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We are working flat out to bring British nationals and our Afghan colleagues to safety. We’ve already helped hundreds of people to leave on military flights.
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4 MILLION VACCINES DELIVERED TO 15 NATIONS 🇦🇬🇧🇿🇰🇭🇩🇲🇬🇩🇬🇾🇮🇩🇯🇲🇰🇪🇱🇦🇲🇾🇵🇭🇹🇭🇻🇨🇻🇳
In connection with our partners @crownagents, The UK has delivered 4 million vaccines to 15 countries globally, helping them to tackle COVID-19 & protect their populations from the virus.
WATCH BELOW 👇
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News from Pres Kenyatta’s visit to London this week. CityUK and Nairobi’s Int’l Financial Centre (supported by .@FSDAfrica and @FSDKe) are signing a partnership agreement and .@prudentialplc is an anchor tenant. Will drive investment into Kenya reut.rs/2TEcGmb @FCDOPSD
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#UKaid is matching £6m of your donations to #RedNoseDay for a programme that support locally-led, change-making organisations in Ghana, Zambia & Malawi to plan & build the skills that they need to continue their crucial work long into the future. @FCDOGovUK
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COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in 🇰🇪 - a fantastic day! Hongera to all who made this happen @MoH_Kenya, @gavi, @WHOKenya, @UNICEF, @CEPIvaccines.
We played our part - KES 84 billion to COVAX, a 🇰🇪 🇬🇧 Health Partnership, and science 🧬 between @KEMRI_Kenya & @OxfordVacGroup.
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Ahead of #IWD2021, @theodoraclarke met with women business leaders in 🇰🇪, hearing their successes and experiences as they #choosetochallenge inequality by championing inclusive leadership.
@DharminiShah @Faridaabbas17 @BrendaMbathi @Sonal021
Great article in the @TheEconomist highlights how rising Kenya-UK air freight prices hurt smaller flower farms. The @FCDOGovUK Vulnerable Supply Chains Facility is supporting a Kenya-UK sea freight trial, aiming to cut costs to help smaller producers. www-economist-com.ezp.lib.ca…
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🇬🇧 is home to £7.7 trillion of capital - a huge financing opportunity for @GlobalGoalsUN. New competition launched, the first in a series, to mobilise capital from listed markets for sustainable infrastructure in emerging & developing countries bit.ly/3jvH2zP #MOBILIST
📣Call for applications: We are inviting the private sector to participate in a competition to identify innovative product proposals to mobilise investment in sustainable infrastructure in emerging & developing countries. More info here👇
gov.uk/government/news/fcdo-…
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Very pleased to be joining other development finance institutions in supporting a new fund from @PhatisaGroup, which will invest to strengthen food supply, local production and distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa.
More here ➡️ bit.ly/3awCyoh 🌍
We are proud to partner with @FairtradeUK to support workers and producers through the pandemic. The @FCDOGovUK led programme will enhance trade between Kenya and the UK, while ensuring responsible business practices reducing CO2 emissions and supporting the environment.
Fairtrade works with 72 Fairtrade certified flower producer organisations in six countries, representing nearly 70,000 workers. 💐
Learn more about the farmers & workers behind the bouquet: fairtrade.org.uk/farmers-and…
#FairtradeFriday
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Building on Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab visit, Minister for Africa @JamesDuddridge has visited Turkana County to see 🇬🇧@hsnp_kenya & health programmes, providing maternal and newborn care, & made progress on trade and economic development in Nairobi.
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We still do not know the extent to which global finance flows are impacting the #SDGs and #ParisAgreement. But we are ready to change that! Today we launch our Financial System Transformation Scoping Report, with the support of @ImpactProgramme bit.ly/3p55sC8
The UK is home to £7.7 trillion of capital - a huge financing opportunity for #Africa. @FCDOGovUK will soon launch a competition - the first in a series - to mobilise capital from listed markets for infrastructure in emerging and frontier markets. #MOBILIST #FrontierCapital.
Great work being done by our partner @britishasiantst to improve #WomensEconomicEmpowerment in Pakistan.
Supported by the @FCDOGovUK and with the help of partners such as @AmanFoundation the #BritishAsianTrust #WomensEconomicEmpowerment programme increased the earnings of over 9,800 women in #Pakistan.
Read Farhana's story: britishasiantrust.org/latest…
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📢 Volunteering for #COP26 is now open!
To help make the Summit a huge success, we are looking for friendly, outgoing and enthusiastic volunteers to join us in welcoming the world to Glasgow! 🌏
Interested? Apply below:
👉 ukcop26.org/volunteer/
@GlasgowCC | #ClimateAction
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The UK is helping up to 92 developing countries access one billion doses of #COVID19 vaccines.
@morton_wendy updates @HouseofCommons on our support for equitable global access to vaccines.
Great news from our partners @ImpactProgramme who have launched their new website.
Have a look to see how impact investing can not only help investors make financial returns on their investments, but also support businesses to make a measurable contribution towards the #SDGs.👇
We are happy to announce our new website is now live! Find out more about the project, the market-building initiatives we support, and all our latest news and events here theimpactprogramme.org.uk @FCDOPSD @TheGood_Economy @PalladiumImpact @TomAdlam53 #impactinvesting
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Today marks the first day of the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, @FCDOGovUK, as we combine our diplomatic skills and development expertise to make the UK 🇬🇧 an even greater force for good in the world
Today we bring together our diplomacy and development work. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office will make the UK an even stronger force for good in the world. #FCDO
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Find out why @ImpactProgramme is backing ten new market building initiatives to help meet the SDGs in a post Covid-19 world bit.ly/2D6cH9U @PalladiumImpact @DFID_PSD @theGIIN @impmgmt @GSGimpinv @ImpactInvInst @17Africa3 @ILXFund @a_Infonomics @reall_int @ConvergenceBF