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 (Wednesday 4 September 2019) to discuss...
...in the Bahamas. A team of three arrived in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas yesterday, with a fourth member due to arrive today. DFID’s team is working alongside the...
...million of UK aid was announced yesterday. Today (20 March) DFID announced it would, in addition, be aid matching the Disasters Emergency Committee's appeal for victims of Cyclone Idai. Our...
...due to leave the UK for Mozambique from Heathrow Airport today to help assess the health needs of the cyclone-hit region. Al Jazeera, the Gulf Times, The Sunday Times in...
Today, DFID has announced £50 million of new funding to end female genital mutilation (FGM), the largest investment ever made to end FGM worldwide. The funding will support the African-led...
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt spoke today at the Department for International Development’s Investment Arm, CDC, about how the private sector can support international development globally. In a speech which...
...An extra humanitarian expert from the UK has deployed today to provide further support. The UK team will look to go to affected areas, including Palu, where they will assess...
Today, The Times reports that £4.4 million recovered in a corruption case by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is going to be transferred to DFID to help people in desperate...
International Development Secretary and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson issued a joint statement today to mark seven years of the conflict in Syria. They drew particular attention to the dire humanitarian...
Today (20 February), the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) published a review into how well the Department for International Development spends money. Its findings were broadly positive, saying DFID...