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  • UK Statement to the UN Human Rights Council Special Session on Syria

    UK Permanent Representative to the UN Peter Gooderham delivered the following statement on 2 December.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Syria: "These crimes cannot be allowed to continue"

    FCO Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has welcomed the strong action taken by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister comments on sentencing of metro bomb suspects in Belarus

    Minister for Europe David Lidington calls on the authorities of Belarus to commute these sentences immediately and to establish a formal moratorium with a view to abolition of the death penalty.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy Prime Minister meets Spain's Mariano Rajoy

    Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg today visited Spanish Prime Minister elect, Mariano Rajoy

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DFID research: New research to reduce poverty

    Seventeen new research awards have been made as part of a joint 'poverty alleviation' research programme from the ESRC and DFID.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cau's magic mushrooms

    Thanks to the Vietnam Challenge Fund programme, supported by UK aid, farmer Cau is starting up her own business

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  • Foreign Secretary congratulates new President of the Kyrgyz Republic

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has congratulated Almazbek Atambayev on his inauguration as the next president of the Kyrgyz Republic.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes strong EU action on Iran

    Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomes the EU’s decision to intensify pressure on Iran by sanctioning another 180 individuals and entities.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes new EU sanctions against Syrian regime

    Foreign Secretary William Hague comments on new sanctions on the Syrian regime agreed in Brussels.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ministerial statement on the Democratic Republic of Congo elections

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham speaks following the release of the EU Election Observer Mission’s report on this week’s elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Power of Western Foreign and Security Policy

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s 30th Anniversary Conference on 1 December

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public urged not to send Christmas mail to deployed troops

    The kindness and generosity of individuals and groups who send gift packages out to operational theatres are greatly appreciated. However, the…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 214 Signal Squadron receive Afghanistan medals

    Sixty officers and soldiers from 214 Signal Squadron, part of 21st Signal Regiment (Air Support), have received Afghanistan operational service medals in York Minster.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK hails new aid partnership with emerging powers

    Britain welcomed a new agreement with China and others to improve the impact of aid at this week's aid forum in Korea

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DFID research: Request for Proposals to Develop a Research Design: What difference do transparency and accountability make to human development outcomes?

    T/AI has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to develop a research proposal on the impact of Transparency/Accountability interventions.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Stephen O'Brien: Integrating HIV and family planning services

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Stephen O'Brien speaks at the International Conference for Family Planning in Dakar, Senegal.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • World Aids Day 2011: Deputy Prime Minister message

    The Deputy Prime Minister has recorded a video message for World Aids Day.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK committed to working with Afghan government and civil society to improve the rights of women

    Minister Alistair Burt welcomed women from Afghanistan and representatives from leading UK charities to the Foreign Office on Monday 28 November to discuss women’s rights in Afghanistan and the forthcoming international conf…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK and Norway celebrate South Pole centenaries with agreement to enhance polar co-operation

    The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, and Norwegian Foreign Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, today underlined their commitment to enhance UK/Norwegian cooperation in the Polar Regions.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government