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  • Foreign Secretary meets Chief Minister of the Punjab

    Foreign Secretary Wiliam Hague met Shabaz Sharif, Chief Minister of the Punjab, Pakistan on 2 October.

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

  • UK Ministers meet Kenyan Government during first visit to Africa

    International Development Secretary Justine Greening and Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds held meetings with Kenyan Vice President and Prime Minister in Nairobi.

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

  • Foreign Office minister welcomes UN Human Rights Council session

    Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi: "This session of the Council ensured continued effective monitoring of critical human rights situations around the world and moved ahead important agendas."

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

  • Horn of Africa: Targeted aid to help prevent food crises

    Britain pledged to target aid that will help prevent future food disasters in the Horn of Africa today

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

  • Foreign Office gives update on human rights in countries of concern

    The Foreign Office has published new reporting on 28 countries of concern, along with new updates on two additional countries. The quarterly updates cover the period from April to June 2012.

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

  • Armoured engineer squadron returns from Afghanistan

    Soldiers from 8 Armoured Engineer Squadron, part of 26 Engineer Regiment, have returned to Perham Down after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • Transparency: DFID ranks top in latest aid index

    The Department for International Development has come top of this year's international aid transparency index.

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

  • Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary attend UN General Assembly Ministerial Week

    Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague led the UK delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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

  • UN General Assembly: Political champions commit to build disaster resilience

    An agreement was made on a new initiative to build resilience in areas of the world most affected by disasters

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

  • Ministers take steps to strengthen the Commonwealth

    Commonwealth Foreign Ministers agree recommendations for modernising the Commonwealth.

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

  • Operational Honours and Awards List: 28 September 2012

    A total of 106 members of the Armed Forces have received honours and awards in the Operational Honours List dated today, 28 September 2012.

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

  • Service personnel awarded for outstanding gallantry

    The National Army Museum in Chelsea hosted the latest Operational Honours and Awards ceremony (List Number 39) yesterday, where 21 of the 106 servicemen and women being honoured were praised by the Adjutant General, Lieutena…

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

  • Foreign Office Minister signs cooperation agreement with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

    Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi has signed a new agreement with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

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

  • Minister for Africa calls for international condemnation of support for militia groups in eastern DRC

    The Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds MP, attended the UN High Level Meeting on the Great Lakes yesterday which aimed to focus attention on the instability in the region, and encourage a consensus on the way forward.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes extension of UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria

    The UN Human Rights Council today passed a further resolution on Syria which condemned the appalling human rights violations by the Syrian regime and extended the mandate of the UN Commission of Inquiry.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister urges Japan to re-think policy on death penalty

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire: "it is the longstanding policy of the British Government to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances".

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on the importance of isolating the Assad regime and ending impunity

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "The Syrian people have lost enough in lives, blood and suffering. It is down to us not to let them lose all hope too."

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

  • DFID research: Research to Action launched alongside 3ie PIM workshop in Cornwall

    Official launch of Research to Action; a website designed to provide relevant and up to date resources on research engagement and uptake.

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

  • 130/2012 - Service personnel awarded for outstanding gallantry

    A young Royal Engineer who displayed coolness and selfless courage whilst clearing an IED-infested area of Afghanistan’s Helmand province is amongst a number of gallant service personnel to be recognised in the latest Operat…

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

  • Army Education Officer talks about teaching in Afghanistan

    An Army teacher from Northern Ireland is currently plying his trade in the heat and dust of Afghanistan.

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