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Liverpool’s award winning pupils grill Government minister on how overseas aid is making countries safer [PDF - 121 KB]opens in a new window
26 January 2012
Pupils of Cardinal Heenan Catholic Sports College were today presented with the prestigious British Council International School Award by Minister for International Development, Alan Duncan.
Mitchell announces emergency aid in response to looming food crisis in the Sahel and urges others to step up efforts [PDF - 135 KB]opens in a new window
22 January 2012
Britain will send lifesaving emergency aid to help thousands of families facing severe food shortages caused by drought in the Sahel region of West Africa.
Britain to protect more than 140 million in global effort to rid the world of neglected tropical diseases [PDF - 139 KB]opens in a new window
21 January 2012
Britain will supply more than four treatments every second for the next four years, as part of a global push to help eliminate infectious tropical diseases from the developing world
Minister visits Greenwich school benefiting from the international legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games as Government marks 200 days to Olympics [PDF - 34 KB]opens in a new window
09 January 2012
International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell, today met school children in Greenwich who are benefiting from a ground-breaking international legacy programme for the London 2012 Games.
World 'dangerously unprepared' for future shocks warns Mitchell [PDF - 134 KB]opens in a new window
27 December 2011
After a year of disasters, the UK urges more support for the international response system to make sure funding is fast and effective
9000 tonnes of British aid to arrive in the Horn of Africa for Christmas [PDF - 39 KB]opens in a new window
22 December 2011
British-funded food supplies and medicines for 800,000 people will arrive in drought zones in over the festive period
Britain to help address education emergency and promote trade in Gaza [PDF - 33 KB]opens in a new window
18 December 2011
British Development Secretary visits Gaza and announces UK support for 24,000 children to attend school
UK hails new aid partnership with emerging powers [PDF - 33 KB]opens in a new window
01 December 2011
Britain welcomed a new agreement with China and others to improve the impact of aid at this week's aid forum in Korea
UK International Development Secretary visits Beijing [PDF - 30 KB]opens in a new window
29 November 2011
A new era of collaboration between the China and the UK on international development was sealed today
Britain provides contraception to save thousands of lives [PDF - 40 KB]opens in a new window
The UK will help meet the need for contraception across the developing world and avert nearly 220,000 unsafe abortions
DFID celebrates 30 years in Scotland [PDF - 135 KB]opens in a new window
24 November 2011
Department for International Development's second headquarters in Scotland is celebrating 30 years today
Andrew Mitchell meets Aung San Suu Kyi [PDF - 800 KB]opens in a new window
17 November 2011
Britain stands shoulder to shoulder with Aung San Suu Kyi, says International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell
Premier League and DEC unite to tackle famine [PDF - 47 KB]opens in a new window
14 November 2011
The Premier League today backed the DEC East Africa crisis appeal at a reception in Downing Street
UK Government and BBC World Service Trust join forces to help world's most troubled hot-spots [PDF - 38 KB]opens in a new window
13 November 2011
The Government has announced a new joint venture with the BBC World Service Trust which will help over 200 million people in poor, war-torn or unstable countries.
New focus on business growth in UK’s fight against world poverty [PDF - 39 KB]opens in a new window
10 November 2011
Britain will increase the amount of support it provides businesses in Africa to help break their dependence on aid
Britain to help educate an extra 3.5 million children [PDF - 39 KB]opens in a new window
08 November 2011
UK aid will help millions more children access quality education in a major global drive to tackle illiteracy
Minister warns of emergency developing on the Sudan border [PDF - 39 KB]opens in a new window
04 November 2011
Thousands of Southern Sudanese risk being caught in a humanitarian crisis, Stephen O’Brien warned today
UK help for Afghan mine victims [PDF - 112 KB]opens in a new window
01 November 2011
The UK is to help provide 3,800 new artificial limbs and 10,000 crutches for Afghan children and adults
Mitchell: British aid feeds over 2.4 million in desperate [PDF - 54 KB]opens in a new window
20 October 2011
New figures released today show Britain's support is saving hundreds of thousands of lives across the region
Alan Duncan is the first British Minister to visit Tajikistan [PDF - 38 KB]opens in a new window
17 October 2011
The Development Minister went on a field visit to see trade and development during the country’s 20th anniversary