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From Secretary of State for International Development
  • DR Congo: All sides must work together to end instability

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell visits eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, urges all parties to work towards a regional solution

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

  • Family planning: UK aid saves a woman’s life every two hours

    British aid will save the life of a woman or girl in the developing world every two hours for the next eight years.

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

  • Family planning: Historic breakthrough for 120m women

    An extraordinary global breakthrough giving access to family planning for 120 million women in the world’s poorest countries was hailed today.

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

  • Syria: Britain to double humanitarian aid

    The announcement of further British support comes in response to a UN estimate that 1.5 million people are in urgent need because of the violence

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

  • Afghanistan: Future at risk if development not prioritised

    The international community must make long-term development commitments to Afghanistan or it risk gains being lost, warns Andrew Mitchell

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

  • Aid effectiveness: Mitchell co-chairs 'post-Busan' panel

    Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has been appointed as co-chair of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation.

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

  • Faith groups: New partnership on aid

    Groups from across the faith spectrum have been brought together to sign up to new principles for collaborating with the government on aid

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

  • New logo: Flying the flag for UK aid

    Aid from Britain will be badged with a Union Flag overseas, as a clear symbol that it comes from the United Kingdom

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

  • Annual report: New results show UK aid is changing lives

    New figures track the success of UK aid around the globe

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

  • Food: Britain to help poor farmers to feed millions

    Britain will help millions of small farms to grow enough food to eat in the face of a changing climate that could hit harvests in years ahead.

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

  • Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi backs British aid

    Aung San Suu Kyi welcomed the support which UK aid provides to Burma during a visit to DFID

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

  • Forests: UK to help millions who rely on natural resources

    Britain will work with the private sector to help tens of millions of the poorest people who rely on forests for food, fuel and medicines

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

  • Education: School linking give pupils a global outlook

    Every school in the UK will get a chance to link up with a partner school in a developing country under a new scheme launched today

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

  • Food: Innovative technology to boost African farming

    Britain backs new scheme to boost food security and nutrition in Africa through technology

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

  • West Africa: Britain to help a million people survive

    Britain will help a further million people survive the food crisis in West Africa

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

  • Water: Smart hand pumps send texts if they break

    Britain is supporting a breakthrough in text message technology to help tackle water shortages in drought-affected Africa

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

  • Malawi: UK protects poorest from devaluation difficulty

    Britain will help stabilise the Malawian economy by providing urgent assistance to support the country's currency following its recent devaluation

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

  • St Helena: Mitchell meets Swindon 'Saints'

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell today met diaspora ‘Saints’ – people from St Helena who are currently living in the UK - in Swindon

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

  • Britain allies with Africa for greater food security

    Britain will improve food supply and farming across Africa to help pull 50 million people out of chronic poverty over the next 10 years, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced at an event today in Wash…

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

  • Food: Britain to help Africa on supply and nutrition

    Britain will improve food supply and farming across Africa to help pull 50 million people out of chronic poverty over the next ten years in conjunction with the private sector

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