Let’s empower girls across the world - Alok Sharma writes in The Voice
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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The Prime Minister's G7 commitments on climate, the environment and education
The Prime Minister's commitments to climate, the environment and education at this weekend's G7 Summit
The Financial Times reports on safety concerns for UK aid funded classrooms in Pakistan
The Financial Times has published a story on safety concerns for some UK aid funded classrooms in Pakistan. DFID is making sure every school and classroom is fit for purpose, at no extra cost to the British taxpayer.
Minister Baldwin speaks to Woman’s Hour about girls' education in South Sudan
This morning, Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin spoke to BBC Radio Four Woman’s Hour about the situation facing women and girls in South Sudan and explained how UK aid is...
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
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The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting this week is the biggest summit the UK has ever hosted, bringing together leaders, foreign ministers business and civil society from across the Commonwealth to address some of the most pressing development challenges of …
Explaining British support for Palestinian education
Today’s Sunday Times and Daily Mail report that UK aid money is spent by the Palestinian Authority on textbooks that could incite hatred against Israel. As International Development Minister Alistair...
UK raises its annual contribution to Global Partnership for Education by 50%
...three years - over half of whom will be in fragile or conflict affected states; train 170,000 teachers; build 2400 new classrooms; and distribute more than 20 million new textbooks....
IDC report on DFID's education work
Today, the International Development Committee (IDC) published a report on DFID’s work on education, acknowledging that DFID is a global leader, giving millions of children in the poorest and most...