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From Secretary of State for International Development
  • Fair trade: UK helps Africa's farmers reap rewards of trade

    Britain is working with big business to help more suppliers to get their products onto the supermarket shelves of the UK and Europe

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

  • Justine Greening: Bond's Annual General Meeting

    Secretary of State for International Development speaking on working together to make a difference to the poorest in the world

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

  • Somalia: UK support for new government

    Britain will work in partnership with the new Government of Somalia to help 20,000 Somalis benefit from better schools, sanitation, roads and health clinics.

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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

  • Polio: Britain to vaccinate 29 million children

    The extra support was welcomed as key step towards the eradication of polio by the UK's Development Secretary

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

  • Syria: Vital aid for children and families forced to flee

    Britain will provide urgent support to the United Nations to get humanitarian help - including water and education - to 250,000 children who were forced to flee the fighting.

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

  • Family planning: Contraceptives for 27m women and girls

    The British government is part of a new partnership announced today at the United Nations that will increase access to contraceptives for 27 million women and girls in some of the world's poorest countries.

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

  • Justine Greening: Quarterly parliamentary statement on Afghanistan

    Quarterly parliamentary statement on our progress in Afghanistan

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

  • Polio: Paralympians show support to end disease

    Ex-Team GB Paralympians Ade Adepitan and Anne Wafula-Strike who have been affected by polio met with the new Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening today to show support for eradicating the disease.

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

  • Reshuffle: New ministers for international development

    Rt Hon Justine Greening MP and Lynne Featherstone MP have been appointed as new ministers for international development

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

  • Ghana: Britain to help reach final stages of poverty reduction

    Britain will help Ghana to prepare for a future without aid and ensure that the poorest benefit from the country’s record growth.

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

  • Sierra Leone: UK rapid response to tackle cholera

    The UK Government has activated its new rapid response network for the first time, to help two million people affected by the cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone.

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

  • Hunger event: Lasting legacy for children around the world

    Millions of children in the world’s poorest countries must benefit from the legacy of the London Olympics, the Prime Minister said today as he and the Brazilian Vice President, Michel Temer were joined by double Olympic gold…

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

  • Andrew Mitchell: UN High Level Panel

    UN Secretary-General appoints High-level Panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda

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

  • Andrew Mitchell: UK support for Syrian refugees

    Britain has recently announced a doubling of our aid to help those affected by the fighting in Syria. This includes £3 million to support the…

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

  • Minister celebrates Ramadan with British Muslims and Islamic Relief

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt and Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell attended an Iftar event organised by Islamic Relief on 26 July.

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

  • Research: Open access to boost innovation

    DFID's new open acess policy aims to make research available easily and at no cost to scientists working in the developing world

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

  • South Sudan: UK aid support for 200,000 people

    Andrew Mitchell has today announced further British support for refugees fleeing violence on the Sudanese border

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

  • Horn of Africa: British aid has saved millions of lives

    Although the international response has so far reached millions of people across the Horn of Africa, serious concerns remain about the situation in Somalia.

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