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Ambassador Bush commends ODIHR for to delivering on its mandate effectively and impartially, and for its efforts following Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
UK Ambassador James Kariuki delivered the UK national statement on human rights at the UN Third Committee.
Joint statement delivered by Ireland on behalf of the UK and 78 countries on reprisals at the UN Third Committee
Cross-regional joint statement by 71 countries at the UN Third Committee
British Embassy Bucharest invites project proposals for activities to build a supportive environment for the LGBTQ+ community in Romania.
Ambassador Jocelyn Kinnear from Canada marks International Day of the Girl, and urges that human rights of all girls must be respected.
Ambassador Neil Bush welcomes OSCE's work on combating the risk of trafficking in human beings resulting from Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki to the UN Fifth Committee on the introduction of the proposed budget for 2023
The UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French, signed a joint statement alongside ten other European Human Rights Ambassadors on the human rights situation in Iran.
Statement by UK Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on Yemen
Statement by UK Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on Colombia
Statement by UK Ambassador Aidan Liddle to the UN First Committee meeting on Disarmament
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council Debate on UN-AU Cooperation
Statement by Richard Croker, UK Ambassador to the General Assembly, at the Third Committee meeting on the Rights of the Child
The UK has imposed sanctions on Iran's so-called 'Morality Police' and senior security and political figures.
Ambassador Simon Manley explained the UK's position on the resolution entitled 'Technical assistance and capacity building to address the human rights implications of the nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands'.
UK Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French, delivered a statement ahead of the vote on the resolution 'From rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and relate…
Ambassador Simon Manley delivered a general remark after a vote on the situation of human rights in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
Ambassador Simon Manley, Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, delivered an explanation of vote on the resolution to renew the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rig…
Ambassador Simon Manley, Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, introduced the resolution on the human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic.
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