Today (Tuesday 30 July), David Miliband, President and Chief Executive of the International Rescue Committee wrote in The Times’ Red Box column on the importance DFID’s independence. He wrote “DFID is a British success story of impact and influence” and …
Last week (Wednesday 24 July) Alok Sharma MP was appointed Secretary of State for International Development and welcomed his new Ministerial team to DFID. On his arrival, Mr Sharma said: “I am delighted to have been appointed International Development Secretary. …
The Daily Mail has run a critical article on Gertrude Maseko, the First Lady of Malawi, and linked this to UK aid spending in Malawi.
International Development Secretary Rory Stewart presented the UK’s first Voluntary National Review (VNR) into progress towards the Global Goals (Sustainable Development Goals) at the United Nations in New York.
International Development Minister Baroness Sugg last week announced a new UK aid package to prevent women dying from unsafe abortion around the world. On Thursday 18th July, she wrote in The Telegraph: Anne* was 14 years old when she was …
International Development Secretary Rory Stewart announces new support to deal with outbreak - ahead of the World Health Organisation calling it a public health emergency of international concern.
The Daily Mail has today run a critical report and leader on the UK aid funded Connecting Classrooms programme which helps children in the UK and developing countries to learn from each other via the internet. Connecting Classrooms is training …
International Development Secretary announces package to help Africa deal with climate change and move away from fossil fuels during a two day visit to Kenya.
The Mail on Sunday has today published a story which asks the question in its headline: Did the family of UK aid’s poster boy steal taxpayers’ cash meant for earthquake victims? It refers to Shahbaz Sharif the leader of Pakistan’s …
Rory Stewart sees how UK aid is helping to tackle deadly Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in first visit to Africa in his role at International Development Secretary.
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