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PM: "I am extremely concerned by the appalling situation in Iraq and the desperate situation facing hundreds of thousands of Iraqis."
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Applications for Chevening Scholarships, the prestigious global scholarship programme of the UK government, are now open.
Mark Simmonds highlights window of opportunity which exists in 2014 in African Great Lakes to break the cycle of violence.
The UK will match pound for pound the first £2 million donations to the DEC Gaza appeal
Tobias Ellwood condemns the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s brutality following attacks in North West Iraq.
Foreign Secretary chaired a further meeting of COBR this morning to discuss Ebola & the current situation in Sierra Leone, Liberia & Guinea.
The UK will provide additional funding to strengthen health systems in Sierra Leone and Liberia and contain the spread of Ebola in West Africa, Justine Greening announced today.
Statement by UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Mark Simmonds, to the UN Security Council Debate on MONUSCO
Hugo Swire welcomes today’s ECCC verdict, delivering justice for victims of Khmer Rouge, as a milestone in the fight against impunity.
DFID and UNICEF hosted the Nairobi Girl Summit on 21st July to galvanize support for an end to FGM and Child, Early Forced Marriage (CEFM)
Statement by Ambassador Lyall Grant of the UK Mission to the UN to the General Assembly debate on the situation in Gaza
FCO Minister welcomes international cooperation on destruction of Syrian chemical components; underlines need for international unity to end the appalling conflict.
Statement by Ambassador Lyall Grant of the UK Mission to the UN, to the Security Council Meeting on Ukraine – 5 August 2014
Our objective is to maintain a ceasefire allowing meaningful negotiations leading to a sustainable solution that will allow Palestinians and Israelis to live in peace and security
£3 million in funding has been awarded to 10 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to help more than half a million people in Gaza.
The governments of France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States commend the convening of the Libya Council of Representatives as an important step towards putting Libya's democratic transition back o…
Minister for Africa summoned Ethiopian Chargé d’Affaires to raise concerns about arrest of a Briton
Mr Ellwood condemns attacks, sends his condolences to the families of those killed, and urges a swift end to the violence.
Sir Alan Duncan has been appointed as the Government’s Special Envoy to Yemen and Special Envoy to Oman.
The Foreign Office expresses concern at recent violence around Nagorno-Karabakh and urges all parties to reduce tensions.
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