How UK aid is helping to tackle Ebola in DRC
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.
Daily Mail's Connecting Classrooms propaganda claim is 'ridiculous'
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 …
Rory Stewart announces UK aid’s biggest ever single direct commitment to tackle climate change in Africa
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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.
UK aid rebuts Mail on Sunday story on support for earthquake victims
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 saving lives from Ebola
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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.
Rory Stewart's first foreign visit as International Development Secretary
International Development Secretary Rory Stewart goes on his first foreign trip in the role, to Jordan. He visits the Jordan One Solar Power solar field and the Za'atari refugee camp.
Telegraph article on UK aid to Syria
Today (24 June 2019), The Telegraph has published an article online about UK aid and Syria, which includes some factually incorrect statements. The authors claim that UK aid has not gone directly into Idlib since November 2018. This is false. …
How government departments are working together to deliver aid
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UK aid responds to media coverage of National Audit Office report into cross-government aid spend
DFID response to reports on Oxfam
DFID responds to reports on Oxfam following allegations of sexual misconduct by the charity's staff in Haiti in 2011.
How UK aid is helping to find cures for diseases and develop super crops
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The Newton Fund is helping to tackle the zika virus, prevent birth defects, develop drought resistant crops and reduce hunger. Tackling global issues like these is both beneficial for the developing world as well as in the UK’s national interest.