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Statement by Stephen Hickey, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council briefing on UN/EU cooperation.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The UK highlighted concerns of violations and abuses in several countries, including the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and the human rights situation in Venezuela.
The UK raised its concerns regarding the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities, as well as the deteriorating right to freedom of expression and media freedom.
The Foreign Secretary has today (7 March) decided that the UK will exercise diplomatic protection in the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as part of the Government’s continuing efforts to secure her release.
Foreign Office Minister Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon spoke at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
The International Trade Secretary has today set out which current EU trade remedy measures the UK will transition when we leave the European Union.
Speech by the Foreign Secretary to the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Berlin.
Statement on behalf of Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK and US
French, German and UK Foreign Ministers announce INSTEX, a new mechanism for facilitating legitimate trade with Iran to preserve the Iran nuclear deal.
Mr Ben Fender OBE has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will travel to Washington for talks with the US Administration and other US politicians on a range of foreign policy issues.
The UK, alongside other European partners, met with the Iranian authorities on 8 January 2019.
Mr Neil Bush is to succeed Ms Sian MacLeod OBE as Head of the United Kingdom’s Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in March 2019.
Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt spoke at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore and announced the Partnership for the Future.
Jeremy Hunt has welcomed the UN Security Council's unequivocal backing of Resolution 2451.
The UK government and its allies are holding responsible elements of the Chinese government for an extensive cyber campaign
Jeremy Hunt gave a statement in Parliament on how the UK will continue to use diplomatic and humanitarian tools to help settle this terrible conflict.
Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, travelled to Stockholm yesterday evening to attend the UN-led Yemen peace talks.
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council Briefing on Nuclear Non-Proliferation
The report reviewed the Home Office country information on the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran and Turkey.
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