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What happens once a general election has been called
06 April 2010
What to expect on the DFID website
UKaid transforms voting system in Nepal
05 April 2010
More than 13 million voters in Nepal to be registered on one of the world’s safest and most comprehensive electoral rolls
Landmine legacies - International Mine Action Day
01 April 2010
Clearing land mines in northern Sri Lanka
UKaid to build Yemen from the bottom up
DFID programme will mean paid jobs and many more children in school
UK drive to end child diarrhoea deaths
DFID announces £10million support for diarrhoea vaccines
UK aid hits 45 year high
ODA stats show higest UK aid spend since 1964
UK kick starts push for global climate deal
31 March 2010
DFID joins UK push for progress after Copenhagen
DFID publishes annual World Bank report
Douglas Alexander reports on DFID's links with World Bank during 'crisis' year
Water security: key for climate resilient growth
New DFID evidence-into action paper: Water storage and hydropower: supporting growth, resilience and low carbon development published
Helping the poorest in the world's biggest cities
DFID programme will start in Nigerian "megacity", Lagos
DFID responds to IDC report on draft development bill
30 March 2010
DFID promises to review transparency and accountability
DFID support for jobs and co-ops across Africa
25 March 2010
DFID support will create 4,000 jobs in 1,100 co-operatives across Africa
Earth Hour 2010
DFID offices switch off lights to join one billion people worldwide
Budget 2010: DFID to save £150m and keep pledges to poor
24 March 2010
DFID will keep promise to spend 0.7% of GNI on development
Earthquakes and prison breaks: UKaid in Haiti
Mike Foster sees rebuild of Haiti prisons among UKaid projects
Poorest children among first for pneumococcal vaccines
23 March 2010
Pharma giants back cheaper vaccines for developing world
UK aid to slash TB deaths and reduce HIV threat for children
Help for TB vaccine that can be given to children with HIV
World Water Day 2010
22 March 2010
Water scarcity and quality is at the heart of sanitation, health and economic progress
UKaid to stamp out waterborne diseases in Nigeria
Mike Foster announces project to transform water and sanitation for two million Nigerians
Improving conditions for garment workers
RAGS - the Responsible and Accountable Garment Sector Challenge Fund - is to drive better working conditions of women and other vulnerable workers in ready-made garment production in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa supplying the UK market.
