherstone, Parliamentary under Secretary of State for International Development on the need for more skilled health workers in the world's poorest countries.
Britain will spearhead a new drive to put disability at the forefront of the world's development efforts, UK international development Minister Lynne Featherstone has announced.
Speech by Lynne Featherstone, Parliamentary under Secretary of State for International Development, on disability and development in Entebbe, Uganda.
Development Minister Lynne Featherstone announces major partnership with international NGOs which will improve sustainable access to water and sanitation.
Updates from the UK delegation to the 68th United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Intervention by Lynne Featherstone, Parliamentary Secretary of State for International Development, to the High-Level Meeting on Disability and Development
Lynne Featherstone announces UK support to ensure all school construction in the developing world is designed to allow disability access.
A DFID project expected to save over £162million ($250million) has won Best International Procurement Project of the Year at the CIPS Awards
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