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26 December 2012
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21 December 2012
Britain will help provide food, clean water, medical aid and shelter for hundreds of thousands of people affected by the fighting
20 December 2012
Britain will provide additional humanitarian support to those displaced by the ongoing conflict in Kachin State, Burma
British help will support families who have been hit hardest by the hunger crisis in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania
19 December 2012
Britain will help provide health care, education, shelter and safe drinking water for 50,000 refugees in Uganda
18 December 2012
Britain will support the vaccination of 2 million people in to help contain the worst yellow fever outbreak in 20 years
11 December 2012
New British support will provide medical aid, temporary shelter and help with rebuilding homes damaged by the recent violence in Gaza.
Through successfully passing the application process, organisations will become pre-qualified. This means they are pre-approved for UK funds - ready to be invited to make proposals to meet humanitarian needs in the event of a crisis.
10 December 2012
UK aid will match Vodafone's contribution to the GAVI Alliance with a $1.5 million cash contribution to increase childhood vaccination levels in Africa.
07 December 2012
Winning artwork will be used to send Christmas greetings around the world on behalf of DFID
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