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  • Disasters: UK medics to help in overseas emergencies

    British medical personnel will help provide humanitarian assistance at short notice when disaster strikes abroad.

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

  • Syria: New UK aid for those in need this winter

    Britain will help provide food, clean water, medical aid and shelter for hundreds of thousands of people affected by the fighting in Syria.

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

  • West Africa: Food aid for half a million people in the Sahel

    British help will support families who have been hit hardest by the hunger crisis in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania

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

  • Burma: Further humanitarian support for Kachin state

    Britain will provide additional humanitarian support to those displaced by the ongoing conflict in Kachin State, Burma.

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

  • DR Congo: UK aid for refugees forced to flee

    Britain will help provide health care, education, shelter and safe drinking water for 50,000 refugees in Uganda who have fled the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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

  • Disasters: Apply now to join the Rapid Response Facility

    Through successfully passing the application process, organisations will become pre-qualified. This means they are pre-approved for UK funds - ready to be invited to make proposals to meet humanitarian needs in the event of …

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

  • Gaza: Medical aid and shelter for those caught in conflict

    New British support will provide medical aid, temporary shelter and help with rebuilding homes damaged by the recent violence in Gaza.

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

  • DFID research: Growth and livelihoods in conflict: findings from SLRC’s review of the evidence

    SLRC explores evidence on growth, economic activity and livelihoods in conflict-affected situations.

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

  • Disasters and emergencies: Media NGOs to aid UK rapid response

    Thomson Reuters Foundation, BBC Media Action, International Media Support and Internews Europe have become pre-qualified partners of DFID's Rapid Response Facility.

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

  • Science key to reducing impacts of future natural hazards in developing countries

    Report shows that death and destruction are not the inevitable consequences of natural hazards.

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

  • Disasters: Using science to reduce the impacts of natural hazards

    Using science to reduce the effects of future natural hazards such as floods, droughts and earthquakes must be stepped up aa new Foresight report published today.

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

  • Haiti and Cuba: Help for those hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy

    Britain will provide lifesaving support for the millions of people who were hit hardest in Haiti and Cuba

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

  • Syria: Food and shelter for tens of thousands of families

    Prime Minister David Cameron pledges new emergency support for Syrians facing a winter of continued fighting.

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

  • Burma: UK to help those forced to flee their homes

    Britain will help tens of thousands of Burmese people who have been forced to flee long-running conflict in the country.

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

  • Burma: Emergency aid for victims of violence

    Britain will help supply emergency water, sanitation and healthcare to over 58,000 people hit by the violence

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

  • DFID research: Crisis States: moving away from the “post-conflict” culture

    The Crisis States Research Centre recently published a final report synthesising the project.

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

  • South Sudan: Featherstone warns of growing refugee crisis

    International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone warned of the growing refugee crisis in South Sudan as a result of renewed fighting in Sudan during her visit to the region

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

  • Syria: UK aid to help 10,000 refugees through winter

    New UK aid will provide those who fled the ongoing fighting with essential supplies to survive freezing temperatures

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

  • Horn of Africa: Targeted aid to help prevent food crises

    Britain pledged to target aid that will help prevent future food disasters in the Horn of Africa today

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

  • UN General Assembly: Political champions commit to build disaster resilience

    An agreement was made on a new initiative to build resilience in areas of the world most affected by disasters

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