Connecting African suppliers with UK supermarket shelves

More African goods – from chocolate to pineapples to spices in ready meals – could appear on UK supermarket shelves in the future, said DFID Minister Gareth Thomas today as he opened bids for a new £2 million scheme to help producers trade their way out of poverty.

04/07/2008

Shahid Malik in Indonesia: DFID Minister meets Islamic leaders

DFID Minister Shahid Malik made history last week when he became the first British Muslim Minister to visit Indonesia. Dropping in to Jakarta on 23 and 24 June, he found out about the role played by Islam in development in the South East Asian country.

03/07/2008

UK doubles aid to Pakistan in the battle against poverty

The fight against poverty in Pakistan is to be stepped up with a doubling of UK assistance to £480 million by 2011, International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander announced today.

03/07/2008

UK pledges £9 million in food aid to Zimbabwe

Millions of people facing severe food shortages in Zimbabwe will be helped by £9 million in humanitarian support announced today by International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander.

03/07/2008

Reconstructing Pakistan: Douglas Alexander commits to continued support in earthquake zone

"The reconstruction work of the British Government in areas affected by the Pakistan earthquake will go on," Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development said today on a visit to the affected region today.

02/07/2008

UK Government aid contributes to dramatic decline in women dying in childbirth in Bangladesh and Nepal

A new report from the Department for International Development (DFID) shows that UK government investments in improving maternal health in the world’s poorest countries have paid off.

01/07/2008

Race against global poverty in DFID's new online game

Blackpool children will test their international knowledge with a new online game launched by International Development Minister Gillian Merron today at Beacon Hill High School in Blackpool. Race Against Global Poverty is a fun and interactive educational quiz game from the Department for International Development (DFID) to help young people aged 11 to 16 develop a greater understanding of world poverty.

30/06/2008

Britain gives £30 million to project supporting Afghan businesses

Development Secretary Douglas Alexander was today (Sun June 29th) visiting Afghanistan, to see for himself development projects backed by Britain to support Afghanistan’s future prosperity.

29/06/2008

Investing in growth and prosperity in Afghanistan - Speech by Douglas Alexander

Speech by Development Secretary Douglas Alexander in Kabul at the launch of the Afghanistan Investment Climate Facility.

29/06/2008

New investment partnership to open door to education in Africa

Over 1.2 million children in two of Africa’s poorest countries will get a better education as a result of an innovative agreement, signed today between the Department for International Development (DFID), the Governments of Rwanda and Malawi and Band Aid/The Hunter Foundation, and managed by the Clinton Hunter Development Initiative (CHDI).

27/06/2008