Author: HM Government

UK government announces new partnership with charity Missing People to support those with a missing loved one in the UK and abroad. Agreement will see Foreign Office directly refer consenting families to services provided by Missing People to ensure they have access to all available support. Support on offer will include peer support networks and […]

This month marks the one-year anniversary of El Fasher’s fall to the Rapid Support Forces and the horrific atrocities that followed. The United Nations Fact-Finding Mission has documented systematic starvation, torture, killings, rape, and deliberate ethnic targeting. Civilians slaughtered as they fled the sieged city, patients and staff killed in their hospitals. Women and girls […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. The United Kingdom wants this war to end. But ending the fighting in a way that merely postpones the next crisis is not enough. The only route to long-term stability and prosperity is a just and lasting peace. Anything less risks storing up greater insecurity for all of us. Ukraine has […]

Thank you, Mr. Chair.  I am delivering this statement on behalf of Andorra, Canada, Iceland, Liechtenstein, San Marino, the United Kingdom, and my own country Norway. The 10th of October marked the 24th World Day against the Death Penalty. We categorically oppose the death penalty under all circumstances, as we firmly believe that its use […]

The United Kingdom condemns the continuing reckless attacks by the Houthis against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and their wider acts of escalation in Yemen and the region.  As Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said, we are appalled by the latest attacks on King Khalid Airport.  Our thoughts are with those families who have lost loved […]

Thank you everyone for joining us this afternoon for the launch of our updated Arctic policy framework. If you haven’t got a copy of the book, I hope you will all be holding one by the end of this event. So many of you in the room have helped shape this framework, including Arctic state […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. I warmly welcome Ambassador McGurk back to the Permanent Council. Thank you for your focused report and for the sustained work of your team during a politically and institutionally demanding period. The report underlines the importance of the Mission’s continued engagement. The Mission’s on-the-ground presence, impartial monitoring and access across communities […]

So, look, I come to this event very conscious that I’m sharing a panel with people who know much more about these issues than I do. What am I trying to do in my remarks before you get onto the real experts on the panel? I want to try and offer political leadership on the […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. The United Kingdom wishes to express solidarity with Bulgaria and Malta following the attacks in the Black Sea this week. The United Kingdom also remains unwavering in its support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, and for a just and lasting peace. Last week, the […]

UK joins G7 partners in an international funding package that will back Ukraine’s nuclear safety in the face of continued Russian aggression. Support comes after the Prime Minister welcomed President Zelenskyy to Downing Street, calling on allies to increase pressure on Putin’s war machine. Russia continues to carry out hundreds of strikes on Ukrainian oil […]