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The UK delivered a statement during the panel discussion on good governance in the promotion and protection of human rights during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The UK delivered a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons.
The British Embassy joined Guatemala’s pride parade with other diplomatic missions in support of human rights of LGBTQI+ persons.
UK National Statement delivered by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council Arria meeting on the Rome Statute
UK Intervention, delivered by Jonathan Hollis, Legal Counsellor and Deputy Legal Adviser, at the UN General Assembly open debate on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
The UK is announcing further funding today to support grassroots human rights defenders and advance equality and freedom across the Commonwealth.
US Deputy Chief of Mission Courtney Austrian delivers a joint statement on behalf of the US, the UK, and Canada in observance of Pride Month.
Canadian Ambassador Kinnear delivers a joint statement to mark World Refugee Day and to recognise all those who have been forced to flee their homelands.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on Afghanistan
Ambassador Neil Bush reiterates the UK's long-standing support to Ukraine in the face of the Russian government's brutal war.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council briefing on the UN peacekeeping mission, MINUSCA
The British Embassy supported NGO Visibles in the training of transgender people and justice sector representatives on the rights of vulnerable minorities.
The UK delivered a statement during the panel discussion on menstrual hygiene management, human rights and gender equality at the UN Human Rights Council.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development office has issued a statement, following the verdict in the trial of Jeanine Áñez.
The UK's Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered a statement on behalf of the UK during the Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls.
The UK delivered a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Health.
The UK delivered a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of the judiciary and lawyers.
The UK delivered a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association.
Fiona Bruce MP outlines plans for the UK-hosted 2-day ministerial conference and explains the role of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance.
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