Syria: 7 years on
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...
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DFID acquires £4.4 million from corruption case to tackle poverty in Chad
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...
Update on UK aid’s response to the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia
...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...
Penny Mordaunt sets out vision for UK aid post Brexit
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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...
Ending FGM: UK aid makes largest ever investment
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...
Britain 'to spend millions in fight against child sex tourism'
The Times today reports that “money from the overseas aid budget is to be used in the fight against child sex tourism and the growing problem of livestreamed abuse”. It...
UK support for Hurricane Dorian survivors
...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...
DFID humanitarian experts responding to Hurricane Dorian
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...
Aid from the UK reaches those affected by Hurricane Dorian
...but had been on Abaco island himself. Today's Mail on Sunday also highlights the role the UK is playing in responding to the crisis. Separately, today’s Sun on Sunday reports...
UK aid marks World Polio Day
...tirelessly to end the disease around the world. We have made tremendous progress to fight the disease, and members of the Rotary Club here today have been pivotal in this,...