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  • UK steps up aid for Northern Iraq

    International Development Secretary Justine Greening has confirmed a third round of successful UK aid drops, including much-needed shelter, to help thousands of people on Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary meets Australian PM Tony Abbott

    Foreign Secretary and Australian Prime Minister discuss Ukraine and Iraq.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Tornados ready to support humanitarian operations

    The Royal Air Force has sent Tornado aircraft from RAF Marham to support humanitarian operations in Iraq if required.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • International Youth Day marked in Macedonia

    British Embassy Skopje supports the National Youth Council in Macedonia on marking International Youth Day.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Britain steps up support for Iraq

    International Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced British support for charities operating in Iraq.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK aid drops continue over Mount Sinjar in Iraq

    Further lifesaving UK aid for thousands of displaced people has been dropped by the Royal Air Force on Mount Sinjar in Northern Iraq.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes announcement of Iraqi PM Designate

    Philip Hammond welcomes Dr Haider Al-Abadi’s nomination as Iraqi PM designate and calls for quick formation of inclusive government.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Joint statement on the resumption of hostilities in the Gaza strip

    Joint statement issued by Philip Hammond, Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, Laurent Fabius, Foreign Minister of France and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Foreign Minister of Germany.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Aircraft carrying UK aid on their way to help Iraqis

    RAF Hercules C130s are getting desperately needed aid to Iraq.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • COBR meeting on Iraq

    The Foreign Secretary chaired a further meeting of COBR to discuss the situation in Iraq and the UK's response.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK to send NHS medics to help those injured by Gaza crisis

    UK to send NHS medics to provide urgent expert health care to children and other vulnerable people injured by the crisis in Gaza.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary responds to reports of Russian military vehicles in Ukraine

    The Foreign Secretary has urged Russia to halt the flow of arms and avoid provocative actions in eastern Ukraine.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Emergency UK aid for displaced people in Iraq

    The UK is releasing an £8 million package of emergency humanitarian assistance for Iraq.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • David Cameron statement on Iraq

    PM: "I am extremely concerned by the appalling situation in Iraq and the desperate situation facing hundreds of thousands of Iraqis."

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Future leaders of Turkmenistan encouraged to apply for the UK’s prestigious Chevening Scholarship Programme

    Applications for Chevening Scholarships, the prestigious global scholarship programme of the UK government, are now open.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Africa shines spotlight on African Great Lakes

    Mark Simmonds highlights window of opportunity which exists in 2014 in African Great Lakes to break the cycle of violence.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK government to double public donations for Gaza

    The UK will match pound for pound the first £2 million donations to the DEC Gaza appeal

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FCO Minister condemns ISIL brutality

    Tobias Ellwood condemns the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s brutality following attacks in North West Iraq.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Foreign Secretary chaired a further meeting of COBR to discuss Ebola

    Foreign Secretary chaired a further meeting of COBR this morning to discuss Ebola & the current situation in Sierra Leone, Liberia & Guinea.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Britain to extend assistance to combat Ebola in West Africa

    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.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government