http://www.dfid.gov.uk/ Latest news from the UK's Department for International Development Wed 25 November 2009 en-GB Copyright 2013 - DFID A £16 million package of development support to Rwanda will be channelled through aid agencies or directly to the poorest people http://www.dfid.gov.uk/News/Latest-news/2013/Rwanda-ukaid-mar13/ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:00:00 GMT The UK will provide life-saving assistance to 1 million people a year in Yemen http://www.dfid.gov.uk/News/Latest-news/2013/yemen-duncan-feb13/ Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:30:00 GMT The UK will set up a new fund to back mobile, text and other innovative technologies which can be used to help those hit by humanitarian crises http://www.dfid.gov.uk/News/Latest-news/2013/Disaster-technology-UK-and-US-to-fund-humanitarian-innovation/ Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:00:00 GMT The Government is carrying out a review of the balance of competences between the EU and the UK - an audit of what the EU does and how it affects the UK http://www.dfid.gov.uk/News/Latest-news/2012/Call-for-evidence-Review-of-the-balance-of-competences-between-the-UK-and-the-EU/ Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:00:00 GMT DFID’s London headquarters move to Whitehall is completed on time and under budget, saving £60m of taxpayers’ money. http://www.dfid.gov.uk/News/Latest-news/2013/DFID-office-move-completed-under-budget-on-time/ Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:00:00 GMT The UK has been taking the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Mali very seriously and has ensured that it is providing early, pro-active funds to support the vital operations of aid agencies across the Sahel in 2013. http://www.dfid.gov.uk/News/Latest-news/2013/UK-humanitarian-aid-in-Mali-and-the-Sahel/ Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT As this year's Red Nose Day music video is revealed, the Government has announced it will give Comic Relief a grant equivalent to whatever VAT is paid on the sales of the CD single http://www.dfid.gov.uk/News/Latest-news/2013/comic-relief-single-13/ Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:00:00 GMT The UK announced a new education project which will help 89,000 girls in Mozambique and Ethiopia gain an education and improve their life chances http://www.dfid.gov.uk/News/Latest-news/2013/Women-girls-new-education-project-to-transform-lives/ Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:30:00 GMT Britain has pledged to help African countries secure vital tax payments from international trade and business – money which could be invested in public services such as health and education http://www.dfid.gov.uk/News/Latest-news/2013/DPM-PUSS-Africa/ Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:30:00 GMT The UK will provide essential medical supplies, clean water and support to families forced from their homes as a result of the conflict in Mali http://www.dfid.gov.uk/News/Latest-news/2013/Mali-food-water-and-medical-help-for-those-hit-by-fighting/ Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:00:00 GMT