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UK announces further support for the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) to provide non-lethal support to Somali Security Forces in their fight against al-Shabaab.

• Updated: 16 April 2024

The Foreign Secretary will travel to Washington DC to urge US partners to unlock additional funding for Ukraine, giving them the tools they need to win its war with Russia.    

• Updated: 9 April 2024

Statement on the human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic. As delivered by the UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley.

• Updated: 4 April 2024

Statement for Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on Haiti. Delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French.

• Updated: 2 April 2024

Joint Statement on behalf of 44 countries on Sudan Humanitarian Access for the Item 4 General Debate. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and the UN, Simon Manley.

• Updated: 25 March 2024

UK statement for the Enhanced Interactive dialogue on the report of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights in the Sudan (with assistance of designated Expert). Delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador, Rita Fr…

• Updated: 1 March 2024

The Conflict Stability and Security Fund is inviting bids by 20 February 2024 to provide English-language training for the Yemen Coast Guard and Yemen Department of Defence.

• Updated: 30 January 2024

The United Kingdom announces a further £5 million of support for the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) to provide non-lethal support to Somali Security Forces.

• Updated: 24 January 2024

The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes, chaired by the UK in London on 8 November 2023, gave a statement on the situation in the Great Lakes region.

• Updated: 10 November 2023

Joint statement from the Embassies of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

• Updated: 2 November 2023

The UK announces support to the BBC Media Action project, to amplify Somali women’s voices, build community resilience, and promote female participation.

• Updated: 1 November 2023

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

• Updated: 11 October 2023

The UK government gave a statement supporting the efforts of the Fifty First Extraordinary Summit on the Socio-Political Situation in the Republic of Niger.

• Updated: 30 July 2023

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on South Sudan.

• Updated: 21 June 2023

Minister for International Development and Africa Andrew Mitchell gave an update to the House of Commons on the government's response to the situation in Sudan.

• Updated: 24 April 2023

A new report from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) confirms Assad’s regime responsible for 2018 Douma attack.

• Updated: 27 January 2023

Minister for Development Andrew Mitchell gave a statement on United Nations Security Council resolution 2672 about continuing UN cross-border aid to Syria.

• Updated: 9 January 2023

Statement by Alice Jacobs, UK Deputy Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Central Africa

• Updated: 8 December 2022

Over 1 million Ethiopians have been supported since April 2021 with £90 million of UK aid.

• Updated: 8 December 2022

UK Minister of State for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell commented following a conversation with the Foreign Minister of Rwanda, Dr Vincent Biruta.

• Updated: 17 November 2022