International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has today called on EU nations to maintain their commitment to international aid, despite the financial crisis.

UK pledges new support for Afghanistan

10 June 2010

The UK is set to provide new support to Afghanistan in a drive to create more jobs, improve policing and strengthen the effectiveness of Afghan government, Prime Minister David Cameron announced today.

Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell: education key for Pakistan’s future

10 June 2010

More than three million children will benefit from free textbooks in the conflict-affected province of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa

UK to review multilateral aid spend

09 June 2010

The UK Government is to reassess its funding of international agencies such as the World Bank and United Nations in a drive to direct money at only the most effective organisations

UK gives £19 million for Gazan refugees

06 June 2010

UK Government to provide £19m to help support schools and health clinics for Gazan refugees

British nurses, doctors and health workers to join global fight to reduce maternal deaths

04 June 2010

British health professionals will get the chance to play a crucial role in the UK’s efforts to reduce maternal and child deaths in the world’s poorest countries.

Mitchell: Full transparency and new independent watchdog will give UK taxpayers value for money in aid

03 June 2010

British taxpayers will see exactly how and where overseas aid money is being spent and a new independent watchdog will help ensure this aid is good value for money

Mitchell: Aid to work harder for Afghanistan

23 May 2010

International Development Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell has announced that aid to Afghanistan and Pakistan needs to to get higher priority

Secretaries of State visit Afghanistan

22 May 2010

The Secretaries of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, and International Development are today visiting Afghanistan.

Mitchell: Britain to provide life-saving contraception in Uganda

20 May 2010

Britain will provide urgently needed contraceptive supplies to Uganda to help prevent unwanted pregnancies and improve family planning

Mitchell: Immediate freeze on DFID UK-based 'awareness' projects

17 May 2010

An immediate freeze on new funding for ‘awareness projects’, in a drive to refocus aid spending, was announced today by DFID Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell.

Mitchell: Our vision for a world free from poverty

13 May 2010

Andrew Mitchell has been appointed Secretary of State for the Department for International Development (DFID), the Prime Minister announced yesterday.

Provisional UK Official Development Assistance as a proportion of Gross National Income, 2009

01 April 2010

UK publishes ODA figures as a proportion of GNI