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DFID's annual report is released today. Between April 2015 to March 2018
#UKaid has: - reached 26.8 million people with humanitarian assistance- supported 11.4 million children to get a decent education
and much, much more…
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/722441/Annual-report-accounts-2017-18-web-accessible.pdf …
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To celebrate the 70th birthday of the NHS, we played pass the parcel with NHS workers who have volunteered overseas, using their expertise to train health workers in some of the world's poorest countries.
#NHS70#aidworks Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaT1t7DLHr4 …pic.twitter.com/xyyKM1IJh8 -
Landmines kill innocent children every day and stop families and communities from using the land for farming.
@TheHALOTrust has cleared 1.68 million mines and with the help of#UKaid is making the land safe for local economies to grow.#AidWorks pic.twitter.com/fWaEyKCqRn -
Delighted to discuss priorities with my new colleagues
@DFID_UK I believe in aid. I believe in development.#aidworks pic.twitter.com/4JYA0aYZ2d -
From unused land to potentially Ghana’s largest food hub. Babator Irrigated Farm in Northern Ghana is now up & running thanks to
#UKaid & UK social impact investor@AgDevCo. Up to 5,740 hectares for irrigated commercial farming & processing could create 3,000 jobs.#AidWorks pic.twitter.com/i8KsOMLAfr -
Mohammed is a Syrian refugee in Lebanon.
#UKaid helped get him back into school, and last year he came second in the Lebanese national exams – out of every student in the country!#WorldRefugeeDay#WithRefugees#aidworks pic.twitter.com/GthgNEV17S -
Diesel is having a successful
#SimEx2018 finding yet another casualty@fire_scot#WeAreSFRS#AidWorks pic.twitter.com/xwLcY9MqXU -
Happy 70th birthday to the NHS! It is NHS heroes like these five here that make us proud.
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In Jalazone camp, it was important for
#UNRWA to brief this generation of the British royal family#KensingtonRoyal on the work of#UNRWA for Palestine refugees, including its unprecedented financial situation.#DFID_UK#UKaid#aidworks@KensingtonRoyal#DignityIsPricelesspic.twitter.com/x7etXvtfii -
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"We have no doubt that this generation will be the generation that will rebuild Syria. Education is very important for that." Mohammed had to flee war in Syria.
#UKaid helped get him back into school. Last year he came second in the Lebanese national exams.#aidworks pic.twitter.com/PQYbLbjS6y -
Not so killer stat: Average global life expectancy in 1950 was 47years. Today it’s 71, mainly due to infant mortality dropping dramatically.
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@PennyMordaunt on why it’s absolutely the right decision that Britain spends 0.7% of its income on aid#aidworks#CHLondonpic.twitter.com/XI00eqY34h -
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#G7 Development Ministers meet to discuss innovation in development, here’s our top 5 ways UK aid is using technology to change lives.#aidworks pic.twitter.com/lo9lrfYkyM -
#WorldHealthDaySecuring better health for mum&baby in
Infant mortality fallen consistently since 1990
, but has been slow¬ kept pace w/
average So Im proud
#UKaid training12K community midwives to ensure healthier births for mum&baby#AidWorks pic.twitter.com/L6iWowwjen -
Training 70,000 teachers and education officers in Punjab is a major achievement for
@DFID_UK Pakistan and@SEDPunjabPK. Percentage of primary schools with more than 4 teachers has increased from 30% to 72%#AidWorks pic.twitter.com/7AyOGq9ond -
UK aid is helping to
#BeatPlasticPollution around the world. Read more about our work to end the scourge of plastics in our oceans#WorldOceansDay https://www.gov.uk/government/news/commonwealth-unites-to-end-scourge-of-plastic …#aidworks pic.twitter.com/j5YrnJpew0 -
We want to thank the brave aid workers, medics and other staff working on the frontline to help deliver
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Thank you to
@PennyMordaunt for visiting our office today - with the help of#UKAid and@DFID_UK our landmine clearance creates safe and secure communities around the world#AidWorks https://twitter.com/DFID_UK/status/1014898438104866816 …0:23
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