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Poland and UK support for Ukraine: Foreign Secretary's statement to Warsaw press conference

Poland and UK support for Ukraine: Foreign Secretary's statement to Warsaw press conference

Tuesday, 05 April 2022

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss gave a press conference statement, during her visit to Poland, about UK and Polish support for Ukraine amid Putin's appall...

Reported massacre in Mali: UK Minister for Africa's statement

Reported massacre in Mali: UK Minister for Africa's statement

Tuesday, 05 April 2022

Minister for Africa Vicky Ford gave a statement on a reported massacre in Moura, Mali, in which hundreds of people were killed....

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OSCE calls a Special Council meeting on Russian atrocities in Irpin and Bucha: UK statement, 5 April 2022

OSCE calls a Special Council meeting on Russian atrocities in Irpin and Bucha: UK statement, 5 April 2022

Tuesday, 05 April 2022

UK Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown calls out President Putin for his brutal war of choice in Ukraine and denounces reported appalling acts perpetrated...

We will not rest until Putin fails and Ukraine prevails: Foreign Secretary’s speech in Warsaw

We will not rest until Putin fails and Ukraine prevails: Foreign Secretary’s speech in Warsaw

Monday, 04 April 2022

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss gave a speech at the British Embassy in Poland about stepping up our efforts to stop Putin’s appalling war in Ukraine....

Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS): UK statement on legal mechanisms relating to space debris and remediation measures at the 61st Legal Sub committee

Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS): UK statement on legal mechanisms relating to space debris and remediation measures at the 61st Legal Sub committee

Monday, 04 April 2022

The UK's statement on legal mechanisms relating to space debris and remediation measures at the 61st Legal Sub-committee of COPUOS (agenda item 11)....

Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS): UK statement on future role of the Committee at the 61st Legal Sub committee

Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS): UK statement on future role of the Committee at the 61st Legal Sub committee

Monday, 04 April 2022

Michael Davidson, UK Mission to the UN in Vienna, delivered the UK statement on the future role of the Committee at the 61st Legal Sub-committee of CO...

UK launches £89 million Shule Bora education initiative in Tanzania

UK launches £89 million Shule Bora education initiative in Tanzania

Monday, 04 April 2022

Minister for Africa Vicky Ford launches a major education initiative to improve education for over 4 million vulnerable children....

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Foreign Secretary to visit Poland to call for tougher action to tackle Russian aggression

Foreign Secretary to visit Poland to call for tougher action to tackle Russian aggression

Monday, 04 April 2022

Liz Truss will travel to Poland today (Monday 4 April) to see Ukrainian and Polish Foreign Ministers ahead of G7 and NATO talks in Brussels later this...

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Prime Minister appoints Mr David Quarrey CMG as the UK’s new Permanent Representative to NATO

Prime Minister appoints Mr David Quarrey CMG as the UK’s new Permanent Representative to NATO

Monday, 04 April 2022

The Prime Minister is today (Monday 04 April) appointing a top diplomat to be the UK’s Permanent Representative to NATO – a clear demonstration of the...

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Change of Governor of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha: Mr Nigel Phillips CBE

Change of Governor of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha: Mr Nigel Phillips CBE

Sunday, 03 April 2022

Mr Nigel Phillips CBE has been appointed Governor of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in succession to Dr Philip Rushbrook. ...

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Appalling acts by Russian invading forces in Ukraine: Foreign Secretary's statement, 3 April 2022

Appalling acts by Russian invading forces in Ukraine: Foreign Secretary's statement, 3 April 2022

Sunday, 03 April 2022

Liz Truss gave a statement on the appalling acts by Russian invading forces in Ukrainian towns such as Irpin and Bucha....

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UK Minister for Asia visits Laos to boost collaboration on global health, climate change and trade

UK Minister for Asia visits Laos to boost collaboration on global health, climate change and trade

Saturday, 02 April 2022

UK Minister for Asia, Amanda Milling visited Laos this week (30 March to 2 April). ...

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UN brokered truce in Yemen: FCDO statement

UN brokered truce in Yemen: FCDO statement

Friday, 01 April 2022

The UK welcomes the United Nation’s two-month truce announcement on Yemen....

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First aid delivery to Tigray since mid December: Minister for Africa's statement

First aid delivery to Tigray since mid December: Minister for Africa's statement

Friday, 01 April 2022

Minister for Africa Vicky Ford gave a statement following the first delivery of aid to the Tigray region of Ethiopia since mid-December....

