Foreign Commonwealth Development Office News and Announcements

Second Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: UK statement on Pillar 3

Thursday, 22 August 2024

This statement outlined the UK’s support for the expansion of safe access to nuclear technologies for peaceful purposes, including through UK projects...

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Second Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: UK statement on Pillar 2

Thursday, 22 August 2024

This statement emphasised the UK’s support for comprehensive nuclear safeguards and other non-proliferation measures under the NPT, including via the ...

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Second Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: UK statement on Pillar 1

Thursday, 22 August 2024

This statement reiterated the UK’s commitment to transparent, verifiable and irreversible nuclear disarmament, with undiminished security for all....

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Second Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, General Debate: UK statement

Thursday, 22 August 2024

This statement outlines the UK’s ongoing support for the Non Proliferation Treaty across the 3 pillars of disarmament, non-proliferation, and peaceful...

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UK Minister for International Development visits Ethiopia

Thursday, 22 August 2024

United Kingdom’s Minister for International Development, Anneliese Dodds, visits Ethiopia....

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Gaza has become the deadliest place in the world to be a child: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Wednesday, 21 August 2024

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Gaza....

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Development Minister calls for urgent humanitarian action for crisis hit South Sudan, announcing life saving support package on first Africa trip

Wednesday, 21 August 2024

The Minister for Development, Anneliese Dodds visited South Sudan where she announced a package of support....

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The international community must work together to prevent conflict: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Wednesday, 21 August 2024

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on peacebuilding....

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UK steps up support to tackle mpox outbreak on visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Wednesday, 21 August 2024

Africa Minister Lord Collins has announced new funding to tackle the outbreak of mpox cases in the DRC. ...

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35 Stolpersteine laid in the Channel Islands: Lord Pickles’ message of support

Wednesday, 21 August 2024

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Chair Lord Pickles supports the laying of 35 Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) in the Channel Islands to c...

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Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Angola: Bharat Joshi

Monday, 19 August 2024

Mr Bharat Joshi has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Angola. ...

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Libya’s leaders must protect their people’s rights: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Monday, 19 August 2024

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Libya....

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It’s never too late for peace in the Middle East – we must break the cycle of violence: article by David Lammy and Stéphane Séjourné

Saturday, 17 August 2024

David Lammy and Stéphane Séjourné write for The Observer on how a ceasefire could enable progress towards a two-state solution – the only long-term ro...

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Ministerial visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: UK and France foreign ministers' joint statement

Thursday, 15 August 2024

Foreign Secretary David Lammy and French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné gave a statement following a joint ministerial visit to Israel and the Occ...

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80th anniversary of the Genocide of the Roma commemoration event in Newcastle

Thursday, 15 August 2024

The UK IHRA presidency commemorated Roma Genocide Remembrance Day on 2 August, at an event in Newcastle alongside representatives of the Roma communit...

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80th anniversary of the Genocide of the Roma ceremony at Auschwitz: Lord Pickles speech

Thursday, 15 August 2024

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Chair Lord Pickles reflected on the persecution of the Roma during the Nazi occupation. ...

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35 Stolpersteine laid in the Channel Islands

Wednesday, 14 August 2024

35 Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) were laid in the Channel Islands to commemorate the victims and survivors of the Holocaust....

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The UK condemns the Houthis’ reckless and escalatory attacks across the Middle East: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Wednesday, 14 August 2024

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Yemen....

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The UK calls on South Sudan to deliver peaceful, credible, and inclusive elections: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Wednesday, 14 August 2024

Statement by Jonathan Hollis, Acting Deputy Political Coordinator, at the UN Security Council Meeting on South Sudan....

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Change of British High Commissioner to Maldives: Nick Low

Wednesday, 14 August 2024

Mr Nick Low has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Maldives....

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Palestinians have nowhere safe to turn: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Monday, 12 August 2024

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on meeting on Gaza, following ...

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Permanent African representation on the UN Security Council is a matter of urgency: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Sunday, 11 August 2024

Statement by Lord Collins of Highbury, Minister for Africa and the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on enhancing Africa’s effective representati...

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UK statement: Israel's revocation of Norwegian diplomats' status

Friday, 09 August 2024

UK statement following Israel’s decision to revoke the diplomatic status of 8 Norwegian diplomats...

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4th anniversary of the fraudulent presidential election in Belarus: joint statement

Friday, 09 August 2024

The United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom and the European Union have released a joint statement on the 4th anniversary of the fraudule...

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Bangladesh interim government appointed: Foreign Secretary’s statement

Thursday, 08 August 2024

Foreign Secretary David Lammy gave a statement welcoming the appointment of an interim government in Bangladesh, led by Professor Muhammad Yunus....

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UK announces new Belarus sanctions to mark anniversary of sham election

Thursday, 08 August 2024

The UK has sanctioned 4 individuals and 3 entities from Belarus in coordinated action with international partners....

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Resumption of ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas: Foreign Secretary's statement

Thursday, 08 August 2024

Foreign Secretary David Lammy gave a statement on Qatar, Egypt and US calling for an immediate resumption of ceasefire negotiations between Israel and...

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“We cannot lose focus in the fight against Daesh”: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Wednesday, 07 August 2024

Security Council Statement by Jess Jambert-Gray, Deputy Political Coordinator, at the UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace an...

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UK bolsters support to British nationals in Lebanon as Foreign Secretary says "leave now"

Wednesday, 07 August 2024

Ministers call for British nationals in Lebanon to leave now “as situation could deteriorate rapidly". ...

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Women’s contributions are integral in all stages of peacekeeping: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Tuesday, 06 August 2024

Security Council Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on the Women,...

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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Second Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: UK statement on Pillar 3

Second Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: UK statement on Pillar 2

Second Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: UK statement on Pillar 1

Second Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, General Debate: UK statement

UK Minister for International Development visits Ethiopia

Gaza has become the deadliest place in the world to be a child: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Development Minister calls for urgent humanitarian action for crisis hit South Sudan, announcing life saving support package on first Africa trip

The international community must work together to prevent conflict: UK statement at the UN Security Council

UK steps up support to tackle mpox outbreak on visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

35 Stolpersteine laid in the Channel Islands: Lord Pickles’ message of support

Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Angola: Bharat Joshi

Libya’s leaders must protect their people’s rights: UK statement at the UN Security Council

It’s never too late for peace in the Middle East – we must break the cycle of violence: article by David Lammy and Stéphane Séjourné

Ministerial visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: UK and France foreign ministers' joint statement

80th anniversary of the Genocide of the Roma commemoration event in Newcastle

80th anniversary of the Genocide of the Roma ceremony at Auschwitz: Lord Pickles speech

35 Stolpersteine laid in the Channel Islands

The UK condemns the Houthis’ reckless and escalatory attacks across the Middle East: UK statement at the UN Security Council

The UK calls on South Sudan to deliver peaceful, credible, and inclusive elections: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Change of British High Commissioner to Maldives: Nick Low

Palestinians have nowhere safe to turn: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Permanent African representation on the UN Security Council is a matter of urgency: UK statement at the UN Security Council

UK statement: Israel's revocation of Norwegian diplomats' status

4th anniversary of the fraudulent presidential election in Belarus: joint statement

Bangladesh interim government appointed: Foreign Secretary’s statement

UK announces new Belarus sanctions to mark anniversary of sham election

Resumption of ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas: Foreign Secretary's statement

“We cannot lose focus in the fight against Daesh”: UK statement at the UN Security Council

UK bolsters support to British nationals in Lebanon as Foreign Secretary says "leave now"

Women’s contributions are integral in all stages of peacekeeping: UK statement at the UN Security Council

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