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The UK has contributed £6 million to funds raised by this year’s Red Nose Day appeal.

• Updated: 18 March 2024

Statement on report on crisis-related ILO work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley.

• Updated: 13 March 2024

UK support has reached over 4 million people over 2 years, helping tackle domestic abuse, child marriage and female genital mutilation, and support survivors of violence.

• Updated: 11 March 2024

This is an update on the status of ICAI and its commissioners.

• Updated: 12 September 2023

The United Kingdom (UK)’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Minister for the Americas & Caribbean visited Belize.

• Updated: 8 September 2023

The UK Minister for Development Andrew Mitchell has announced a new package of humanitarian support for people affected by food insecurity, drought, conflict and climate change in East Africa.

• Updated: 24 May 2023

British High Commission to Ghana hosts Ambassador for a Day for second year.

• Updated: 17 March 2023

Speaking to aid experts at a Glasgow conference, International Development Minister Andrew Mitchell lays out UK’s commitment to helping world’s poorest people.

• Updated: 16 March 2023

The UK government is supporting the response to the flood emergency in the north of the country through the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF).

• Updated: 16 March 2023

The Minister for Development gave a keynote speech at the third Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum on how important anticipatory action is in humanitarian crises.

• Updated: 24 February 2023

The UK is donating over 70 pallets of bandages, crutches, wheelchairs, and other medical supplies to NGO UK-Med for those injured in Russian attacks.

• Updated: 17 January 2023

Foreign ministers from 12 countries, and the EU, gave a statement after the Taliban’s order barred Afghan women from working for non-governmental organisations.

• Updated: 29 December 2022

Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria

• Updated: 21 December 2022

UK Minister for Development visits Somalia and commits vital UK aid in response to the growing risk of famine.

• Updated: 2 December 2022

The UK is providing an additional £10 million of UK aid funding to Pakistan following the devastating floods.

• Updated: 13 October 2022

The UK has announced £36 million in UK humanitarian funding to help people in Ukraine, East Africa and Syria.

• Updated: 19 August 2022

British Consulate General Jerusalem is accepting proposals for a two and a half-year project October 2022 to March 2025 with a total budget of £1.77m

• Updated: 5 August 2022

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Minister Vicky Ford spoke at the Africa Debate 2022, an Africa investment summit hosted by Invest Africa.

• Updated: 6 July 2022

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria

• Updated: 20 May 2022

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on non-proliferation/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

• Updated: 11 May 2022