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  • Statement delivered by the UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Simon Manley, on behalf of the Sri Lanka Core Group.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Rita French, the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, delivers a statement on the report of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Rita French, the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, delivers a statement on behalf of the UK on the report from the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered this statement during the 2023 Rohingya Joint Response Plan.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • During the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Rita French, the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, delivered a statement on the situation in Myanmar.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Simon Manley, delivered this statement on Afghanistan at the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • During the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UK delivered a statement on Eritrea on 6 March 2023.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Special Envoys and Representatives for Afghanistan from the EU, the UK and 8 other countries gave a statement on the situation in Afghanistan.

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  • The governments of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the UK condemned the continuing, growing violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

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  • During the 52nd UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UK co-sponsored a Joint Statement relating to human rights in Nicaragua. This was delivered 3 March 2023.

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  • The UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Simon Manley, delivered this statement on Sudan at the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • During the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Rita French, the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, delivered a statement on the situation in Nicaragua.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Lord Tariq Ahmad, Minister of State for the Middle East, visited Iraq, including the Kurdistan region, from 28 February to 2 March 2023.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The “Strengthening the Media in Solomon Islands” pilot project has ended on a high note with journalists better equipped for their work in the country.

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  • During the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UK delivered a statement on the Right to Development.

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  • Community leaders and departmental partners in Guatemala received training on reporting, registering and documenting hate crimes and violence due to prejudice.

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  • During the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UK co-sponsored a Joint Statement relating to the use of the death penalty in Iran. This statement was delivered by H.E. Christian Guillermet, Vice Minist…

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  • The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva gave a statement during Sri Lanka’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council.

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  • The second Structured Dialogue meeting on 22 and 23 February 2023 covered politics, foreign policy and cooperation between the UK and Turkmenistan.

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  • Foreign Secretary James Cleverly called on Russia to immediately withdraw its forces from Ukraine and restore human rights, within its own borders and outside.

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