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Mail on Sunday story on salaries in the charity sector

Posted by: DFID Media Team, Posted on: 29 September 2019 - Categories: 0.7%
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DFID's response to the Mail on Sunday story on salaries in the charity sector

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The private sector can unlock Africa’s promise - Alok Sharma

Posted by: DFID Media Team, Posted on: 27 September 2019 - Categories: Africa, Economic development
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This article by International  Development Secretary Alok Sharma appeared in City A.M. on Friday 27 September 2019.

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UK aid stands strong on women’s rights

Posted by: DFID Media Team, Posted on: 25 September 2019 - Categories: Uncategorized
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This week at the UN General Assembly, the International Development Secretary announced new UK aid support for women's sexual and reproductive health and rights. The announcement received positive coverage in The Telegraph and The Guardian. Both articles run online while …

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Aid spend across government

Posted by: DFID Media Team, Posted on: 24 September 2019 - Categories: 0.7%

There is coverage in today’s Daily Mail, Times and Guardian (online) of a report published yesterday by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on how the aid budget is spent. The PAC report was informed by a National Audit Office (NAO) …

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UK support to the Rohingya crisis

Posted by: DFID Media Team, Posted on: 22 September 2019 - Categories: Bangladesh, Rohingya crisis

The UK recently announced new support to the Rohingya crisis – which forced more than 700,000 people to flee their homes in the face of violence in Myanmar.

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Let’s empower girls across the world - Alok Sharma writes in The Voice

Posted by: DFID Media Team, Posted on: 19 September 2019 - Categories: Education, Infrastructure, Women and Girls
International Development Secretary Alok Sharma meets girls learning how to code during a recent trip to Ethiopia. Picture: DFID/Anna Dubuis

e must empower young girls and provide them with the same opportunities as boys, writes International Development Secretary Alok Sharma, in The Voice.

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Alok Sharma announces grants boost for small international development charities

Posted by: DFID Media Team, Posted on: 13 September 2019 - Categories: Small Charities Challenge Fund
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This article by International Development Secretary Alok Sharma appeared in the Eastern Eye on 11 September 2019.

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Aid from the UK reaches those affected by Hurricane Dorian

Posted by: DFID Media Team, Posted on: 8 September 2019 - Categories: Uncategorized

There has been further coverage this weekend of the UK’s response to Hurricane Dorian across print, broadcast and online outlets. Dr Jon Stone, who is leading the field team of humanitarian experts deployed to the Bahamas, appeared on the BBC …

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UK delivers aid to islands hit by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas

Posted by: DFID Media Team, Posted on: 7 September 2019 - Categories: Caribbean, Humanitarian aid
A British military Humanitarian and Disaster Relief (HADR) team from RFA Mounts Bay delivering food, water and emergency shelter kits on the island of Great Abaco in the Bahamas, as part of the UK's response to Hurricane Dorian.

The delivery of aid in the Bahamas by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ship Mounts Bay in the wake of Hurricane Dorian continues to be covered extensively in the media.

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DFID humanitarian experts responding to Hurricane Dorian

Posted by: DFID Media Team, Posted on: 4 September 2019 - Categories: Caribbean, Humanitarian aid

Dr Jonathan Stone, one of DFID’s humanitarian experts deployed to the Bahamas, appeared on BBC’s Radio 4 Today Programme and Good Morning Britain today.

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