Author: HM Government

Notices Sanctions Notice, Afghanistan: 11 March 2026 (PDF, 361 KB, 23 pages) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office notices issued from 28 January 2026 about additions, revocations/delistings and variations/corrections to the UK Sanctions List. Previous notices See previous financial sanctions notices for Afghanistan issued by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation prior to 28 January 2026. […]

I would like to begin by welcoming efforts to build upon the ceasefire we have seen over the past week between Iran and the US.  We thank Pakistan and all partners involved for facilitating this important step towards establishing stability in the region and working towards a return to freedom of navigation in the Strait […]

Register your presence Let the UK government know you’re in Qatar, register your presence if you’re in Qatar for further updates. Regional escalation  Regional escalation poses significant security risks and has led to travel disruption.    The Iranian regime has publicly stated its intention to target locations associated with the United States and Israel. This includes […]

Foreign Secretary doubles aid for frontline responders and Sudanese aid groups up to £15 million to support the hardest to reach areas in Sudan UK will pledge £146 million humanitarian funding for Sudan this year Yvette Cooper demands warring parties cease bloodshed as she arrives in Berlin for the International Sudan Conference, on the third anniversary of Sudan’s war The Foreign Secretary today (15 […]

The UK shares the EU’s commitment to effective multilateralism.  With deepening global instability, close cooperation between the UN and regional organisations remains essential.  The UK supports EU-UN coordination in maintaining international peace and security, as set out in the EU-UN Strategic Partnership.  We also welcome the strengthening of our own cooperation with the EU since […]

The UK shares the EU’s commitment to effective multilateralism.  With deepening global instability, close cooperation between the UN and regional organisations remains essential.  The UK supports EU-UN coordination in maintaining international peace and security, as set out in the EU-UN Strategic Partnership.  We also welcome the strengthening of our own cooperation with the EU since […]

Here this evening, we have a chance to talk together at very turbulent times. And at a time when I’ve had the privilege of being the Foreign Secretary for seven months now, months that feel as though time has really sped up, and a time when there are conflicts and crises happening all over the […]

The UK remains committed to supporting Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic path and development as an inclusive and multi-ethnic democracy.  As one of the first countries to recognise Kosovo’s independence, we encourage those Member States who have not yet done so to join the majority.  As the International Court of Justice made clear in its 2010 Advisory Opinion, […]

Statistics on International Development (SID) focuses on the main international measure of Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend. SID is published twice a year: provisional ODA spend in the spring and final ODA spend in the autumn. The provisional SID publication is based on summary data with limited sector and geography breakdowns. The final SID publication […]

Thank you, Mr Chair.   As we have noted on previous occasions, the conflicts that followed the break‑up of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s represented one of the darkest periods in Europe’s recent history. Tens of thousands of people lost their lives, and many more were forced from their homes and suffered loss or injury.   […]