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Britain to Focus Aid on Fewer Countries
Britain will in future focus its aid on fewer countries in a move designed to increase the impact of United Kingdom (UK) funding on the world’s poorest people, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has announced. A review will scrutinize...
International Development Secretary of State Says Aid to Afghanistan And Pakistan Needs Higher Priority
United Kingdom (UK) International Development Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell has announced that aid to Afghanistan and Pakistan needs to receive a higher priority at the Department of International Development and that this needs to be more closer...
United Kingdom to Spend £2.95m on Supplying “urgently Needed” Contraceptives to Uganda
The United Kingdom (UK) government has announced it is to spend £2.95m on supplying “urgently needed” contraceptives to Uganda ; targeting 45 million condoms, implants and oral contraceptives. The secretary of the UK Department for International...
UK Government Announces Over £30m Investment in Nigeria’s ’ailing’ Public Transport System
The United Kingdom (UK) government has announced an over £30 million investment plan for Nigeria ; aimed at reviving the country’s decaying transport sector. The timely intervention, unveiled on Thursday, will pay for buses and trains ; while replacing...
United Kingdom Signs New Deal to Fight Poverty in Palestinian Territories
The United Kingdom (UK) and Palestinian National Authority (PNA) have agreed to a new approach to tackling poverty in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) in a drive to improve basic services and raise the standard of living for tens of thousands...
UK Freezes ‘education’ Aid to Kenya Over ‘alleged’ Fraud
Britain has frozen £10 million education aid for Kenya’s schools over alleged looting of £800,000 from earlier funding, official sources revealed Wednesday. An audit investigation of education spending established that several hundreds of thousands...
UK Humanitarian Aid to Help Pakistan Recover From Conflict
The United Kingdom (UK) will provide new emergency humanitarian aid and rebuild businesses and agriculture for millions of people affected by the recent conflict in Pakistan. The Department for International Development will help hundreds of thousands...
UK to Help Build 750 New Schools in Pakistan Administered Kashmir And North West Frontier Province
The United Kingdom (UK) is to help build 750 new schools in Pakistan Administered Kashmir and North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The schools will provide a safe learning environment for 90,000 children, who have been forced to study in tented facilities...
