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Helping millions of women and girls access better justice and support against violence [PDF - 53 KB]opens in a new window
28 November 2012
The UK Government has launched a new strategy to help prevent violence against women and girls living around the world, International Development Secretary Justine Greening will announce at a speech later today.
UK support for countries worst hit by Hurricane Sandy [PDF - 43 KB]opens in a new window
21 November 2012
Humanitarian support for Haiti and Cuba to help save lives and reduce suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy was announced today by Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development
Aid to Government of Uganda suspended [PDF - 36 KB]opens in a new window
16 November 2012
All direct financial UK aid spent through the Ugandan government has been suspended with immediate effect
Greening: Technology at the heart of development [PDF - 48 KB]opens in a new window
13 November 2012
Britain will give millions of the poorest the power to hold their government to account and improve their lives through mobile technology
Greening announces new development relationship with India [PDF - 43 KB]opens in a new window
09 November 2012
No new British financial aid grants will be made to India with immediate effect, International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced today.
UK to boost peace process in conflict-stricken Burma [PDF - 44 KB]opens in a new window
07 November 2012
The UK government today announced a package of support that will continue the UK’s work to help Burmese refugees and internally displaced people
UK to provide humanitarian relief for victims of violence in Burma [PDF - 42 KB]opens in a new window
31 October 2012
The UK government will help supply emergency water, sanitation and healthcare to more than 58,000 people affected by the outbreak of violence in Rakhine State
Justine Greening opens talks to help shape the future of development [PDF - 38 KB]opens in a new window
London is hosting key talks on the future of international development this week as the UN Secretary General’s High Level Panel (HLP) meets to discuss what should replace the Millennium Development Goals when they expire in 2015.
UK helps farmers in Africa trade their way out of poverty [PDF - 41 KB]opens in a new window
24 October 2012
The Government and a range of businesses are supporting farmers to help them bring more ethically traded products to international markets
Lynne Featherstone highlights refugee crisis in South [PDF - 35 KB]opens in a new window
23 October 2012
The growing refugee crisis in South Sudan is likely to worsen as a result of renewed fighting in Sudan, International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone warned today
Lynne Featherstone launches school books for children of the world’s newest country [PDF - 37 KB]opens in a new window
22 October 2012
The International Development Minister will see the first set of school textbooks UK aid is providing to two million children in South Sudan later today
Alan Duncan opens UK aid disaster response facility in Gloucestershire [PDF - 41 KB]opens in a new window
19 October 2012
Minister of State for International Development, Alan Duncan, today visited the UK aid international disaster response facility in Kemble
Swindon students give minister a masterclass in international development [PDF - 43 KB]opens in a new window
Pupils from Nova Hreod School in Swindon demonstrated to International Development minister Alan Duncan how they’ve made lasting links with a school in South Africa
Duncan: long-term aid key to tackle malnutrition ‘death sentence’ in Yemen [PDF - 46 KB]opens in a new window
09 October 2012
Development Minister Alan Duncan announced a new UK package of long-term support to help improve nutrition for 1.65 million women and children across the country
Ministers announce UK support to Somalia during visit to Mogadishu [PDF - 34 KB]opens in a new window
03 October 2012
Britain will work in partnership with the new Government of Somalia to build a more stable and prosperous future for the country by boosting its public services and operations
UK aid to help 10,000 Syrian refugees through Turkish winter [PDF - 41 KB]opens in a new window
New support from the UK will help Syrian refugees who have escaped ongoing fighting with essential supplies to cope with the freezing Turkish winter
Greening: Targeted support for East Africa [PDF - 41 KB]opens in a new window
02 October 2012
The new International Development Secretary, Justine Greening, today pledged to target aid to help prevent future disasters in the Horn of Africa
New partnership to give access to contraceptives for 27 million women and girls [PDF - 127 KB]opens in a new window
26 September 2012
The British Government is part of a new partnership announced today at the United Nations that will increase access to contraceptives for 27 million women and girls in some of the world's poorest countries.
New UK support for Syrian children as winter approaches [PDF - 42 KB]opens in a new window
The UK Government will unveil new support to help UNICEF reach a quarter of a million Syrian child refugees
British-led initiative helps give new hope for Yemen [PDF - 134 KB]opens in a new window
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 stabalise the country and ensure that it does not slip back into serious conflict