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Lord Ahmad visited Turkey and Iraq following the launch of the government’s 5-year women, peace and security strategy.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, Chargé d’Affaires, at the Security Council Briefing on Syria.
Minister of State Sir Alan Duncan met Russian Ambassador to the UK, Alexander Yakovenko, to stress UK concern at the current situation in Syria.
Foreign Office Minister Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon spoke at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on the need to stand up for human rights across the world.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has issued the following statement on Israel's right to defend itself from incursions from Syria.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson held talks with Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 11 February 2018.
The UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson visited Bangkok on 12 February as part of his four day tour of Asia.
The Foreign Secretary visited Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, where over a million Rohingya Muslim people are living in refugee camps.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will begin a four day tour to Asia today (9 February) where he will visit Bangladesh, Burma and Thailand.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has issued a statement on the humanitarian crisis in Eastern Ghouta and Idlib in Syria.
Statement by Ambassador Sian MacLeod, Chair of the OSCE’s Human Dimension Committee on the HDC work plan for 2018, at the OSCE's Permanent Council, 1 February.
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, Chargé d’Affaires, at the Security Council Briefing on Syria Humanitarian Issues.
Writing in The Evening Standard, the Foreign Secretary pays tribute to British diplomats who took action to help Jewish people before and during the Holocaust.
Minister Sir Alan Duncan calls on the Chechen authorities to ensure the safety and the right to a fair trial of human rights activist Oyub Titiev.
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, Chargé d’Affaires, on the political situation in Libya and its impact on the Libyan people.
Ministers to launch the UK national action plan on women, peace and security.
Joint Statement on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, delivered by the Danish Ambassador to the OSCE on behalf of 44 countries.
Ukraine and the Russian-backed separatists in the east have exchanged over 300 prisoners.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has urged the Russian government to uphold the rights of its people, as a way of improving its standing in the world.
Mark Field spoke in a Westminster Hall debate to mark International Human Rights Day on how the UK government is promoting human rights across the world.
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