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  • Last call for 2014 nominations for prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

    Nominations for the prestigious Queen's Award for Voluntary Service close on 30 September 2013.

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

  • Free school lunch for every child in infant school

    Nick Clegg announces free school lunch for every child in state-funded infant school and disadvantaged students in further education.

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

  • Twenty-Fourth Human Rights Council, Geneva, 9 to 27 September 2013

    The UK's Statement on the Report by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria.

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

  • Payroll Giving overhaul announced

    Government action to encourage charitable donations using Payroll Giving

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

  • Hugo Swire saddened by execution in Japan

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has expressed his regret at today’s execution in Japan.

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

  • JK pristatė pirmąjį Verslo ir žmogaus teisių veiksmų planą

    JK pristatė Verslo ir žmogaus teisių veiksmų planą ir tapo pirmąja šalimi pateikusia įmonėms gaires, kaip integruoti teises į verslo veiklą.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister's speech at equal marriage reception

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg spoke at a reception he hosted to celebrate the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act receiving Royal Assent.

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

  • Data matching to make individual electoral registration easier

    Preliminary results show three quarters of voters automatically registered for individual electoral registration in trial run.

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

  • Cabinet Office supporting ITV's Take a Moment campaign

    Government is supporting ITV's Take a Moment campaign by giving £5 to Text Santa for every qualifying good deed that people register.

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

  • Twenty-Fourth Human Rights Council, Geneva, 9 to 27 September 2013

    On the first day of the session, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay updated the Council on the activities of her Office. This was followed by a general debate on the annual report of the High Commissioner.

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

  • Joint Statement on the OHCHR and the human rights situation in Bahrain

    24th Session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva, 9 September 2013

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

  • Syria Humanitarian Response: summary of meeting in the margins of the G20 Summit St Petersburg, 6 September 2013

    In response to the crisis in Syria and the impact on surrounding countries, leading humanitarian donors have agreed priority actions.

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

  • Governor presents Queen's birthday honours medals

    Three Turks and Caicos Island (TCI) public servants were invested with Honours by Governor Ric Todd today, Thursday, 5 September 2013.

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

  • UK action plan on business and human rights

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the launch of the UK action plan on business and human Rights

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

  • Local EU Statement on the 2013 presidential election

    Local EU Statement on the 2013 presidential election and support for democracy in Azerbaijan

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

  • UK first to launch action plan on business and human rights

    The UK today launched its action plan on business and human rights, becoming the first country to set out guidance to companies on integrating human rights into their operations.

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

  • Internships making politics more accessible for disabled people

    Three paid internships offered to disabled people

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

  • UK action plan on business and human rights

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on the UK action plan on business and human rights.

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

  • New DCMS Permanent Secretary announced

    Sue Owen joins DCMS from Department of Work and Pensions

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

  • Chargé d’affaires McFarlane’s letter in support of Belgrade Pride 2013

    Chargé d’affaires David McFarlane today wrote to the organisers of Belgrade Pride 2013, and Prime Minister Dacic, expressing his support for the peaceful staging of a Pride parade in Belgrade on 28 September.

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