tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Baroness Northover 2015-03-27T09:00:39+00:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/commission-on-the-status-of-women-csw-59-newsletter-issue-5 2015-03-27T09:00:39+00:00 Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 59 newsletter Issue 5 This newsletter gives an update on the UK’s 59th CSW programme and outcomes of the session tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/oxford-university-and-uk-government-to-lead-research-to-improve-global-water-supply 2015-03-20T18:21:04+00:00 Oxford University and UK Government to lead research to improve global water supply A new research project led by the University of Oxford and the UK Government will help millions of people to have reliable access to water. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-ministers-scotland-can-be-proud-of-uk-ebola-fight 2015-03-16T10:25:13+00:00 UK ministers: Scotland can be proud of UK Ebola fight Scots have made a ‘profound contribution� to the UK’s Ebola response in Sierra Leone, Baroness Northover and Alistair Carmichael said today. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/all-women-have-the-right-to-live-free-from-discrimination-and-violence 2015-03-11T19:53:00+00:00 "All women have the right to live free from discrimination and violence." Statement by Baroness Northover, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for International Development, at the 59th Session on the UN Commission on the Status of Women tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/uk-statement-at-the-commission-on-the-status-of-women 2015-03-11T17:30:00+00:00 UK statement at the Commission on the Status of Women Baroness Northover, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for DfID delivers UK statement on gender equality at the UN tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/minister-visits-manchester-to-thank-uk-ebola-workers 2015-03-06T18:22:43+00:00 Minister visits Manchester to thank UK Ebola workers Baroness Northover visited Manchester today to praise medics� work in combatting Ebola and helping the world prepare for future crises. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/minister-praises-leeds-based-fgm-campaigners 2015-03-06T18:14:38+00:00 Minister praises Leeds-based FGM campaigners Baroness Northover meets anti-female genital mutilation group The Gambia Volunteers Trust tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/minister-praises-university-of-cambridges-global-poverty-research 2015-02-23T14:55:00+00:00 Minister praises University of Cambridge’s global poverty research Research is helping to improve agriculture, education, medicine and technology across the developing world. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/african-communities-called-on-to-end-fgm-in-a-generation 2015-02-06T11:13:00+00:00 African communities called on to end FGM in a generation Voluntary and community African groups in the UK are being invited to bid for new grants to support their campaigns to end female genital mutilation in their countries of origin. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/ending-female-genital-mutilation-cardiff-group-praised-for-campaign 2015-02-03T13:51:00+00:00 Ending Female Genital Mutilation: Cardiff group praised for campaign Cardiff’s leading campaigners against FGM have been praised for their role in ending the harmful practice. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/britain-provides-new-humanitarian-support-for-sudan 2015-01-27T11:52:00+00:00 Britain provides new humanitarian support for Sudan The UK will provide further life-saving food, water and support for families forced from their homes by recent fighting in Sudan. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-framework-puts-disability-at-heart-of-uks-international-development 2014-12-03T11:16:00+00:00 New framework puts disability at heart of UK’s international development New Disability Framework published today. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-supports-global-plans-to-help-protect-people-from-cancer-and-respiratory-illnesses 2014-11-21T13:08:46+00:00 UK supports global plans to help protect people from cancer and respiratory illnesses Britain has joined global action to help prevent millions of people dying each year from respiratory illnesses. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/ministerial-appointments-november-2014 2014-11-04T12:43:00+00:00 Ministerial appointments: November 2014 Ministerial changes at the Home Office, Department for International Development and for Government Whips.