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06/01
Statement from Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander and Foreign Office Minister Lord Malloch-Brown on the situation in Sri Lanka.
06/01
DFID will allocate £4 million to help the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to address immediate humanitarian needs in Gaza, Secretary of State Douglas Alexander announced today.
31/12
The Department for International Development is immediately making available $10 million to help address humanitarian needs in Gaza, Secretary of State Douglas Alexander announced today
28/12
"Unconfirmed reports emerging from Gaza suggest that over 280 Gazans have been killed and up to 700 wounded in the past day and a half."
22/12
The impact of the food and health crises in Zimbabwe, and information about the UK''s response.
22/12
Gordon Brown meets with Palestinian Prime Minster Salaam Fayyad at London Business Forum on Trade and Investment in Palestine.
22/12
Three weeks ago, violent conflict rocked the city of Jos in central Nigeria. Around 350 people died and as many as 5,000 may have been displaced.
19/12
A DFID scheme that allows schools in the UK to partner with schools in the developing world has been recognised at the World Aware Education Awards.
19/12
The International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander today met pupils and staff at St Mary Redcliffe and Temple VA School in Bristol and congratulated them on their innovative work as part of the DFID''s Global School Partnerships scheme.
18/12
Local volunteers from Birmingham who have been doing their bit to fight poverty in Africa were commended by International Development Minister Mike Foster today during his visit to the city.
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