Author: HM Government

Overview The Partnership for Health, Equality and Rights (P4HER) programme will strengthen bilateral partnerships on gender equality and health by advancing GBV prevention, reinforcing rights-based systems, and supporting health system reforms toward Universal Health Coverage. The programme will improve outcomes for women and girls (particularly those most vulnerable to violence and health disparities) as well […]

In recent days the Houthis have continued their reckless attacks against Saudi Arabia, escalated military operations inside Yemen, and further endangered international shipping and regional stability. The United Kingdom strongly condemns these actions. Overnight Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia have reportedly injured a further 13 civilians, damaged homes and residential areas, and disrupted commercial aviation. […]

Overview The UK Government supports all legitimate economic activity in the Falkland Islands and welcomes continued private-sector interest and involvement in the Islands. This guidance is for companies and individuals that: conduct business or other economic activity in the Falkland Islands supply goods or services to the Falkland Islands are otherwise involved (directly or indirectly) […]

This is not going to be a speech about development.  And it isn’t going to be a speech about Africa.  It’s going to be a speech about how we learn to live together. Because if we get this wrong, much darker days lie ahead. We are already seeing the warning signs. War has returned to […]

UK funding will support hundreds of thousands around the world to prepare for droughts, floods and food shortages before they escalate into humanitarian emergencies. Announcement follows devastating extreme weather this year, and will mitigate global impact by helping vulnerable communities protect livestock, reinforce homes and provide support to farmers before disaster hits. Comes ahead of […]

Drug smuggling arrests involving British nationals abroad more than quadrupled between 2023 and 2025   Recruits are often told luggage destined for UK contains clothes, gold or cash – with suitcases actually containing up to 71kg of cannabis   Increase driven by cannabis-related arrests, with the majority in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos   FCDO […]

UK and US to sign a new agreement on fusion and AI to accelerate commercial fusion energy rollout and thousands of jobs in both countries Further transatlantic supercomputing partnership announced between UK and US national laboratories, combining AI, advanced computing and fusion expertise to bring the clean energy of the future closer to reality Summit builds on […]

The United Kingdom voted in favour of this resolution, which provides a short technical rollover of the Sudan sanctions measures until 9th October. We welcome this additional time for discussions on how to ensure that the UN sanctions regime responds effectively to the realities on the ground in Sudan. We thank the United States, as penholder, […]

Chair, We commend the Agency’s continued efforts to monitor the situation and reduce the risk of a nuclear accident in Ukraine. We particularly welcome the Agency’s success in brokering the recent ceasefire necessary to restore off-site power to ZNPP. But this fact alone should alarm us. Nuclear facilities should never depend on temporary ceasefires to […]

Thank you, Chair.   The United Kingdom thanks the Swiss Chairpersonship and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities for convening this Forum. OSCE mandated meetings are vital in all three dimensions of regional security, and I reiterate for the record the UK’s disappointment that certain countries have again blocked legitimate discussion of human rights, democracy and […]