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The UK’s second most senior military officer has hailed the important role Afghan women play in defending their country.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Our Ambassador Sally Axworthy reflects on the work of Sister Margaret O'Reilly in celebration of International Women's Day.
Prime Minister Theresa May gave a statement on subjects covered at the European Council meeting: migration, the Western Balkans, and Brexit.
HM The Queen, accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, unveiled the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens, London.
Twenty DFID staff who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan join 2,500 other British citizens and military personnel at ceremony in London.
Our Ambassador Sally Axworthy reflects on the work of Sister Christine Anderson in celebration of International Women's Day.
Our Ambassador Sally Axworthy reflects on the work of Sister Imelda Poole in celebration of International Women's Day.
The UK Government and UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific will launch a publication on ‘addressing the needs of conflict-related sexual violence victim-survivors and their children’.
Our Ambassador Sally Axworthy reflects on the work of Sister Helen Alford in celebration of International Women's Day.
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8th March, British High Commissioner Fergus Cochrane-Dyet hosted an event at the Residence.
The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) is sponsoring a “Workshop for supplies and logistic handling in Emergencies” in Guatemala as part of a Q2 million funding.
Empowering Women and Girls through Education in advance of International Women´s Day.
UK leads the charge by stepping up support and urges others to do the same before it is too late.
Prime Minister Theresa May and His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan discussed Syria, a two-state solution in the Middle East and Daesh.
UN report confirms war crimes were committed during the battle of Aleppo.
Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft, UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations, after the UN Security Council vote on Syria Chemical Weapons.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson statement on Russia and China vetoing action on Syria at the United Nations.
International Development Secretary warns that countries will only achieve security and prosperity if women can play a full and active role.
International Development Minister James Wharton reaffirms UK support for refugees in Uganda as Africa’s largest refugee hosting nation.
Minister for Europe, Sir Alan Duncan, urges Russia to bring all those responsible for the murder of Boris Nemtsov to justice
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