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The UK delivered this statement during the enhanced interactive dialogue on the Democratic Republic of Congo.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered this statement during the 2022 Rohingya Joint Response Plan.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on Sudan and South Sudan
This joint statement urges all countries to support the people of Myanmar and immediately stop sellling arms to the Myanmar military.
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on DPRK
UK sanctions announced ahead of Myanmar Armed Forces Day in coordination with allies.
Female Foreign Ministers gave a statement expressing concern on Afghan girls being denied access to secondary schools as they re-open this spring.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on the situation in the Middle East
UK Ambassador Neil Bush thanks ODIHR Director Mecacci for the Office's work to highlight the terrible human cost of Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
The Deputy Prime Minister has gathered ministers from across the world to The Hague today (24 March 2022) to formulate an international package of support for International Criminal Court (ICC).
The UK delivered this statement during the Universal Periodic Review Adoption for Thailand.
The UK submitted this written statement during the Universal Periodic Review Adoption for Hungary.
The governments of France, Germany, Italy, UK and USA regret the lack of agreement to enable Kosovo Serb voting within Kosovo in Serbia’s forthcoming elections.
Ambassador Simon Manley, UK Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, delivered the UK's Item 4 statement outlining concerns about human rights violations in Russia, China, Afghanistan and Egypt.
The UK's Global Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered the UK statement on the human rights situation in Myanmar.
The UK's Global Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French delivered the UK's statement thanking the Special Rapporteur for his continued efforts to shine a spotlight on the deeply concerning human rights situation in …
Ambassador Simon Manley, UK Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, delivered the UK's statement at the Human Rights Council on the situation in Myanmar. He strongly condemned the military regime’s human rights vio…
The UK's Global Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French delivered the statement thanking the Secretary General for his previous statements on the situation in Myanmar and welcoming the appointment of his new Special Env…
The UK's Global Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French delivered the statement, reiterating that in Syria, as in Ukraine, there can be no impunity for violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.
The UK's Global Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French delivered the statement, noting that it is clear from the Commission’s report that the human rights situation in South Sudan remains incredibly grave.
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