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22 May 2012
British aid will help more than a quarter of a million people caught up in the humanitarian crisis in Yemen
19 May 2012
International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell today met diaspora ‘Saints’ – people from St Helena who are currently living in the UK - in Swindon
18 May 2012
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
17 May 2012
Britain will work to secure a new arms trade treaty this summer to introduce international regulations of the arms trade
15 May 2012
Today young people in Scotland were encouraged to apply for a 'life-changing' volunteering scheme to help tackle poverty overseas
12 May 2012
Today the British Government announced urgent support for the Malawian health system to prevent the cancellation of vital vaccination and bed net programmes
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.
11 May 2012
Today the British Government announced it will match all donations given by the public pound for pound as part of Soccer Aid 2012 to help UNICEF save even more children's lives
09 May 2012
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 Development Goals
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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