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FCDO agrees partial sale of British Embassy Tokyo estate

FCDO agrees partial sale of British Embassy Tokyo estate

Thursday, 14 October 2021

The FCDO has agreed the sale of a section of the British Embassy compound in central Tokyo....

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Ensuring the UN budget has the greatest impact on the ground

Ensuring the UN budget has the greatest impact on the ground

Wednesday, 13 October 2021

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki on the introduction of the proposed UN programme plan and budget for 2022. ...

Embed peacebuilding approaches now to avert humanitarian crises later

Embed peacebuilding approaches now to avert humanitarian crises later

Tuesday, 12 October 2021

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on peacebuilding....

Foreign Secretary agrees joint UK statement with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (11 October 2021)

Foreign Secretary agrees joint UK statement with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (11 October 2021)

Monday, 11 October 2021

The UK ,Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania agreed a communique reaffirming security cooperation in the Baltic region and agreeing to foster closer economic...

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Minister for Asia visits HMS Queen Elizabeth in Singapore, October 2021

Minister for Asia visits HMS Queen Elizabeth in Singapore, October 2021

Monday, 11 October 2021

Minister Amanda Milling has travelled to Singapore and visited HMS Queen Elizabeth, flagship of the Carrier Strike Group....

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Foreign Secretary to back Baltic countries to challenge the threat posed by Russia, Belarus and China

Foreign Secretary to back Baltic countries to challenge the threat posed by Russia, Belarus and China

Monday, 11 October 2021

The Foreign Secretary is to discuss Russia, Belarus and China at a meeting of the 3 Baltic countries today....

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UN Human Rights Council resolution on racism, xenophobia and related intolerance: Foreign Secretary's statement

UN Human Rights Council resolution on racism, xenophobia and related intolerance: Foreign Secretary's statement

Monday, 11 October 2021

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss issued a statement following the UK’s decision to call a vote on the resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council...

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UN Human Rights Council 48: Joint Statement on the Resolution Calling for Action Against Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance

UN Human Rights Council 48: Joint Statement on the Resolution Calling for Action Against Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance

Monday, 11 October 2021

Simon Manley, the UK's Permanent Representative in Geneva, delivered a joint statement on behalf of the UK and Australia in relation to the resolution...

Minister for Asia visits the Philippines, October 2021

Minister for Asia visits the Philippines, October 2021

Sunday, 10 October 2021

On her first visit to the Indo-Pacific region, Minister Amanda Milling travelled to the Philippines and met senior members of the Philippine governmen...

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UNCTAD15: UK closing statement

UNCTAD15: UK closing statement

Friday, 08 October 2021

UK Deputy Permanent Representative in Geneva Rob Cook spoke at the fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD...

Travel advice changes for over 50 countries and territories

Travel advice changes for over 50 countries and territories

Friday, 08 October 2021

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office will lift its advice against all but essential travel for a further 51 countries and territories. ...

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UN Human Rights Council 48: UK statement on the resolution to establish a Climate Change Special Rapporteur

UN Human Rights Council 48: UK statement on the resolution to establish a Climate Change Special Rapporteur

Friday, 08 October 2021

Simon Manley, UK Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, delivered the UK statement with regard to the Human Rights Council Resolution establish...

UN Human Rights Council 48: Explanation of Vote on the Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment

UN Human Rights Council 48: Explanation of Vote on the Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment

Friday, 08 October 2021

Rita French, UK Ambassador for Human Rights, delivered the UK's Explanation of Vote with regard to the Human Rights Council Resolution on the Right to...

UNCTAD15: UK statement during ministerial roundtable   supporting productive transformation for greater resilience in a post pandemic world

UNCTAD15: UK statement during ministerial roundtable supporting productive transformation for greater resilience in a post pandemic world

Thursday, 07 October 2021

Minister for Pacific and the Environment Lord Goldsmith gave the UK statement during a ministerial roundtable at the United Nations Conference on Trad...

