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Ensuring UN police can remain effective: how to achieve the peacekeeping agenda

Ensuring UN police can remain effective: how to achieve the peacekeeping agenda

Wednesday, 04 November 2020

Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe at the Security Council annual briefing on Police Commissioners....

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Algeria: Sharon Wardle

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Algeria: Sharon Wardle

Wednesday, 04 November 2020

Ms Sharon Wardle has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in succession to Mr Barry Lowen....

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36th Universal Periodic Review: UK statement on Malawi

36th Universal Periodic Review: UK statement on Malawi

Tuesday, 03 November 2020

The UK delivers statement on Malawi at the 36th Session of Universal Periodic Review (UPR), sharing recommendations to improve their human rights reco...

Building, sustaining and strengthening peace through the United Nations

Building, sustaining and strengthening peace through the United Nations

Tuesday, 03 November 2020

Statement by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon at the UNSC High-Level Open Debate on Contemporary Drivers of Conflict ...

UK announces £1m towards the international response for people affected by the typhoon and extreme flooding in Southeast Asia

UK announces £1m towards the international response for people affected by the typhoon and extreme flooding in Southeast Asia

Tuesday, 03 November 2020

UK aid will help provide food, clean water and shelter to people affected by Typhoon Goni in the Philippines and extreme flooding in Vietnam. ...

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Minister Adams statement on the arrest of opposition activists and lawmakers in Hong Kong

Minister Adams statement on the arrest of opposition activists and lawmakers in Hong Kong

Tuesday, 03 November 2020

UK Minister for Asia Nigel Adams has made a statement on the recent arrests of opposition activists and lawmakers in Hong Kong....

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Promoting international criminal justice and the rule of law

Promoting international criminal justice and the rule of law

Monday, 02 November 2020

Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the United Nations at the United Nations General Assembly Report of the International ...

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2020: Media Freedom Coalition statement

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2020: Media Freedom Coalition statement

Monday, 02 November 2020

The Media Freedom Coalition statement calls on all states to protect the rights and safety of journalists around the world....

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Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe: Foreign Secretary's statement, 2 November 2020

Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe: Foreign Secretary's statement, 2 November 2020

Monday, 02 November 2020

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said Iran's decision to begin a new case against Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is "appalling"....

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Charities’ chance to double donations as new UK Aid Match round opens

Charities’ chance to double donations as new UK Aid Match round opens

Monday, 02 November 2020

British charities are invited to apply for UK Aid Match scheme, which sees public donations matched pound for pound by the UK government for 3 months....

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36th Universal Periodic Review: UK statement on Belarus

36th Universal Periodic Review: UK statement on Belarus

Monday, 02 November 2020

The UK delivers statement on Belarus at the 36th Session of Universal Periodic Review (UPR), sharing recommendations to improve their human rights rec...

Presidential elections in Tanzania: UK statement

Presidential elections in Tanzania: UK statement

Sunday, 01 November 2020

Minister for Africa James Duddridge gave a statement following the presidential elections in Tanzania on 28 October 2020....

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Hamad International Airport Incident: joint statement

Hamad International Airport Incident: joint statement

Sunday, 01 November 2020

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave a statement on the Hamad International Airport Incident....

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Nagorno Karabakh: UK to provide food and medicine to people affected by the conflict

Nagorno Karabakh: UK to provide food and medicine to people affected by the conflict

Saturday, 31 October 2020

UK announces £1million funding to provide relief to those affected by Nagorno-Karabakh conflict....

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Committing to safeguarding progress made on the Women, Peace and Security agenda

Committing to safeguarding progress made on the Women, Peace and Security agenda

Friday, 30 October 2020

Explanation of vote by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, following the Security Council vote in connection with Women, Peace ...

UK statement ahead of the 31 October 2020 presidential elections in Côte d’Ivoire

UK statement ahead of the 31 October 2020 presidential elections in Côte d’Ivoire

Friday, 30 October 2020

Minister for Africa James Duddridge gave a statement ahead of the Presidential Elections in Côte d’Ivoire on 31 October 2020....

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Earthquake in the Aegean Sea: Foreign Secretary's statement

Earthquake in the Aegean Sea: Foreign Secretary's statement

Friday, 30 October 2020

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave a statement following the earthquake in the Agean Sea....

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Ceasefire in Libya: joint statement

Ceasefire in Libya: joint statement

Friday, 30 October 2020

The governments of the UK, France, Germany and Italy have issued a joint statement on the Libyan ceasefire....

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The situation in and around Nagorno Karabakh: UK statement

The situation in and around Nagorno Karabakh: UK statement

Friday, 30 October 2020

Delivered by Ambassador Neil Bush at the OSCE Permanent Council on 29 October 2020. ...

Iranian ambassador summoned regarding Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe

Iranian ambassador summoned regarding Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe

Thursday, 29 October 2020

Hamid Baeidinejad was summoned following news that British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is to be recalled to court in Iran....

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Ensuring women's full participation in peace processes: statement to the UN Security Council

Ensuring women's full participation in peace processes: statement to the UN Security Council

Thursday, 29 October 2020

Minister for Middle East and North Africa James Cleverly outlined the UK's support for women peacebuilders at the open debate on Women, Peace and Secu...

OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre: UK statement

OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre: UK statement

Thursday, 29 October 2020

Delivered by Ambassador Neil Bush at the OSCE Permanent Council on 29 October 2020....

Attack in Nice, 29 October 2020: Foreign Secretary's statement

Attack in Nice, 29 October 2020: Foreign Secretary's statement

Thursday, 29 October 2020

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave a statement following the attack at the Notre-Dame Basilica in Nice....

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UK warns that peace talks ‘fail without women’

UK warns that peace talks ‘fail without women’

Thursday, 29 October 2020

The government announces new support for women mediators across the Commonwealth, and calls for more protection of women risking their lives in mediat...

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Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Chile: Louise de Sousa

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Chile: Louise de Sousa

Thursday, 29 October 2020

Mrs Louise de Sousa has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Chile. ...

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New research reveals best investments to tackle learning crisis in vulnerable countries

New research reveals best investments to tackle learning crisis in vulnerable countries

Wednesday, 28 October 2020

The new report by leading global education experts looks at cost-effective ways to improve global learning and tackle learning crisis compounded by CO...

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Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Kuwait: Belinda Lewis

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Kuwait: Belinda Lewis

Wednesday, 28 October 2020

Ms Belinda Lewis has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the State of Kuwait in succession to Mr Michael Davenport MBE. Ms Lewis will take up ...

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The need for a political settlement to solve the crisis in Syria

The need for a political settlement to solve the crisis in Syria

Tuesday, 27 October 2020

Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the situation in Syria...

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Finland: Theresa Bubbear

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Finland: Theresa Bubbear

Tuesday, 27 October 2020

Mrs Theresa Bubbear has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Finland....

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Normalising relations between Israel and its neighbours: pushing forward and Israeli Palestinian peace process

Normalising relations between Israel and its neighbours: pushing forward and Israeli Palestinian peace process

Monday, 26 October 2020

Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the situation in the Middle East....

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