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  • Foreign Secretary launches new Government initiative to prevent sexual violence in conflict

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the launch of the Government initiative on preventing sexual violence in conflict, and the screening of the film "In the Land of Blood and Honey".

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

  • Afghan and British troops discover huge drugs and explosives cache

    Working closely with Afghan security forces, soldiers of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment have made a considerable discovery of insurgent narcotics and supplies in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province.

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

  • UK-Russia tackle pressing foreign policy issues

    Foreign Secretary William Hague today visited newly-reappointed Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow. They spoke about a range of global foreign policy issues including Syria and Iran.

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

  • Foreign Office makes clear Assad regime cannot act with impunity

    On 28 May the Syrian Chargé d’Affaires was summoned to the Foreign Office to see the Political Director, Sir Geoffrey Adams.

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

  • Gurkhas help Nepalese community after flash floods

    Soldiers based at the British Gurkha Camp at Pokhara in Nepal have been helping the local community cope with recent flash floods.

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

  • DFID research: FEAST trial, supported by DFID and Medical Research Council, wins British Medical Journal Research Paper of the Year award

    The FEAST trial has won the prestigious BMJ Research Paper of the Year award.

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

  • Prime Minister speaks to UN Secretary General about Syria

    Prime Minister and UN Secretary General agree the UN Security Council needs to stand firm and united condemning the actions of the Assad regime.

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

  • Prime Minister's call with President Hollande regarding Syria

    Leaders agreed that the brutality of the Damascus regime is a threat to regional security and those responsible must be held accountable.

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

  • Syrian chargé d’affaires summoned to Foreign Office

    Following the horrifying massacre of innocent civilians in Houla, Foreign Secretary William Hague has instructed that the Syrian chargé d’affaires be summoned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: time running out for the Assad regime

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has said the time is running out for the Assad regime to adopt and implement Kofi Annan's six point plan and stop the torture, abuse and murder of their own people.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns murder of journalist in Somalia

    Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham, has condemned the murder of Shabelle Media journalist Ahmed Addow Anshur.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Libyan Prime Minister's visit to the UK

    On Friday 25 May Libyan Prime Minister Abdurahim El-Keib concluded a two-day visit to the UK, his first since taking office last year.

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

  • Foreign Office welcomes extension of Navi Pillay’s appointment as High Commissioner for Human Rights

    Human Rights minister Jeremy Browne comments on the extension of Navi Pillay’s appointment as High Commissioner for Human Rights by the UN General Assembly.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Hague - we won't abandon Afghan people

    The international community will not abandon the Afghan people was the clear message sent from the NATO Chicago Summit this week, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has said.

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

  • San Carlos 'landing day' remembered in Falklands

    More than 200 Falkland Islanders and members of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands gathered at San Carlos in the Falkland Islands on …

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

  • Foreign Secretary calls on Iran to take “urgent, concrete steps”

    Foreign Secretary comments after the E3+3 talks with Iran in Baghdad today.

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

  • UK’s Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has welcomed the review of the UK's human rights record.

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

  • Minister for Africa visits South Sudan

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has started a two day visit to South Sudan.

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

  • UK and Libya agreement on open government

    The UK and Libya will work together to develop a modern and reliable communications infrastructure in Libya, spreading the practice of open government.

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