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Transparency: DFID ranks top in latest aid index

01 October 2012

The Department for International Development has come top of this year's international aid transparency index

UN General Assembly: Political champions commit to build disaster resilience

30 September 2012

An agreement was made on a new initiative to build resilience in areas of the world most affected by disasters

Polio: Britain to vaccinate 29 million children

27 September 2012

The extra support was welcomed as key step towards the eradication of polio by the UK's Development Secretary

Family planning: Contraceptives for 27m women and girls

26 September 2012

The British Government is part of a new partnership that will increase access to contraceptives for 27 million women and girls

Syria: Vital aid for children and families forced to flee

26 September 2012

Britain will provide urgent support to the United Nations to get humanitarian help - including water and education - to 250,000 children who were forced to flee the fighting

UN General Assembly: Latest updates on UK aid

25 September 2012

World leaders will make history this month at the UN. See how UK aid will be making a difference

Health: New innovations to help visually impaired people

20 September 2012

Today Sightsavers announced thirteen new programmes that will focus on innovative ways to improve health for people living in poor countries as part of a UK aid funded scheme

Polio: Paralympians show support to end disease

12 September 2012

Ex-Team GB Paralympians Ade Adepitan and Anne Wafula-Strike who have been affected by polio met with the new Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening today to show support for eradicating the disease.

Business: Reformed CDC to help poorest countries

12 September 2012

The UK's Development Finance Institution, CDC, marks a bold phase with it's new strategy, placing it back at the centre of Britain's efforts to help the poorest countries pull themselves out of poverty.

Soccer Aid: UK aid match helps UNICEF save more lives

06 September 2012

How we're helping to double your donations

Reshuffle: New ministers for international development

05 September 2012

Rt Hon Justine Greening MP and Lynne Featherstone MP have been appointed as new ministers for international development

Yemen: British-led initiative gives new hope

05 September 2012

A meeting of key donors in Saudi Arabia has today agreed a vital package of support for Yemen that will help to stabilise the country and ensure it does not slip back into serious conflict

Ghana: Britain to help reach final stages of poverty reduction

29 August 2012

Britain will help Ghana to prepare for a future without aid and ensure that the poorest benefit from the country’s record growth

Sierra Leone: UK rapid response to tackle cholera

24 August 2012

The UK Government has activated its new rapid response network for the first time, to help two million people affected by the cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone

Hunger event: Lasting legacy for children around the world

12 August 2012

Millions of children in the world’s poorest countries must benefit from the legacy of the London Olympics, the Prime Minister said today as he and the Brazilian Vice President, Michel Temer were joined by double Olympic gold medal winner Mo Farah to urge a global drive to boost nutrition.

Syria: Help for 45,000 more refugees

07 August 2012

Britain will quadruple its assistance to help tens of thousands more refugees fleeing worsening fighting

Global Hunger Event, 12 August 2012

03 August 2012

Transforming the life chances of millions of children before the next Olympic Games

Research: Open access to boost innovation

26 July 2012

DFID's new open acess policy aims to make research available easily and at no cost to scientists working in the developing world

South Sudan: UK aid support for 200,000 people

25 July 2012

Andrew Mitchell has today announced further British support for refugees fleeing violence on the Sudanese border

Horn of Africa: British aid has saved millions of lives

20 July 2012

Although the international response has so far reached millions of people across the Horn of Africa, serious concerns remain about the situation in Somalia.