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  • Faster funding to save more lives when disasters hit

    A new scheme will help UK aid partners deliver rapid, essential support when humanitarian emergencies strike - such as earthquakes, floods and famines

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

  • Britain urges more support for Somalia at UN talks

    Andrew Mitchell calls for more funding from UN members in New York, as disease threatens Somali families hit by the crisis

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

  • Push to help poor countries prepare for disasters

    Britain today called on international partners to help poor countries be better prepared when disasters hit

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

  • New emergency humanitarian policy paper launched

    Britain's new humanitarian policy was launched today setting out how the UK will respond to - and help prevent - disasters

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

  • British support to meet urgent humanitarian needs in Libya

    Britain will provide urgent humanitarian support including medical help, food and other basic supplies for thousands of people affected by the conflict in Libya

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

  • Extra UK aid to help 800,000 affected by drought in Somalia

    Up to 400,000 children are at risk of death through starvation if urgent action is not taken now, Andrew Mitchell said today on a visit to Mogadishu, Somalia

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

  • Pakistan floods: survivors rebuild their lives

    How UK aid has helped those affected by the 2010 Pakistan floods

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

  • Seeds of hope - Pakistan floods one year on

    How UK aid has provided seeds and fertilisers to help people recover

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  • Brighter later - Pakistan floods one year on

    Solar powered technology funded by UK aid brings light to rural Pakistan

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  • Our house - Pakistan floods one year on

    Helping to build flood-resistant houses across Pakistan

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  • Eager to learn - Pakistan floods one year on

    UK aid is getting children in Pakistan back to school after the devastation left behind by the floods

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  • New British drive to help tackle crisis in Yemen

    New emergency humanitarian support from the UK will help to tackle rapidly worsening conditions in Yemen.

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

  • World Refugee Day 2011

    Foreign Secretary and International Development Secretary mark 10th World Refugee Day

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

  • Britain to lead more effective response to disasters

    Today the UK laid out how it will improve the way it responds to man-made and natural disasters, such as earthquakes and floods.

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

  • Andrew Mitchell: The humanitarian response review

    Andrew Mitchell's oral statement to the House of Commons in response to the Humanitarian Emergency Response Review (HERR), 15 June 2011.

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

  • Situation in Syria

    International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell speaks to ICRC about the situation in Syria

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

  • UK aid for children caught in Yemen's humanitarian crisis

    Britain is to supply new emergency aid to help tackle a humanitarian crisis in Yemen, saving thousands of children’s lives.

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

  • Burma - six months after Cyclone Giri: Rebuilding lives in Ohn Taw village

    Merlin was one of a number of local and international non governmental organisations supported by the UK government to bring much needed assistance to the survivors of Cyclone Giri which struck Burma Rakhine State in October.

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  • 2010 floods in Pakistan - latest update

    Latest update on how DFID is helping those affected by the monsoon floods.

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

  • Minister visits Ivory Coast refugee camp

    A UK Government minister today saw for himself how the speed and scale of British aid is supporting the growing number of refugees from the Cote d’Ivoire who have fled the fear of violence in their homeland.

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