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From The Rt Hon Sir Desmond Swayne TD MP
  • DFID Minister meets Nepal’s first ever female Speaker of Parliament

    Minister Swayne welcomes an historic parliamentary delegation from Nepal.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK announces new £4 million programme to support Ghana's general elections

    Desmond Swayne, UK's Minister for International Development, delivered the following speech during his visit to Ghana.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK and Nepal celebrate 200 years of friendship

    This month marks the UK-Nepal bicentenary – two hundred years of diplomatic relations between our two countries.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Minister of State Desmond Swayne visit to Ukraine

    International Development Minister Desmond Swayne has met with people displaced by conflict in Ukraine at a photo-exhibition in the country.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK government funding to further international work of Scottish medics

    Skilled NHS health professionals in Scotland to benefit from funding to help them teach counterparts in developing countries.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK steps up support for Iraqi victims of ISIL

    International Development Minister Desmond Swayne announces £20 million in life-saving new UK aid funding during visit to Iraq.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Statement from Desmond Swayne on situation in Ukraine

    Development Minister responds to news that UN and international aid agencies have been ordered to leave separatist-controlled areas of Ukraine.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK support to help keep schools open for Palestinian children

    New UK funding for UNRWA will help ensure schools reopen for half a million Palestinian children in time for new school year.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Minister celebrates Scotland’s humanitarian heroes involved in Nepal earthquake response

    Desmond Swayne commended the efforts of Scottish medics, firefighters and aid workers who have been helping the quake-hit country.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Eid message from International Development Minister Desmond Swayne

    Minister of State for International Development Desmond Swayne wishes Eid Mubarak to Muslims in Britain and across the world.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK continues to provide support for Burma

    Funding from Britain is providing food, clean water, sanitation and a major livelihoods programme.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • DFID welcomes new ministerial team

    The Department for International Development has welcomed its full ministerial team.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK Minister: Scottish charities ‘on front line of fight against global poverty’

    Scottish charities are encouraged to apply for funding from the Department for International Development.

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

  • UK partners with Islamic Development Bank on Arab Women’s business initiative

    New Memorandum of Understanding to help boost business opportunities and create jobs for thousands of women across the Middle East and North Africa.

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

  • Further British aid for refugees fleeing South Sudan

    The UK will provide emergency food, shelter and sanitation to half a million refugees that have fled the ongoing fighting in South Sudan.

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

  • Swayne: return to status quo in Gaza not an option

    International community cannot continue to pick up the pieces in Gaza indefinitely, warns International Development Minister Desmond Swayne, as he sets out new UK support.

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

  • Boost for Burma with new UK funding

    Desmond Swayne announces new funding for Burma while on a visit to the country

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

  • Funding boost for humanitarian workers on World Humanitarian Day

    The UK is providing more than £1 million to improve the personal safety of humanitarian workers who put themselves at risk to help others, International Development Minister Desmond Swayne announced today.

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

  • COBR meeting on Iraq: 18 August 2014

    The Foreign Secretary chaired a meeting of COBR today (18 August 2014) to discuss the situation in Iraq.

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

  • COBR meeting on Iraq: 15 August 2014

    The Defence Secretary chaired a meeting of COBR to discuss the latest situation in Iraq.

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