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  • 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

  • Andrew Mitchell meets Chair of African Union Commission

    International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell, meets Chairperson of the African Union Commission, discusses Libya, Ivory Coast, Liberia situations

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

  • Burma: six months after Cyclone Giri

    How Britain is helping Burmese people rebuild their lives

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  • UK to help over 10,000 displaced Libyans

    2,100 tents to be flown from UK stocks in Dubai, to be distributed by the Libyan Red Crescent to those most in need around the Ajdabiya area in the conflict-affected north-east of Libya.

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

  • Emergency aid for Liberia and Ivory Coast

    The British Government today announced an urgent emergency aid package to help tens of thousands of people affected by the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Liberia and the Ivory Coast.

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

  • UK hosts conference on Libya

    London Conference on 29 March to discuss the situation in Libya with allies and partners

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

  • Results of Lord Ashdown's review

    The review sets out 40 key recommendations aimed at overhauling the way that the UK responds to emergencies.

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

  • UK to send emergency drinking water to Japan

    The UK will send bottled drinking water to Japan in response to a shortage of safe drinking water, International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell confirmed today.

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

  • Earthquake in Japan

    An earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 struck 250 miles (400km) from Tokyo on Friday 11 March. Latest updates on the UK's humanitarian response are posted here.

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

  • London conference on Libya

    Foreign Secretary announces London conference on Libya

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

  • UK to help migrants home to relieve pressure at Libya border

    Britain will support additional emergency evacuation flights for people who have fled to the Libya-Tunisia border, in light of concerns that numbers reaching the border camp look set to keep growing.

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

  • Pakistan floods six months on: tackling the threat of disease

    How DFID funded medical help is reaching flood survivors in Sindh province

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  • Haiti – one year on: safer shelter is ACTED upon

    How UK aid is helping to get people back into their homes

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  • Britain to provide emergency aid to Sudan

    The British Government today announced its further support for a rapid response fund in reaction to the fragile humanitarian situation in Sudan.

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

  • The fight against cholera in Haiti

    The British Government and Oxfam are helping to tackle Haiti’s desperate lack of water and sanitation facilities – to help put a stop to the deadly disease

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  • Written Ministerial Statement on Pakistan Floods

    Written Ministerial Statement on Pakistan Floods the Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell.

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

  • UK announces emergency humanitarian assistance for Somalia

    The UK announces support to provide food, water, shelter and urgent medical assistance for hundreds of thousands of Somalis affected by drought, flood and conflict.

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