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Chief Financial Officer appointed on Turks & Caicos Islands

17 September 2010

Caroline Gardner, Deputy Auditor General for Audit Scotland is appointed new chief financial officer to the Turks and Caicos Islands Government.

UK to increase aid money spent on conflict countries

16 September 2010

The Government is set to increase the amount of aid it provides to fragile and conflict-ridden countries. This will boost the fight against extreme poverty and also strengthen DFID’s contribution to national security.

UK will fight hard to secure concrete commitment on MDGs

15 September 2010

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg made his first major speech on international development today, explaining how the UK government will meet its commitments to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Young people give their views on global poverty

15 September 2010

A group of young people determined to fight world poverty met Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and the Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell today, to give them their views ahead of a major international summit.

UN estimates show fall in maternal deaths

15 September 2010

The number of women dying due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth has decreased by 34% from an estimated 546 000 in 1990 to 358 000 in 2008, according to a new report

UK to focus aid efforts on women

14 September 2010

The UK Government is to put the wellbeing of women and children at the centre of its international aid policy

Coalition Ministers deliver MDG briefing

10 September 2010

Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell and Foreign Office Minister for Global and Economic issues, Henry Bellingham, brief senior diplomats from across the world on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) summit.

Real-life stories from the developing world

06 September 2010

The latest edition of Developments magazine is now available online.

Andrew Mitchell visits Ethiopia

05 September 2010

International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell saw for himself how british aid is changing lives when he spent Saturday night in a rural village in the Azernet Berbere district of Ethiopia.

UK backs new corruption-fighting academy

03 September 2010

The UK is to back a new international anti-corruption academy aimed at boosting the fight against fraud, bribery and theft across the world.

Discussion on implementing UKaid Transparency Guarantee

02 September 2010

DFID invites civil society organisations, think tanks, academia and others working on transparency to join an online discussion to inform the implementation of the UKaid Transparency Guarantee.

UK support to improve education in Malawi

01 September 2010

The UK Government through DFID in Malawi has announced support to the Government of Malawi to implement a new national education reform programme.

World Mosquito Day 2010

20 August 2010

World Mosquito Day highlights British leadership on fighting malaria

Afghanistan Independence Day

19 August 2010

Statement from DFID’s Parliamentary Under Secretary for State Stephen O'Brien to mark the Independence Day of Afghanistan

New look for DFID’s project information

17 August 2010

The project information section of DFID’s website is re-launched today with a new look and an improved search interface.

Statement on Kalma camp, South Darfur

16 August 2010

Statement by the British Government on Kalma camp, South Darfur

Funding opportunity for partner organisations

10 August 2010

DFID is inviting applications for a new round of Programme Partnership Arrangement (PPA) funding for the period from April 2011 to March 2014.

REDD+ options for involving private sector

05 August 2010

Publication of DFID commissioned report, carried out by Climate Focus, Winrock International and Ecofys, looking at the different options for involving the private sector in REDD+

UK aid to combat malaria

02 August 2010

A comprehensive ‘malaria business plan’ will set out how the UK will support the drastic reduction in the number of people who die from Malaria each year

Response to comments on international development

30 July 2010

This is a response to the public comments received on The Coalition: Our Programme for Government on international development. Thanks to all of you who commented.