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Rwanda: UK aid to go directly to the poorest people

01 March 2013

A £16 million package of development support to Rwanda will be channelled through aid agencies or directly to the poorest people

Yemen: Life-saving assistance to a million people a year

25 February 2013

The UK will provide life-saving assistance to 1 million people a year in Yemen

Disasters: New technology fund for humanitarian innovation

21 February 2013

The UK will set up a new fund to back mobile, text and other innovative technologies which can be used to help those hit by humanitarian crises

Europe: Call for evidence on EU development cooperation

21 February 2013

The Government is carrying out a review of the balance of competences between the EU and the UK - an audit of what the EU does and how it affects the UK

Office move: Savings from DFID's relocation to Whitehall

19 February 2013

DFID’s London headquarters move to Whitehall is completed on time and under budget, saving £60m of taxpayers’ money.

Mali: Overview of UK aid for the crisis and Sahel region

18 February 2013

The UK has been taking the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Mali very seriously and has ensured that it is providing early, pro-active funds to support the vital operations of aid agencies across the Sahel in 2013.

Comic Relief: Government gives back VAT on charity CD

17 February 2013

As this year's Red Nose Day music video is revealed, the Government has announced it will give Comic Relief a grant equivalent to whatever VAT is paid on the sales of the CD single

Girls & women: New education project to transform lives

14 February 2013

The UK announced a new education project which will help 89,000 girls in Mozambique and Ethiopia gain an education and improve their life chances

Tax & trade: UK backs fair business practice for Africa

13 February 2013

Britain has pledged to help African countries secure vital tax payments from international trade and business – money which could be invested in public services such as health and education

Mali: Food, water and medical care for those hit by fighting

12 February 2013

The UK will provide essential medical supplies, clean water and support to families forced from their homes as a result of the conflict in Mali

Solomon Islands: Humanitarian aid for tsunami-hit islanders

08 February 2013

The UK will provide emergency shelter and access to emergency water and sanitation to those affected in the Solomon Islands

Beyond 2015: Student competition to help 'shape the future'

06 February 2013

British pupils will get a chance to tell their Prime Minister what they want to see in global goals which will shape the future of development

Girls and women: Drive to end Female Genital Cutting

06 February 2013

To mark International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Development Minister Lynne Featherstone met with activists

Somalia: UK to help build democratic government

04 February 2013

Britain will help Somalia to establish a new government and federal parliament, as well as providing aid to help fight the food crisis

Beyond 2015: Reducing poverty after the MDGs

01 February 2013

Follow all the discussions shaping the post 2015 development agenda as the UN's High Level Panel meet for talks in London, Monrovia and Bali

Corruption: UK crime agencies to fight problem overseas

01 February 2013

British aid officials and UK crime agencies will spearhead a new drive to clamp down on overseas corruption in poor countries

Syria: UK welcomes response to UN funding call

30 January 2013

International Development Secretary Justine Greening has welcomed the conference response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria, as international donors promised in excess of the $1.5bn UN funding requested at a pledging conference in Kuwait today

Syria: UK doubles funding and urges others to act

30 January 2013

The UK has more than doubled its funding to the Syrian refugee crisis as International Development Secretary Justine Greening warned that the conflict is placing an impossible humanitarian and financial toll on Syrians and on neighbouring countries

Burma: Joint support for new education initiative

29 January 2013

The UK will work with Australia to help over 200,000 children in Burma to complete basic education

Trade: UK to work with businesses to improve livelihoods

29 January 2013

The UK Government will work with businesses to improve working conditions for farmers and workers in developing countries