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Tackling the illicit drug trade fuelling Assad's war machine

Tackling the illicit drug trade fuelling Assad's war machine

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

The UK and US have imposed sanctions on those responsible for the illicit captagon trade, which independent experts estimate could be worth up to $57 ...

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UK Poland partnership to provide homes and power to Ukraine

UK Poland partnership to provide homes and power to Ukraine

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

The UK has announced up to £10 million in funding to support a new UK-Polish partnership which will provide shelter and power for Ukrainians displaced...

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UK Poland Humanitarian Shelter Project: joint statement

UK Poland Humanitarian Shelter Project: joint statement

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

The UK and Poland signed a joint statement announcing a project to provide homes and power for Ukrainians displaced by Russia's war in Ukraine....

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Lord Caine's closing remarks at 25 Years On: Global and Local Reflections on the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement Conference

Lord Caine's closing remarks at 25 Years On: Global and Local Reflections on the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement Conference

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Lord Caine delivered closing remarks at a joint one-day conference organised by FCDO and the Irish Department o...

Secretary of State's closing remarks at 25 Years On: Global and Local Reflections on the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement Conference

Secretary of State's closing remarks at 25 Years On: Global and Local Reflections on the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement Conference

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris delivered closing remarks at a joint one-day conference organised by FCDO and the Irish Department of Foreign A...

Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Guinea: John Marshall

Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Guinea: John Marshall

Monday, 27 March 2023

Mr John Marshall has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea....

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Pause to judicial reform in Israel: Foreign Secretary's statement

Pause to judicial reform in Israel: Foreign Secretary's statement

Monday, 27 March 2023

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has welcomed the decision to pause legislation to reform Israel’s judiciary....

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Attack on a US base in north east Syria on 23 March: UK government statement

Attack on a US base in north east Syria on 23 March: UK government statement

Monday, 27 March 2023

The UK condemns the attack on a US base in north east Syria on 23 March 2023....

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Universal Periodic Review of United Kingdom: Closing Statement

Universal Periodic Review of United Kingdom: Closing Statement

Monday, 27 March 2023

UK Ambassador Simon Manley's closing statement during 4th Universal Periodic Review of the UK's human rights record – Adoption of the Working Group's ...

Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom:Opening Statement

Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom:Opening Statement

Monday, 27 March 2023

UK Ambassador Simon Manley's opening statement during 4th Universal Periodic Review of the UK's human rights record – Adoption of the Working Group's ...

Myanmar Armed Forces Day: UK announces fresh sanctions on aviation fuel and military equipment suppliers

Myanmar Armed Forces Day: UK announces fresh sanctions on aviation fuel and military equipment suppliers

Monday, 27 March 2023

New UK sanctions will target those who supply the Myanmar regime with materials, including military equipment, which are still being used to attack it...

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Minister Andrew Mitchell speech at global event on Ending Preventable Deaths

Minister Andrew Mitchell speech at global event on Ending Preventable Deaths

Monday, 27 March 2023

UK Ministerial Champion for Ending Preventable Deaths of Mothers, Babies and Children, Minister Andrew Mitchell, gave speech at an event co-hosted by...

Turks and Caicos Islands: Governor's farewell address

Turks and Caicos Islands: Governor's farewell address

Friday, 24 March 2023

Farewell address from HE the Governor, Nigel Dakin CMG, to the Turks and Caicos Islands....

We must continue strengthening implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention: UK Statement at the Security Council

We must continue strengthening implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention: UK Statement at the Security Council

Friday, 24 March 2023

Statement delivered by Thomas Phipps at UN Security Council Arria Meeting on the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons...

Joint statement on the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee and Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council meetings, 24 March 2023

Joint statement on the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee and Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council meetings, 24 March 2023

Friday, 24 March 2023

The UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šef?ovi? gave a joint UK-EU statement on the 2 meetings on 24 Mar...

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Syria Envoys level meeting in Amman: joint statement

Syria Envoys level meeting in Amman: joint statement

Friday, 24 March 2023

The UK and international partners issued a statement following the 21 March Syria Envoys' meeting in Jordan about the situation in Syria after the ear...

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UK and EU to formally adopt the Windsor Framework

UK and EU to formally adopt the Windsor Framework

Friday, 24 March 2023

The UK and EU will meet to formally agree the Windsor Framework at the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee, chaired by the Foreign Secretary and the ...

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We must work to address the fundamental political issues behind the Syrian conflict: UK Statement at the Security Council

We must work to address the fundamental political issues behind the Syrian conflict: UK Statement at the Security Council

Thursday, 23 March 2023

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on Syria...

Human rights in Belarus: invocation of OSCE Moscow Mechanism

Human rights in Belarus: invocation of OSCE Moscow Mechanism

Thursday, 23 March 2023

Canadian Ambassador Jocelyn Kinnear gives a statement on behalf of 37 OSCE participating States on invoking the Moscow Mechanism for deteriorating hum...

President Putin's reported visits to Crimea and Mariupol: UK statement to the OSCE

President Putin's reported visits to Crimea and Mariupol: UK statement to the OSCE

Thursday, 23 March 2023

Ambassador Bush says that the international community knows the truth behind Putin’s actions in Mariupol, and throughout Ukraine....

UK affirms support for Romania and Black Sea region

UK affirms support for Romania and Black Sea region

Thursday, 23 March 2023

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly hosts Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu in London to sign a renewed Strategic Partnership and open a bilateral...

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Foreign Secretary's meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, March 2023

Foreign Secretary's meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, March 2023

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly held a meeting with His Excellency Ayman Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan, in ...

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UN HRC52: UK Statement under Item 4 General Debate

UN HRC52: UK Statement under Item 4 General Debate

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

UK Statement under Item 4 General Debate delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador Rita French. ...

All Israelis and Palestinians deserve peace and security: UK Statement at the Security Council

All Israelis and Palestinians deserve peace and security: UK Statement at the Security Council

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on the Middle East....

UK announces new support for improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene in Asia and Africa

UK announces new support for improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene in Asia and Africa

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Speaking at the United Nations Water Conference, Lord Goldsmith announced a new programme to improve access to safe, reliable and affordable water sup...

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HRC52:Independent International Fact Finding Mission on Venezuela

HRC52:Independent International Fact Finding Mission on Venezuela

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Statement for Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela, delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador Rita ...

UK Kuwait inaugural Strategic Dialogue 2023: joint communiqué

UK Kuwait inaugural Strategic Dialogue 2023: joint communiqué

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

The UK Foreign Secretary and the Foreign Minister of Kuwait held the inaugural UK-Kuwait Strategic Dialogue in London on 20 March 2023....

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UN HRC52: Statement on situation of human rights in Belarus

UN HRC52: Statement on situation of human rights in Belarus

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the situation of human rights in Belarus, delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador Rita French....

HRC52: Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner on Venezuela

HRC52: Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner on Venezuela

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Venezuela....

HRC52:Interactive Dialogue with UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria

HRC52:Interactive Dialogue with UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria, delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador Rita French....

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