UN Human Rights Council 48: UK statement under Item 10

UN Human Rights Council 48: UK statement under Item 10

Thursday, 07 October 2021

UK International Ambassador for Human Rights Rita French gave a statement under Item 10 commenting on Georgia, Sudan, Mali, Algeria and the Philippine...

UN Human Rights Council 48: Joint statement on Sudan under Item 10 General Debate

UN Human Rights Council 48: Joint statement on Sudan under Item 10 General Debate

Thursday, 07 October 2021

UK International Ambassador for Human Rights Rita French delivered the statement on behalf of a group of countries commending the progress Sudan has a...

UK responds to OSCE reports on the conflict in eastern Ukraine

UK responds to OSCE reports on the conflict in eastern Ukraine

Thursday, 07 October 2021

Ambassador Neil Bush responds to OSCE reports by Ambassadors Çevik and Kinnunen on Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine....

UNCTAD15: UK statement during the general debate

UNCTAD15: UK statement during the general debate

Thursday, 07 October 2021

Amanda Milling, FCDO Minister of State, delivered the UK statement during the general debate at the fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference...

UN Human Rights Council 48: UK statement for the interactive dialogue with the Fact Finding Mission on Libya

UN Human Rights Council 48: UK statement for the interactive dialogue with the Fact Finding Mission on Libya

Thursday, 07 October 2021

UK International Ambassador for Human Rights Rita French gave a statement calling on the Libyan government to support the mission by facilitating unre...

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan: Lucia Wilde

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan: Lucia Wilde

Thursday, 07 October 2021

Ms Lucia Wilde has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan....

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UN Human Rights Council 48: UK statement for the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on Central African Republic

UN Human Rights Council 48: UK statement for the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on Central African Republic

Thursday, 07 October 2021

UK Ambassador to the UN and WTO in Geneva Simon Manley gave this statement and thanked the Independent Expert for his report on the Central African Re...

The threat posed by illicit flows of small arms and light weapons

The threat posed by illicit flows of small arms and light weapons

Wednesday, 06 October 2021

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

Lifesaving humanitarian work in Tigray should not be politicised

Lifesaving humanitarian work in Tigray should not be politicised

Wednesday, 06 October 2021

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on Ethiopia....

UK statement: General Debate of the UN General Assembly First Committee

UK statement: General Debate of the UN General Assembly First Committee

Wednesday, 06 October 2021

Aidan Liddle, UK Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament delivered this statement during the General Debate of the UN General Assemb...

Travel Advice changes made for over 30 countries and territories

Travel Advice changes made for over 30 countries and territories

Wednesday, 06 October 2021

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has lifted its advice against all but essential travel for over 30 countries and territories....

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Iraq’s early elections on 10 October 2021: joint statement

Iraq’s early elections on 10 October 2021: joint statement

Wednesday, 06 October 2021

The governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, the UK and the USA published a s...

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UN Human Rights Council 48: UK statement for the interactive dialogue on Sudan

UN Human Rights Council 48: UK statement for the interactive dialogue on Sudan

Wednesday, 06 October 2021

UK Ambassador to the UN and WTO in Geneva Simon Manley gave this statement commending the positive engagement between the government of Sudan and the ...

Highlighting the urgent need for change in eastern DRC

Highlighting the urgent need for change in eastern DRC

Tuesday, 05 October 2021

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council briefing on the Organization Stabilization Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo (...

UN Human Rights Council 48: UK statement for the interactive dialogue on the DRC with the High Commissioner on the Kasai region.

UN Human Rights Council 48: UK statement for the interactive dialogue on the DRC with the High Commissioner on the Kasai region.

Tuesday, 05 October 2021

UK Ambassador to the UN and WTO in Geneva Simon Manley gave this statement thanking the High Commissioner, the United Nations Joint Office for Human R...

UN Human Rights Council 48: UK statement for the interactive dialogue with the the High Commissioner on the human rights situation in Ukraine

UN Human Rights Council 48: UK statement for the interactive dialogue with the the High Commissioner on the human rights situation in Ukraine

Tuesday, 05 October 2021

UK International Ambassador for Human Rights Rita French gave a statement outlining the UK's concerns about the welfare of at least 118 Ukrainian poli...

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