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Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire addressed the Human Rights Council in Geneva to discuss the UK’s human rights priorities.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Foreign Office Minister of State, Hugo Swire, represented the UK at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
David Cameron gave a statement in Lebanon with Prime Minister Salam on how the UK will provide help and support on extremism and Syrian refugees.
An additional £10 million per year for the next 3 years will support thousands more free school places and reach children not in schools.
Richard Harrington will be responsible for coordinating and delivering work across government to resettle Syrian refugees in the UK.
International Development Secretary Justine Greening made the annoucement today at the first #YouthSummit held at DFID.
The Minister for Asia, Hugo Swire, responds to the death of two British nationals in a train accident in Northern India.
DFID has appointed 2 youth delegates to take part in vital international conferences on global poverty.
Speech by Dr. Christian Turner CMG on the launch of memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment during the colonial era
The first meeting of the new Syrian Refugees Ministerial Committee was held today (Friday 11 September).
Explanation of vote by Deputy Political Co-ordinator Tom Meek of the UK Mission to the UN on the General Assembly Resolution on Flags
David Cameron met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Number 10 today for talks.
New UK Envoy will ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust are never forgotten.
Sohila (a rural Afghan girl) can now attend accelerated learning classes in her community organised by UK supported NGO Save the Children.
UK government will match up to £5m in public donations to the World Food Programme's Tackle Hunger campaign during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
At the start of the official Burma election campaign, Hugo Swire notes that these could be Burma’s most significant elections for over 50 years
David Cameron made a statement to the House on refugees from Syria and counter-terrorism.
The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) has approved new funding to support the education sector in Zimbabwe.
A group of Ambassadors speak in support of judicial reform in Bulgaria.
100 girls in West Pokot rescued from FGM and child marriage graduate with entrepreneurial and ICT skills
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