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Disasters: UK medical experts to assist in overseas emergencies

26 December 2012

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Syria: New UK aid for those in need this winter

21 December 2012

Britain will help provide food, clean water, medical aid and shelter for hundreds of thousands of people affected by the fighting

Burma: Further humanitarian support for Kachin state

20 December 2012

Britain will provide additional humanitarian support to those displaced by the ongoing conflict in Kachin State, Burma

West Africa: Food aid for half a million people in the Sahel

20 December 2012

British help will support families who have been hit hardest by the hunger crisis in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania

DR Congo: UK aid for refugees forced to flee

19 December 2012

Britain will help provide health care, education, shelter and safe drinking water for 50,000 refugees in Uganda

Sudan: UK helps contain yellow fever outbreak

18 December 2012

Britain will support the vaccination of 2 million people in to help contain the worst yellow fever outbreak in 20 years

Gaza: Medical aid and shelter for those caught in conflict

11 December 2012

New British support will provide medical aid, temporary shelter and help with rebuilding homes damaged by the recent violence in Gaza.

Disasters: Apply now to join the Rapid Response Facility

11 December 2012

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.

Technology: Mobile phones to increase take up of vaccines

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.

Schools: UK pupil wins DFID Christmas card competition

07 December 2012

Winning artwork will be used to send Christmas greetings around the world on behalf of DFID