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Guidance for British people travelling overseas during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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UK supports overseas territories in coronavirus (COVID-19) battle
Re-purposed military oxygen machines among the package of coronavirus support for British Overseas Territories.
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Good karma: British travellers rescued by Deputy High Commissioner via mountain roads, ‘elephant corridor’ and a breakdown in a tiger reserve
A mission to bring elderly and vulnerable people back from India was almost thwarted as a Foreign Office team raced to change a tyre in a tiger reserve.
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More than 17,000 helped to get home from across Africa
UK government charter flights have now flown over 150,000 miles enabling over 8,400 stranded travellers to return home from across Africa.
Global Vaccine Summit
On 4 June 2020, the UK-hosted Global Vaccine Summit raised US$8.8 billion in pledges to help Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, protect a further 300 million more children against infectious diseases and save up to 8 million lives over the next five years.
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Global Britain: delivering on our international ambition
This page brings together the main documents that set out the government’s vision for Global Britain.
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- UK candidate for the International Criminal Court elections 2020, Judge Joanna Korner: introductory letter
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Chevening Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations.
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