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British aid reaches drought-stricken region
03 August 2011
Planes and trucks carrying crucial British-backed aid have arrived in some of the most drought-stricken regions in the Horn of Africa, Andrew Mitchell announced today
David Cameron and Andrew Mitchell meet local Somalis to discuss Horn of Africa crisis
22 July 2011
The Prime Minister and Development Secretary met local Somalis today to listen to their concerns about the famine
Mitchell to announce help for 1 million drought victims on camp visit with charity heads
16 July 2011
The UK will provide emergency help for more than a million people in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia as the food crisis worsens
Government to suspend general budget support to Malawi
14 July 2011
The UK Government has suspended budget support to Malawi indefinitely from today.
Mitchell: Funding for UK "development awareness" projects will end
13 July 2011
Following an independent review, the Government will not fund any further "development awareness" schemes in the UK
Mitchell welcomes DEC appeal for Horn of Africa
08 July 2011
Andrew Mitchell backed the launch of the DEC's public appeal to help those hit by the food crisis in East Africa.
Britain sets out four year plan to tackle poverty in OPTs
07 July 2011
Britain has set out how it plans to tackle poverty in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) over the next four years
Mitchell: Investing in girls can stop poverty
06 July 2011
By backing UN Women the UK will help improve prospects for millions of the poorest girls and women around the world.
British aid battles starvation in Ethiopia
03 July 2011
Britain will provide emergency food relief for 1.3 million people in Ethiopia as the region faces its worst drought in a decade, Andrew Mitchell said today.
New British drive to help tackle crisis in Yemen
01 July 2011
New emergency humanitarian support from the UK will help to tackle rapidly worsening conditions in Yemen
Statement on the election of the new Director General at FAO
26 June 2011
Mitchell: Business expertise to boost aid efforts
16 June 2011
The UK Government calls on business leaders to drive more investment into the poorest countries and use the power of the private sector to boost aid efforts.
Mitchell: Britain to lead more effective response to humanitarian disasters
15 June 2011
Today the UK laid out how it will improve the way it responds to man-made and natural disasters, such as earthquakes and floods.
British aid to vaccinate a child every two seconds
13 June 2011
British aid will help vaccinate a child in the developing world every two seconds for the next five years, the Prime Minister announced today
UK to prevent half a million HIV infections among women in Africa
09 June 2011
The UK is to help reduce new HIV infections by at least half a million among women in Africa by 2015.
Government hosts business breakfast to boost vaccines
The British Government called on businesses to help provide 250 million children in the developing world with life-saving vaccines.
New Permanent Secretary at DFID
Mark Lowcock has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development.
William Hague and Andrew Mitchell visit Benghazi for talks with NTC
04 June 2011
William Hague and Andrew Mitchell travelled to Benghazi today to demonstrate their support for the National Transitional Council and discuss the Council’s plans for a political roadmap for the future of Libya.
William Hague and Andrew Mitchell visit Benghazi
Quotes from William Hague and Andrew Mitchell on their visit to Bengazi
Mitchell: Harness dynamism and energy of private enterprise in development
31 May 2011
Businesses, entrepreneurs and investors will take a more prominent role in the UK’s approach to fighting world poverty.