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From The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell
  • 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

  • Andrew Mitchell: our aid programme in India

    The Development Secretary reaffirms Britain's support for India's poorest people

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

  • Fair trade: Andrew Mitchell backs trade and growth

    DFID engagement with the private sector supports work to bring commercial and development objectives together in private sector activity. Fairtrade and fair trade approaches contribute to this area of work.

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

  • Malawi: Urgent support for vital health projects

    Today the British Government announced urgent support for the Malawian health system to prevent the cancellation of vital vaccination and bed net programmes.

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

  • Business: CDC backs first Ethiopian fund

    The UK’s development finance institution, has announced a new investment in the first-ever international private equity fund focused exclusively on Ethiopia

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

  • MDGs: Prime Minister to co-chair UN panel on development

    The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, has asked the Prime Minister, President Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia and President Yudhoyono of Indonesia to co-chair the High Level Panel on post-Millennium Developmen…

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

  • Volunteering: UK doctors and nurses helping the poorest

    Volunteer British doctors, nurses and midwives will train more than 13,000 health workers to provide life-saving care for millions of the world’s poorest people

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

  • Actis: Taxpayer to benefit from investment

    The UK Government has sold its remaining 40% shareholding in Actis Capital LLP in return for a share in the profits of its funds, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced today.

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

  • Andrew Mitchell: Sale of Actis

    Written Ministerial Statement by International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell on the sale of Actis.

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