UK response to Hurricane Maria: 20 September 2017
...fortnight. Families have lost their homes, lives have been ripped apart, and the victims of Hurricane Irma are now facing the new threat of Hurricane Maria. But they should know,...
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Media coverage of Penny Mordaunt’s five pledges for UK aid
...well – it cannot be better spent. Penny Mordaunt’s five pledges, outlined in an op-ed in the Telegraph yesterday, will see DFID: create a bold new Brexit-ready proposition to boost...
Tackling plastic pollution in the world’s oceans
There are reports in the news today on how the UK’s international development budget could be used to tackle plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. This comes as a scientific...
Alok Sharma becomes International Development Secretary
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:...
Baroness Sugg writes on women's rights and unsafe abortion
A patient, who wished to remain anonymous, photographed at the VODA-supported Namuganga Health Center. Credit: SAAF International Development Minister Baroness Sugg last week announced a new UK aid package to...
Baroness Sugg: Prioritise women’s rights to end poverty
...hosting the UK Africa Investment Summit on January 20 to create new partnerships that will deliver more investment, jobs and growth across Africa and the UK. “The voices of people...
UK aid to India: UK no longer gives money to Indian government
...be invested in Indian enterprises, while the rest funds technical expertise. Together these help develop new markets, whist creating jobs for some of India’s poorest and marginalised people. At the...
Vital UK aid arrives in Palu
...kits, was delivered aboard a New Zealand C-130 flight yesterday (Saturday, October 6), flown in from Balikpapan, the main operational hub for relief efforts. This morning, an additional 288 solar...
UK aid to combat Africa’s worst locust outbreak in decades
The Guardian, BBC’s Focus on Africa and BBC Newsday have reported on new UK support to tackle the devastating locust outbreak in East Africa, featuring a UK-funded supercomputer that is...
UK aid to help developing countries tackle coronavirus
...Malaysia Today and The Sun Daily, UAE news provider The National, Singapore newspaper The Straits Times, Indian outlet Republic World, international news website RT.com and Canadian news provider Global News....