Penny Mordaunt calls for end to FGM by 2030
...in the village of Kaworyo in Uganda. She believed she was keeping her “culture alive”. But today, now aged 77, she recognises Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) for what it is...
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Vital UK aid arrives in Palu
...to unload the incoming aid. A forklift truck, part of the UK aid package that arrived at Palu airport today, will also be critical to speeding up the delivery of...
The private sector can unlock Africa’s promise - Alok Sharma
...prosperous place for everyone, everywhere by 2030. We cannot do this alone. We must mobilise private sector investment. So today, I am announcing £90m of UK aid that will help...
Emergency response to Sierra Leone flooding
...and effective action that the UK has taken to help the people of Sierra Leone. It is incorrect, however, to say that the UK government has had little to say...
UK aid commitments: 24 October 2017
...and without waste. The International Development Secretary Priti Patel has been clear that her priority is to make sure that aid delivers value for money. Speaking today, she said: “My...
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
...thousands of people out of poverty. It is absolutely imperative that we work both at home and abroad to make certain that we are breaking the business model of people...
BBC's day of coverage from Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh
The BBC ran a full day of live radio and TV coverage on from Cox’s Bazar on Monday 15 January. The day kicked off with the announcement that the UK...
UK aid to provide vital medicine and surgical equipment to struggling hospitals in Gaza
...message to the world, and to the people of Gaza, that we have not forgotten them or their plight. “Today’s support will help to ensure that hospitals which are under...
Penny Mordaunt on working closely with the Ministry of Defence and doing our bit for Commonwealth Veterans
Today, the International Development Secretary gave a speech at Policy Exchange in London today (Thursday 28 June 2018) setting out how development and defence can work more closely together and...
Spending 0.7% on UK aid - and in the national interest
The Today Programme and The Guardian have today (Monday 11 February 2019) both covered the launch of a report by Bob Seely MP and James Rogers from the Henry Jackson...