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World Malaria Day 2012
25 April 2012
How UK aid is leading the fight against a terrible but preventable disease
World Water Day 2012
20 March 2012
How UK aid is helping the world's poorest communities get access to clean water and better sanitation
A Mother's Day gift: safer births in Sierra Leone
12 March 2012
How British doctors are helping to save the lives of more mums and their babies
A world free from female genital cutting
06 February 2012
A wave of change could see the end of the practice within a generation
Creating safer countries: recovering from war in northern Uganda
03 February 2012
How UK aid is changing lives for thousands of people affected by conflict
Best of the blogs 2011
20 December 2011
The pick of last year's guest and staff blogs including posts on vaccines, mothers and babies and the importance of the private sector
How UK aid protects the most vulnerable
07 December 2011
Changing lives: helping the world's poorest people
World AIDS Day 2011
27 November 2011
Getting to zero new infections, zero AIDS deaths and zero stigma
Forests, food and fuel: our climate work visualised
24 November 2011
Test your knowledge and learn about climate change with our three infographics
First International Citizen Service volunteers return home
03 November 2011
As the first ICS volunteers return to the UK, 20-year-old Maheen reflects on the trials and triumphs of working with kids in Kenya
A world of 7 billion people
26 October 2011
Why investing in girls and women is important as the population grows
Changing lives: girls can drive development
24 October 2011
Dr Gill Greer explains how reproductive health can transform girls lives
Action against the drought in Kenya's arid lands
20 October 2011
How we're treating children for malnutrition and building resilience to future droughts
MDG Countdown 2011
21 September 2011
Celebrating successes and innovations during the UN General Assembly
UK aid at the United Nations
20 September 2011
Follow our coverage of the UN General Assembly meetings
World Humanitarian Day, 19 August
19 August 2011
Recognising the achievements of humanitarian workers around the world
One simple jab, millions of lives saved
10 June 2011
How UK aid and the GAVI Alliance are getting life-saving vaccines to children in Sierra Leone
Postcard from the field: fighting for gay rights in Uganda
09 June 2011
Executive Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda, Frank Mugisha, speaks up about his personal journey to becoming one of the most well-known African activists on lesbian, gay, transgender and intersex issues
Comic book heroes help young Kenyans
11 May 2011
How an award winning UK aid funded project is improving young people's lives in Kenya
Postcard from the field
25 April 2011
This World Malaria Day Prof Chris Whitty shares the progress he has seen in tackling malaria – and why we need to get better at spotting the disease if we are to beat it.