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From The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell
  • UK Minister of State for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell commented following a conversation with the Foreign Minister of Rwanda, Dr Vincent Biruta.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • New UK support to the Global Fund will help fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The charity can once again bid for UK aid funding for its work around the world

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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…

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

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

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

  • 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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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