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The UK government is sending aid support to help save lives in Malawi in the aftermath of cyclone Freddy, including crisis expertise and humanitarian supplies.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The UK government is supporting the response to the flood emergency in the north of the country through the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF).
Minister for the Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan announced new UK funding to support Rohingya people living in camps in Bangladesh.
Special Envoys and Representatives for Afghanistan from the EU, the UK and 8 other countries gave a statement on the situation in Afghanistan.
The Minister for Development gave a keynote speech at the third Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum on how important anticipatory action is in humanitarian crises.
UK Development Minister Andrew Mitchell visited southern Turkey on Sunday 19 February to see the response to the earthquakes first-hand.
The UK is committing a further package of support to address urgent humanitarian needs in Turkey and Syria.
This will make it easier for aid agencies to operate and facilitate earthquake relief efforts in Syria, without breaching sanctions that target Assad’s regime.
The UK government has sent a team of medical personnel to Turkey to support the earthquake emergency response.
Major earthquakes hit south-east Turkey and the north-west region of Syria on 6 February 2023. Here is how you can help.
Support will include a field hospital and C130 Hercules critical care air support team.
Given the difficulties in accessing earthquake-affected areas in north-west Syria the UK will provide additional funding for major search and rescue operations.
The UK will provide vital items such as tents and blankets to help survivors cope with the freezing conditions, as part of its immediate response to the crisis.
The Prime Minister spoke to Turkish President Erdogan today.
A plane carrying 77 UK search and rescue specialists, equipment and 4 search dogs, has arrived in Gaziantep, Turkey, to support the earthquake response.
The UK will immediately deploy emergency response teams to Turkey to assist rescue efforts.
The Minister for Development Andrew Mitchell has announced UK humanitarian aid for regions of rising insecurity within Ethiopia.
The UK is donating over 70 pallets of bandages, crutches, wheelchairs, and other medical supplies to NGO UK-Med for those injured in Russian attacks.
Minister for Development Andrew Mitchell gave a statement on United Nations Security Council resolution 2672 about continuing UN cross-border aid to Syria.
Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria
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