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Andrew Mitchell: our aid programme in India
07 February 2012
Statement by the Secretary of State for International Development about DFID's aid programme in India
Andrew Mitchell: The UN's International Day of the Girl
19 December 2011
Statement by the Secretary of State for International Development recognising the UN's new day of action
Andrew Mitchell: The outcome of the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
07 December 2011
Written statement to Parliament by the International Development Secretary on the recent summit in Busan, Korea
Stephen O'Brien: Making green growth a priority
06 December 2011
Speech by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the UN Global Compact UK Network event in London
Stephen O'Brien: Integrating HIV and family planning services
01 December 2011
Speech by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State on World AIDS Day at the International Conference on Family Planning in Senegal
Alan Duncan: World AIDS Day
Speech by the Minister of State at the event hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on HIV and AIDS and the UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development
Stephen O'Brien: Family planning to transform women's lives
29 November 2011
Speech by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the opening plenary of the International Conference on Family Planning in Senegal
Stephen O'Brien: Challenges and opportunities of family planning and population growth
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Stephen O'Brien, speaks at the high level reception of the International Conference for Family Planning in Senegal
Andrew Mitchell: The UK's commitment to 0.7% spending on aid
Statement by the International Development Secretary following the Autumn Statement
Letter: Development Ministers call for aid to become more transparent and effective
Joint letter at the start of the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness at Busan, Korea
Andrew Mitchell: Putting women at the heart of development
25 November 2011
Speech by the International Development Secretary at the UK launch of World Development Report on Gender Equality
Andrew Mitchell: Beyond Aid
11 November 2011
Speech by the International Development Secretary at the Wellcome Trust looking at at a more holistic approach to development
Stephen O'Brien: On attacks against peacekeepers in Darfur
10 November 2011
Statement from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State condemning the recent violence in the western region of Sudan
Andrew Mitchell: Building an airport for St Helena
03 November 2011
Written statement to Parliament by the International Development Secretary on the Government's decision to finance the project
Stephen O'Brien: On the role of boys and men in improving gender equality
13 October 2011
Speech by the International Development Minister to mark the launch of the 2011 'State of the World's Girls' report
Horn of Africa debate: food security and famine prevention
16 September 2011
Watch the full cross-government debate on the Horn of Africa and read highlights of Andrew Mitchell's speech
Andrew Mitchell: Why the Arab Spring matters for Britain and beyond
13 September 2011
Speech by the International Development Secretary to Chatham House looking at the rise of democracy across the region
Alan Duncan: Launch of the Kaleidoscope Trust
12 September 2011
Written statement by the Minister of State welcoming a new initiative promoting equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
Andrew Mitchell: Further update on aid to the Horn of Africa
05 September 2011
Written statement by the International Development Secretary to the House of Commons giving the latest news on the East Africa food crisis
Stephen O'Brien: In a world of seven billion people
12 July 2011
Speech by the International Development Minister Stephen O'Brien to mark this year's World Population Day
