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UK hosts Iraqi Prime Minister for talks   October 2020

UK hosts Iraqi Prime Minister for talks October 2020

Friday, 23 October 2020

UK hosts Iraqi Prime Minister for talks on essential economic and security reforms....

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Foreign Secretary statement on normalisation of Israel and Sudan relations

Foreign Secretary statement on normalisation of Israel and Sudan relations

Friday, 23 October 2020

Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, comments on the announcement of the normalisation of relations between Israel and Sudan. ...

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Minister for Africa commits £8 million to mitigate famine in South Sudan

Minister for Africa commits £8 million to mitigate famine in South Sudan

Friday, 23 October 2020

James Duddridge’s visit to South Sudan shows how the UK is helping protect the vulnerable, prevent famine across Africa and act as a force for good in...

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Commemoration of the 20th anniversary of UNSCR 1325: UK statement

Commemoration of the 20th anniversary of UNSCR 1325: UK statement

Friday, 23 October 2020

Delivered by Ambassador Neil Bush at the OSCE Permanent Council on 22 October 2020....

Statement of the Syria Small Group?Ministerial meeting

Statement of the Syria Small Group?Ministerial meeting

Thursday, 22 October 2020

Following is the text of a Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of the Small Group on Syria....

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Cooperating to implement peace in Sudan and South Sudan

Cooperating to implement peace in Sudan and South Sudan

Thursday, 22 October 2020

Statement by Alice Jacobs, UK Deputy Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council debate on Sudan and South Sudan...

Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response conference: closing statement

Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response conference: closing statement

Thursday, 22 October 2020

This statement summarises the outcomes of the Conference on Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response, co-hosted by the UK, US, EU, and UNH...

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Girls' education: Baroness Sugg's speech at UNESCO’s Global Education Meeting

Girls' education: Baroness Sugg's speech at UNESCO’s Global Education Meeting

Thursday, 22 October 2020

The UK’s Special Envoy for Girls' Education and FCDO Minister Baroness Sugg spoke at UNESCO’s Extraordinary Global Education Meeting on 22 October 202...

The situation in and around Nagorno Karabakh: UK statement

The situation in and around Nagorno Karabakh: UK statement

Thursday, 22 October 2020

Delivered by Ambassador Neil Bush at the OSCE Permanent Council on 22 October 2020. ...

UK enforces new sanctions against Russia for cyber attack on German Parliament

UK enforces new sanctions against Russia for cyber attack on German Parliament

Thursday, 22 October 2020

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab welcomes decisive action to hold perpetrators to account for Fancy Bear cyber attack in 2015....

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OSCE mission to Moldova: UK statement

OSCE mission to Moldova: UK statement

Thursday, 22 October 2020

Delivered by Ambassador Neil Bush at the OSCE Permanent Council on 22 October 2020....

Dominic Raab urges world “not to turn away from Rohingya’s suffering” as the UK pledges life saving support

Dominic Raab urges world “not to turn away from Rohingya’s suffering” as the UK pledges life saving support

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

The Foreign Secretary announces £47.5 million new UK aid to support 860,000 Rohingya refugees and help Bangladesh deal with coronavirus and natural di...

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Ensuring UNMiK is able to meet Kosovo’s current needs

Ensuring UNMiK is able to meet Kosovo’s current needs

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Statement by Thomas Phipps at the United Nations open Security Council meeting on the United Nations Mission in Kosovo...

UNSCR 1325 on women, peace and security: UK statement

UNSCR 1325 on women, peace and security: UK statement

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Delivered by Ambassador Neil Bush at the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation on 21 October 2020....

Change of British High Commissioner to Namibia: Charles Moore

Change of British High Commissioner to Namibia: Charles Moore

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Mr Charles Moore has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Namibia in succession to Ms Kate Airey OBE....

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The world cannot afford another conflict in the Gulf region

The world cannot afford another conflict in the Gulf region

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the Security Council debate on security in the Gulf region...

Minister hails “strongest ever UK Gulf ties” on first visit to the region

Minister hails “strongest ever UK Gulf ties” on first visit to the region

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

The Minister for the Middle East, James Cleverly, has highlighted the significance of the UK-Gulf partnership on his first official visit to Oman and ...

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Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Tunisia: Edward Oakden

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Tunisia: Edward Oakden

Monday, 19 October 2020

Mr Edward Oakden CMG has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Tunisia....

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Supporting long term stability in the Central African Republic

Supporting long term stability in the Central African Republic

Monday, 19 October 2020

Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe at the Security Council briefing on MINUSCA...

UK exposes series of Russian cyber attacks against Olympic and Paralympic Games

UK exposes series of Russian cyber attacks against Olympic and Paralympic Games

Monday, 19 October 2020

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab condemns malicious cyber activity by Russia's GRU....

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Every reprisal diminishes our ability to deliver for the people we serve

Every reprisal diminishes our ability to deliver for the people we serve

Monday, 19 October 2020

Third Committee: Cross-Regional Joint Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders...

UN Human Rights Council 45: UK's closing statement

UN Human Rights Council 45: UK's closing statement

Friday, 16 October 2020

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon welcomes conclusions of the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. ...

Quint statement on Israeli settlements

Quint statement on Israeli settlements

Friday, 16 October 2020

Statement from the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain on Israel's decision to advance over 4,900 settlement units in the Occupied Palestinian Territ...

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Restating the UK's relationship with its Overseas Territories

Restating the UK's relationship with its Overseas Territories

Thursday, 15 October 2020

United Kingdom statement at the UN General Assembly Fourth Committee...

Moving toward a ceasefire and preventing famine in Yemen

Moving toward a ceasefire and preventing famine in Yemen

Thursday, 15 October 2020

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

OSCE Mission in Kosovo: UK Statement

OSCE Mission in Kosovo: UK Statement

Thursday, 15 October 2020

Delivered by Ambassador Neil Bush at the OSCE Permanent Council on 15 October 2020....

Combating trafficking in human beings: UK statement

Combating trafficking in human beings: UK statement

Thursday, 15 October 2020

Delivered by Ambassador Neil Bush at the OSCE Permanent Council on 15 October 2020....

UK sanctions Alexey Navalny’s poisoners

UK sanctions Alexey Navalny’s poisoners

Thursday, 15 October 2020

The UK will enforce sanctions against 6 individuals and an entity responsible for the Novichok poisoning of Alexey Navalny....

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International donor conference to call for urgent humanitarian support for Rohingya refugees

International donor conference to call for urgent humanitarian support for Rohingya refugees

Thursday, 15 October 2020

The US, UK, EU and UN Refugee Agency will co-host a donor conference on 22 October to promote support for Rohingya refugees and host countries....

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Transitional justice and ongoing peace processes in Colombia

Transitional justice and ongoing peace processes in Colombia

Wednesday, 14 October 2020

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

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