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From Secretary of State for International Development
  • Andrew Mitchell: Coping with climate change and natural disasters

    Andrew Mitchell's speech held at Willis Re focussed on helping poor countries to build up their resilience to the impacts of climate change.

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

  • Forests: Britain and businesses to tackle deforestation

    Prime Minister David Cameron announced new measures to tackle illegal deforestation around the world today

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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

  • Mine Awareness Day: UK backs lifesaving mine action

    Britain reaffirmed its support for mine clearance work today to mark the UN's International Day of Mine Awareness.

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

  • A164 improvements get the go-ahead

    Announcement that work on multi-million pound improvements to the A164 Humber Bridge to Beverley route can now start.

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

  • Andrew Mitchell: The power of the UK's aid target

    In response to the House of Lords report on the UK's aid target, Andrew Mitchell reaffirmed Britain's commitment to the world's poorest people.

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

  • Sport Relief: UK backs public support for African slum help

    Support from the government will help to improve the lives of a million people living in African slums

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

  • Andrew Mitchell: Forests - tackling illegal logging and climate change

    Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell made the key note presentation on forests and how UK is working to tackle illegal logging and climate change at the UK Timber Trade Federation's annual event.

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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

  • Global development: UK and US renew aid partnership

    David Cameron and Barack Obama renewed commitments to change the lives of 1.2 billion poor people by working together

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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

  • Climate change: DFID wins award for maize project

    The Department for International Development has won Best Technological Breakthrough at the Climate Week Awards for a project to develop drought-tolerant maize in Africa.

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

  • International Women's Day: UK tackles violence against women

    The UK will spearhead a new drive to save girls and women from the domestic violence and trafficking in poor countries

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

  • Scottish charity to play key part in UK's new disaster response network

    The Edinburgh-headquartered charity Mercy Corps was today confirmed by the UK Government's International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell as one of the top organisations specialising in disaster response to be selec…

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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

  • Water: World meets target on safe drinking supplies

    The world has met its target to halve the number of people without access to safe drinking water, says the UN

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

  • Family planning: UK to host summit with Gates Foundation

    Britain is working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and partners to host a Family Planning summit in July 2012.

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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

  • 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