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  • World Bank: UK and UN lead call to prepare for disasters

    Today, Britain and the United Nations are bringing together influential global leaders to help make the world more resilient to natural disasters.

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

  • Syria: British medical aid to help thousands

    Britain will help hospitals provide trauma surgery for hundreds of Syrians injured in the conflict and medical care for thousands more.

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

  • Disasters: top technology to save more lives

    Britain will fund a range of innovative projects to save more lives in emergencies

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

  • Syria: Food and medical help via United Nations

    Britain will provide funding to the UN to help get food to 1.7 million people caught up in the ongoing violence

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

  • West Africa: Food for families hit by hunger crisis

    UK aid will provide emergency food, medical supplies and water for thousands of children caught up in the Sahel hunger crisis

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

  • Yemen: UK aid to tackle humanitarian crisis

    International Development Minister Alan Duncan announced new support for healthcare, emergency shelter and food

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

  • Disasters: Rapid response network ready if crises hit

    Britain is setting up a network of top businesses and charities to respond when large scale emergencies hit

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

  • Syria: UK calls for immediate humanitarian access

    Britain backs international calls to allow aid agencies into Syria

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

  • DFID research: Promoting innovation and evidence-based approaches to humanitarian crises

    Humanitarian assistance scaled up and made ‘smarter’ as global emergencies continued to expand in both frequency and complexity.

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

  • Somalia: Aid for refugees who fled famine and fighting

    Britain will provide medical help, food and sanitation for hundreds of thousands of Somalis over the next three years.

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

  • London Conference on Somalia: Humanitarian conclusions

    The humanitarian side event to the London Conference on Somalia took place at Lancaster House on 23 February 2012.

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

  • Medical help and food for Syrians caught up in violence

    New UK aid will get vitally needed food, water and medical supplies to tens of thousands of people across the country

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

  • UK-France Communique: Syria

    There have been three communiques agreed at the UK-France Summit. The first focuses on Syria.

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

  • Government investigates the future of disaster anticipation and resilience

    The project will identify actions that could be taken within the next 10 years to reduce the impacts of natural disasters.

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

  • Emergency aid to tackle looming food crisis in Sahel

    Britain will send lifesaving emergency aid to help thousands of families facing severe food shortages caused by drought in the Sahel region of West Africa.

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

  • Haiti earthquake – the UK response

    On 12 January 2010, a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, killing over 200,000 people. Follow Britain's response and see how UK aid helped more than a million people to recover.

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

  • Haiti, two years on: getting back home at last

    How UK aid has helped thousands of families return to their homes in Leogane

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  • World 'dangerously unprepared' for future shocks

    After a year of disasters, the UK urges more support for the international response system to make sure funding is fast and effective

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

  • Lifesaving aid for the Horn of Africa over Christmas

    British funded food supplies and medicines for 800,000 people will arrive in drought zones over the festive period

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

  • Emergency shelter for families in flood-hit Pakistan

    Shelter kits have reached flood-hit areas in Pakistan to help families who lost their homes in this year’s monsoon

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