Policy papers and consultations

G7 foreign ministers issued communiqués on the situation in Middle East, support to Ukraine and addressing global challenges, following their meeting in Capri, Italy.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 19 April 2024

• G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting communiqué (Capri, 19 April 2024) – situation in the Middle East

  1. Iran We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy,…

• G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting communiqué (Capri, 19 April, 2024) – steadfast support to Ukraine

  We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the…

• G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting communiqué (Capri, 19 April 2024) – addressing global challenges, fostering partnerships

  I. Introduction As the international community faces multiple crises we,…

Ministers of the governments of the UK and Australia met in Adelaide on 22 March 2024 for the annual Australia-UK ministerial consultations (AUKMIN).

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 22 March 2024

• Australia-UK ministerial consultations (AUKMIN) 2024: joint statement

  On 22 March 2024, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator the Hon Penny…

Girls’ education is a top international development priority for the UK government.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 19 February 2024

• UK government support for girls’ education worldwide

  1. The challenge Two youth leaders, Tendai and Ayesha, interview Minister…

• Supporting girls’ education worldwide: results

  The UK is recognised as leading worldwide on girls’ education. Since 2015…

• Education changes lives

  The UK government supports education systems in lower-income countries to…

• Great teachers

  A teacher from the National Numeracy Programme teaches her students in…

• Education in emergencies

  A student at School Number 18 in Chernihiv, northern Ukraine, destroyed…

• Ending violence against children

  Violence is a daily reality for far too many children, with a third of…

• Leaving no girl behind

  The UK government aims for all children with disabilities to get the…

• Where we work on girls’ education

  Through our bilateral, multilateral and research spend, FCDO is supporting…

• About results estimates for children the FCDO supported to gain a decent education

  Since 2015, the UK has supported an estimated 19.8 million children to…

• Methodology note: number of children supported to gain a decent education since 2020

  Indicator description: Number of children supported by FCDO to gain a…

On 16 January 2024, representatives of the governments of Mexico and the United Kingdom held the First Multilateral and Human Rights Dialogue.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 18 January 2024

This report sets out the government’s position on the implementation of human rights judgments from the European Court of Human Rights and our domestic courts.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 13 November 2023

The government has submitted the UK’s response to the List of Issues produced by the UN Committee Against Torture.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 17 July 2023

Joint statement from the UK and Chile following Foreign Secretary James Cleverly's meeting with Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren on 22 May 2023 in Santiago.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 23 May 2023

This joint declaration, which the UK has endorsed, reaffirms countries’ obligations and commitment to advance the Summit for Democracy themes.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 29 March 2023

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office will use its diplomacy and development activity for the rights, freedom and potential of all women and girls.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 8 March 2023

Ministers of the governments of the UK and Australia met in Portsmouth on 2 February 2023 for the annual Australia-UK ministerial consultations (AUKMIN).

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 2 February 2023

This report sets out the government’s position on the implementation of human rights judgments from the European Court of Human Rights and our domestic courts.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 5 December 2022

This is the Programme for the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Conference which takes place in London from 28 to 29 November 2022.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 21 November 2022

This framework sets out how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office will deliver UK government commitments on humanitarian preparedness and response.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 10 November 2022

The UK government will host the International Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Conference in central London from 28 to 29 November.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 19 October 2022

The co-chairs of the Equal Rights Coalition gave a statement following the mandate renewal of the independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 13 July 2022

Documentation on the latest visit by the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) to the UK.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 7 July 2022

This thematic statement on freedom of religion or belief in conflict or insecure contexts includes a list of national government co-signatories.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 7 July 2022

This thematic statement on freedom of religion or belief and youth (people aged 15 to 24) includes a list of national government co-signatories.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 7 July 2022

This thematic statement on freedom of religion or belief and digital technology includes a list of national government co-signatories.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 7 July 2022

Countries represented at the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) have co-signed this statement to show their support.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 7 July 2022