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The Troika (Norway, the UK and the USA), Canada, Switzerland, and EU have issued a statement condemning recent political arrests in Sudan.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office diplomat Andrew Patrick has been appointed as the UK’s Migration and Modern Slavery Envoy.
Legislation has been laid in Parliament today to toughen and expand the UK’s sanctions regime against Russia
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during her visit to Moscow.
The UK’s Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs and the Chargé d'Affaires ad Interim of the UK Mission to Afghanistan held talks with the Taliban.
UK Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown condemns actions taken by Russia which have eroded media freedom and shrink the space for independent media.
The Foreign Secretary gave an opening statement at a press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow.
The Canada-United Kingdom Media Freedom award recognises the work of those who have defended journalists, or championed media freedom at a local level.
Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe at the Security Council Meeting on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts
The UK has announced up to £600,000 for a new secretariat to help advance the work of the Media Freedom Coalition.
UK Ambassador Neil Bush speaks at the Millennium Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation and highlights the importance of the platform.
The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered this statement during Sudan's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council.
Liz Truss will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and make clear the only way forward is for Russia to cease aggression and engage in meaningful talks.
Nik Mehta, BE Seoul Charge D’Affaires, spoke at an event in Seoul in support of an Anti-Discrimination Act in South Korea.
UK Ambassador Neil Bush expresses the UK's full support for the Renewed OSCE European Security Dialogue, launched by Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council open debate on general issues relating to sanctions
The UK, along with its partners in the Media Freedom Coalition express deep concern at the closure of media outlets in Hong Kong.
British High Commissioner to Malaysia, Charles Hay, announced two GREAT Scholarships for Sports Education and the UK-Malaysia Institutional Partnership Grant for Women in Sports Leadership.
UK Ambassador Neil Bush delivers a statement on behalf of 37 OSCE participating States to call for the release of over 1,000 political prisoners in Belarus.
Mr Julian Reilly has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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