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At the Education World Forum, Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced a £45 million higher education programme to support women and girls.  

• Updated: 20 May 2024

HMS Tamar and her crew will be visiting the Kingdom of Tonga from 8 to 13 April.

• Updated: 8 April 2024

The Minister for Development and Africa Andrew Mitchell has announced new UK support to Tanzania to help save lives and unlock investment.

• Updated: 4 April 2024

The UK announced more support for people in Sudan, including funding to UNICEF for emergency food assistance and support for survivors of gender-based violence.

• Updated: 28 March 2024

The British High Commission, Canadian High Commission and French Embassy announce the winners of the 'Ambassador for a Day’ 2024 competition.

• Updated: 20 March 2024

The UK has contributed £6 million to funds raised by this year’s Red Nose Day appeal.

• Updated: 18 March 2024

The British Embassy delivered an activity with UN Women with the objective to share the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) in Guatemala.

• Updated: 11 March 2024

UK support has reached over 4 million people over 2 years, helping tackle domestic abuse, child marriage and female genital mutilation, and support survivors of violence.

• Updated: 11 March 2024

£4.25 million in UK aid will help ensure UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, can provide life-saving support to vulnerable women and girls.

• Updated: 25 February 2024

The UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Simon Manley, delivered the United Kingdom's statement on 14 December 2023 at the Global Refugee Forum.

• Updated: 20 December 2023

Statement delivered on 13 December by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Simon Manley, at a High-Level Event at the Global Refugee Forum.

• Updated: 19 December 2023

Victoria Billing, FCDO Director Europe and Gender Champion for the Western Balkans writes on the issue of gender based violence (GBV)

• Updated: 4 December 2023

The UK government announces measures to support climate-vulnerable countries and joins calls for bolder action on climate adaptation.

• Updated: 2 December 2023

The UK marks 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence, renewing efforts to work with partners to prevent violence and empower women and girls worldwide.

• Updated: 28 November 2023

This statement was delivered by the UK Human Rights Ambassador Rita French at the 74th UNHCR Executive Committee.

• Updated: 11 October 2023

Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, will visit Timor-Leste 29 Sept-2 Oct to launch a UK-UNICEF programme combating child malnutrition.

• Updated: 29 September 2023

Minister for Development and Africa Andrew Mitchell launches new partnerships to support access to education in Rwanda.

• Updated: 31 August 2023

Neil Wigan OBE has arrived in Nairobi to take up his position as Head of Mission at the British High Commission.

• Updated: 14 August 2023

To celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child, the British High Commission is offering Indian women aged 18 to 23, a chance to spend a day as one of the UK’s top diplomats.

• Updated: 4 August 2023

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announced that over £38 million of UK humanitarian assistance has saved lives of conflict-affected people in North-East Nigeria.

• Updated: 3 August 2023