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First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
"Violence only undermines the opportunities for dialogue between the parties in Yemen."
PM David Cameron statement to the House of Commons following the UN Security Council adoption of Resolution 1973 (2011) on Libya.
Troops from the 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment and the Irish Guards serving in Afghanistan marked St Patrick's Day in Helmand yesterday.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has today made a statement in response to the killing of more than 25 people in the Cote d'Ivoire.
Britain will support additional emergency evacuation flights for people who have fled to the Libya-Tunisia border, in light of concerns that numbers reaching the border camp look set to keep growing.
The government has backed the public's incredible support for this year's Red Nose Day with £10m support for Comic Relief's work in improving health and education across Africa.
From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on Libya.
Resolution 1973 lays out very clear conditions that must be met. The UK, US, France and Arab States agree that a cease fire must be implemented immediately. That means all attacks against civilians must stop.
Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia provides food, generates income and gives employment for millions across Asia
Innovative partnerships enable the adoption of zero-tillage to sow wheat after rice in the Indo-Gangetic Plains
Countries across Eastern, Central and Southern Africa could benefit from local production of vaccine against East Coast Fever
Vital research is helping to protect essential crops from damage and diseases caused by whiteflies
Smallholder farmers in 9 countries are benefitting from the establishment of walk-in plant health clinics
Collaborative research leads to the development of new water-tolerant rice varieties to protect crops from short-term flooding.
Foreign Secretary William Hague opened a debate on the UK's policy on the Middle East and North Africa in the House of Commons today.
Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the Government's response to the situation in Japan on 17 March.
Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed developments across the Middle East in his meeting with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on 17 March.
UK Explanation of Vote delivered by Sir Mark Lyall Grant, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the UK Mission to the UN, on Security Council Resolution on Libya
Corporal Jamie Williams from The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), is based in Patrol Base Attal on Route 601 near Lashkar Gah. Here he writes about how the Taliban is…
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