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UN Human Rights Council 49: UK cross regional Core Group statement introduce Item 4 resolution on Syria

UN Human Rights Council 49: UK cross regional Core Group statement introduce Item 4 resolution on Syria

Friday, 01 April 2022

Simon Manley, UK Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, delivered the statement on behalf of a cross-regional Core Group of France, Germany, It...

UK co hosts Afghanistan Pledging Conference 2022: Foreign Secretary's speech

UK co hosts Afghanistan Pledging Conference 2022: Foreign Secretary's speech

Friday, 01 April 2022

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss delivered remarks virtually at the co-hosted Afghanistan Pledging Conference on 31 March 2022...

UN Human Rights Council 49: UK Core Group statement to introduce Item 2 resolution on South Sudan

UN Human Rights Council 49: UK Core Group statement to introduce Item 2 resolution on South Sudan

Friday, 01 April 2022

Simon Manley, UK Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, delivered the statement on behalf of a core group of Albania, Norway, the United States...

OSCE Project Co ordinator in Uzbekistan: UK response, 31 March 2022

OSCE Project Co ordinator in Uzbekistan: UK response, 31 March 2022

Friday, 01 April 2022

UK Ambassador Neil Bush thanks OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, Ambassador Pierre von Arx, for the team's work, including on cyber security, m...

OSCE Head of Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina: UK response, 31 March 2022

OSCE Head of Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina: UK response, 31 March 2022

Friday, 01 April 2022

UK Ambassador Neil Bush thanks Ambassador Kavalec for the OSCE Mission's work in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including on elections, hate motivated incide...

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Colombia: Mr George Hodgson

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Colombia: Mr George Hodgson

Thursday, 31 March 2022

Mr George Hodgson has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, in succession to Mr Colin Martin-Reynolds CMG. ...

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Landmark Security Council resolution establishing new African Union Transitional Mission in Somalia

Landmark Security Council resolution establishing new African Union Transitional Mission in Somalia

Thursday, 31 March 2022

Explanation of Vote by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on the situation in Somalia ...

British Embassy Panama: 2022 2023 call for project proposals coming soon

British Embassy Panama: 2022 2023 call for project proposals coming soon

Thursday, 31 March 2022

The British Embassy in Panama will soon announce a call for proposals through social media channels. ...

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CUPUOS 61st Legal Sub committee: UK statement on national legislation

CUPUOS 61st Legal Sub committee: UK statement on national legislation

Thursday, 31 March 2022

UK government statement on agenda item 8, of the 61st Legal Sub-committee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) at the United ...

Russia blocks decision on the mandate extension of OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine: UK statement to the OSCE, 31 March 2022

Russia blocks decision on the mandate extension of OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine: UK statement to the OSCE, 31 March 2022

Thursday, 31 March 2022

UK Ambassador Neil Bush calls out Russia for blocking the decision to extend the mandate of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine....

Foreign Secretary announces sanctions on Putin’s propaganda

Foreign Secretary announces sanctions on Putin’s propaganda

Thursday, 31 March 2022

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has announced 14 new sanctions on Russia propagandists and state media. ...

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The human cost of Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to grow: UK statement to the OSCE, 31 March 2022

The human cost of Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to grow: UK statement to the OSCE, 31 March 2022

Thursday, 31 March 2022

UK Ambassador Neil Bush pays tribute to Ukrainian civil society organisations for their work in shining a light on Russian atrocities so Russia can be...

UN Human Rights Council 49: UK statement under Item 10 (Technical Assistance and Capacity) General Debate

UN Human Rights Council 49: UK statement under Item 10 (Technical Assistance and Capacity) General Debate

Thursday, 31 March 2022

The UK's Global Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French delivered the UK statement, noting human rights concerns in Sudan, Georgia and Mali. ...

Foreign Secretary in India as part of diplomatic push on Ukraine

Foreign Secretary in India as part of diplomatic push on Ukraine

Wednesday, 30 March 2022

Liz Truss's visit to Delhi comes ahead of NATO and G7 meetings next week to tackle Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ...

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Oligarchs’ aircraft and ships targeted through new legal powers

Oligarchs’ aircraft and ships targeted through new legal powers

Wednesday, 30 March 2022

New UK government legislation prohibits maintenance on aircraft or ships belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarchs or their businesses....

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UN Human Rights Council 49: UK statement for the interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s oral report on Ukraine

UN Human Rights Council 49: UK statement for the interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s oral report on Ukraine

Wednesday, 30 March 2022

Simon Manley, UK Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, delivered the statement, outlining that the new Commission of Inquiry is an important s...

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