Date: Sunday 29 September 2024 | Time: 20.30-22.00 | Venue: Andante, Hyatt Regency Birmingham Join CFID for our annual reception at Conservative Party Conference, held in partnership with Bond. Further details and registration link to follow soon.
Foreign Secretary speech at NCSC
Out-compete, out-cooperate, out-innovate: Foreign Secretary calls for a harder edge for a tougher world I have been Foreign Secretary for almost 6 months. And I have been determined to make every day count. I have visited 33 countries, 1 Overseas Territory, and criss-crossed 6 continents. I lead a Department working hard to...
CFID reception at Conservative Party Conference 2023
Date: Sunday 1 October 2023 | Time: 20.30-22.00 | Venue: Exchange 6-7, MCC (Secure Area, CPC 2023, Manchester) Join CFID for our annual reception at Conservative Party Conference, held in partnership with United Against Malnutrition and Hunger. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from Andrew Mitchell MP, Minister of...
Multilateral reform: Foreign Secretary’s speech at Chatham House London Conference 2023
The Foreign Secretary James Cleverly gave a speech at Chatham House’s London Conference 2023, where he called for a reinvigorated multilateral system. Watch the speech here. It was 82 years ago, on 12 June 1941, that the representatives of 14 allied governments met in London – just 2 and half...
Regaining lost ground after Covid-19: the fight for global health
Tuesday 16 May | 17.30-19.00
Women & Girls Strategy | CFID briefing and panel event
Tuesday 14 March | 17.30-19.00
CFID and Care International co-host IWD reception
London, 9 March 2022 – CFID (Conservative Friends of International Development) and Care International UK co-hosted a reception in Parliament to mark International Women's Day 2022 which was attended by over 150 Parliamentarians, CFID supporters and partners from the sector.Remarks below were given by Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP, Minister...
CFID Welcome New Co-Chairs
MANCHESTER, 3 October 2021 – CFID (Conservative Friends of International Development) is delighted to announce the appointment of Baroness Liz Sugg and Anthony Mangnall MP as the next Co-Chairs. CFID was founded exactly 10 years ago during the 2011 Conservative Party Conference by Baroness Anne Jenkin, Simon Nayyar, Matt Warman,...
New Event – WiPA Panel on Women in International Development
External Event: WiPA panel session on Women in International Development (11 October, 11am-12pm) On Monday 11 October (11am-12pm) WiPA are hosting a virtual panel session on Women in International Development. At this event, hear from Christine Allen (Director, CAFOD), Lena Bheeroo (Engagement & Equity Manager, Bond) and Shahin Ashraf (Head of...
The devastating impact of Covid-19 on young urban women
ActionAid Event with Katherine Mulhern, Director of CFID and Baroness Sugg. It is a year since Covid-19 swept across the globe.Over that period, it has become increasingly clear that the pandemic is widening existing inequalities. Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the social and economic consequences.Many first responders are...