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Andrew Mitchell: Climate change - delivering on our commitments
26 April 2012
Speech by Andrew Mitchell at the joint press conference on Clean Energy Ministerial and Sustainable Energy for All today at Lancaster House
Stephen O’Brien: Slowing global deforestation
20 April 2012
Speech by Development Minister Stephen O’Brien to The Forest Trust conference on sustainable oil palm.
Andrew Mitchell: Coping with climate change and natural disasters
17 April 2012
Speech by the International Development Secretary on building up resilience to the impacts of climate change
Andrew Mitchell: The power of the UK's aid target
29 March 2012
The Development Secretary reaffirms Britain's commitment to the world's poorest people
Andrew Mitchell: Forests - tackling illegal logging and climate change
21 March 2012
Speech by the International Development Secretary on forests and how the UK is working to tackle illegal logging and climate change
London Conference on Somalia: Humanitarian conclusions
23 February 2012
Joint statement following the international gathering focussing on the humanitarian needs of the Somali people
Andrew Mitchell: The UN's International Day of the Girl
19 December 2011
Statement by the Secretary of State for International Development recognising the UN's new day of action
Andrew Mitchell: The outcome of the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
07 December 2011
Written statement to Parliament by the International Development Secretary on the recent summit in Busan, Korea
Stephen O'Brien: Making green growth a priority
06 December 2011
Speech by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the UN Global Compact UK Network event in London
Alan Duncan: World AIDS Day
01 December 2011
Speech by the Minister of State at the event hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on HIV and AIDS and the UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development
Stephen O'Brien: Integrating HIV and family planning services
Speech by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State on World AIDS Day at the International Conference on Family Planning in Senegal
Stephen O'Brien: Family planning to transform women's lives
29 November 2011
Speech by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the opening plenary of the International Conference on Family Planning in Senegal
Stephen O'Brien: Challenges and opportunities of family planning and population growth
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Stephen O'Brien, speaks at the high level reception of the International Conference for Family Planning in Senegal
Andrew Mitchell: The UK's commitment to 0.7% spending on aid
Statement by the International Development Secretary following the Autumn Statement
Letter: Development Ministers call for aid to become more transparent and effective
Joint letter at the start of the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness at Busan, Korea
Andrew Mitchell: Putting women at the heart of development
25 November 2011
Speech by the International Development Secretary at the UK launch of World Development Report on Gender Equality
Andrew Mitchell: Beyond Aid
11 November 2011
Speech by the International Development Secretary at the Wellcome Trust looking at at a more holistic approach to development
Stephen O'Brien: On attacks against peacekeepers in Darfur
10 November 2011
Statement from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State condemning the recent violence in the western region of Sudan
Andrew Mitchell: Building an airport for St Helena
03 November 2011
Written statement to Parliament by the International Development Secretary on the Government's decision to finance the project
Stephen O'Brien: On the role of boys and men in improving gender equality
13 October 2011
Speech by the International Development Minister to mark the launch of the 2011 'State of the World's Girls' report