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Call for international community support for Yemen [PDF - 41 KB]opens in a new window
22 May 2012
Development Minister Alan Duncan today announced new British aid for at least quarter of a million people in need in Yemen
Development Secretary meets Swindon ‘Saints’ [PDF - 30 KB]opens in a new window
19 May 2012
International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell today (Saturday 19 May) met diaspora ‘Saints’ – people from St Helena who are currently living in the UK - in Swindon to update them on progress on the St Helena Airport project.
Britain to help Africa achieve greater food security and fight malnutrition [PDF - 42 KB]opens in a new window
18 May 2012
Alan Duncan: Arms industry needs ethical treaty [PDF - 33 KB]opens in a new window
17 May 2012
Britain will attempt to secure a new arms trade treaty this summer that will for the first time introduce international regulations of the arms trade
Minister urges young Scots to ‘change lives’ overseas [PDF - 35 KB]opens in a new window
15 May 2012
Young people in Scotland were today encouraged to apply for a ‘life-changing’ volunteering scheme to help tackle poverty overseas by International Development Minister Alan Duncan, who was visiting his department’s Scottish headquarters
Taxpayer to benefit from investment in Actis [PDF - 38 KB]opens in a new window
01 May 2012
The UK Government has sold its remaining 40 per cent shareholding in Actis Capital LLP in return for a share in the profits of its funds
Britain warns of avoidable humanitarian disaster in South Sudan [PDF - 27 KB]opens in a new window
26 April 2012
Britain will provide additional emergency support to help 100,000 people facing severe food shortages in South Sudan, International Development Minister Stephen O’Brien announced today after visiting its volatile border with Sudan
Deputy Prime Minister announces energy support for world’s poorest [PDF - 34 KB]opens in a new window
24 April 2012
The UK is supporting a programme ensuring two million people in some of the world’s poorest countries can access clean and reliable energy
Britain to kick start banking revolution in the poorest countries [PDF - 35 KB]opens in a new window
22 April 2012
The UK will unlock the potential of entrepreneurs in the poorest countries and create almost one million new jobs
UK to double support for clean water and sanitation, reaching over 60 million people [PDF - 82 KB]opens in a new window
20 April 2012
Britain will help more than 60 million people get access to clean drinking water and proper sanitation over the lifetime of this parliament, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced today.
Syria: New British medical aid and help for refugees [PDF - 30 KB]opens in a new window
19 April 2012
Britain will help hospitals provide trauma surgery for Syrians injured in the conflict and medical care for thousands more
Success in fighting against corruption as Ibori starts jail term [PDF - 29 KB]opens in a new window
17 April 2012
Cheats and thieves who seek to use Britain as a refuge for their crimes can expect to feel the full force of British justice, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said today after the sentencing of corrupt Nigerian politician James Ibori
UK Government and Business partnership to tackle deforestation [PDF - 42 KB]opens in a new window
11 April 2012
On a visit to South East Asia, Prime Minister David Cameron today announced new measures to tackle illegal deforestation worldwide in partnership with the Government of Indonesia and the business community
Tomorrow's world technology focused on disasters [PDF - 41 KB]opens in a new window
10 April 2012
Smart phone apps, super buckets and satellite technology could help people survive major disasters as part of a new scheme from the British Government
DFID-funded Shujaaz FM wins International Digital Emmy Award [PDF - 168 KB]opens in a new window
01 April 2012
Tonight (1 April 2012) Shujaaz.FM was awarded the International Digital Emmy® Award in the Digital Program: Children & Young People category – beating some of the giants of international media.
Manchester charity gets grant to educate children in Africa [PDF - 197 KB]opens in a new window
27 March 2012
The Department for International Development is contributing £63,000 over two years towards a self-sustaining community schools project, growing and marketing timber to pay for teachers and resources
£10m funding match on donations to Sport Relief [PDF - 31 KB]opens in a new window
23 March 2012
The UK Government will match £10 million of public donations to tonight’s Sport Relief appeal to help improve the lives of at least one million of the poorest people living in African slums
UAE and UK joint drive on education and poverty [PDF - 35 KB]opens in a new window
21 March 2012
The United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom have agreed today to join forces to better support the efforts of the governments of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen to tackle poverty and promote growth
Andrew Mitchell drives British business with Land Rover [PDF - 188 KB]opens in a new window
16 March 2012
The Development Secretary got a first hand look at the Land Rover vehicles that will be used as part of the UK's new rapid response network dealing with international emergencies
Further British support - food and medical aid for Syria [PDF - 32 KB]opens in a new window
14 March 2012
Britain will provide new funding to the UN to help make food available for up to 1.7 million people caught up in the ongoing violence in Syria