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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