Author: HM Government

The United Kingdom called for this meeting today alongside the US, France, and Bahrain in support of Yemen’s sovereignty and regional security. I will make three points. First, the United Kingdom condemns in the strongest terms today’s Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia. These attacks are reckless and entirely unacceptable.  They threaten regional security, risk further […]

UK joins international efforts to mobilise funding and practical delivery in Gaza through EU initiative  New UK funding for UN-coordinated early recovery activity and reinforcing Palestinian-led efforts  Foreign Secretary to push for fresh momentum behind the 20-point-plan at Brussels meeting bringing together international partners to support Gaza New support to help Palestinians in Gaza begin […]

Current list of designated persons for Cyber UK Sanctions List: Cyber Designated persons include sanctioned individuals and entities. Notices 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 Cyber issued by the Office of Financial […]

Britain will be better protected from foreign state-backed activity in a new crackdown on Iranian and Russian groups who seek to direct violence and intimidation on our streets. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Islamic Movement of Companions of the Right (IMCR) and Russia’s GRU Volunteer Corps will become the first bodies designated under […]

New sanctions target the Russian state’s persistent and increasingly reckless attempts to sow chaos and division across Europe.    UK and EU hit back with first joint cyber sanctions package, as they attribute Russia’s cyber-attack on Poland.    UK sanctions and exposes Russian state and cybercriminal proxies carrying out malicious attacks across Europe and sanctions those deliberately spreading deceptive anti-Ukraine narratives.    The Russian state and its criminal networks responsible for orchestrating […]

It’s a real pleasure to join you for the Climate Resilience Finance Summit, because to mobilise finance for climate resilience at scale, we’re all going to have to work together. This is not something governments can do alone. At its core, it’s about turning the ambition that we all have into action. We’ve got stay […]

Joint statement Australia and the United Kingdom emphasise the importance of practical, co-ordinated international action to advance gender equality. We reaffirm our shared resolve to safeguard and strengthen gender equality, including through the protection of United Nations mandates on gender equality, women’s empowerment, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. We support ambitious and effective […]

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, New Zealand, the Republic of the Philippines, Romania, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Philippines-China South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Award: We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to maintaining a […]

FCDO highlights some of the more unusual enquiries received by consular staff to remind travellers what support they can provide British nationals overseas.  Brits heading on summer holidays urged to check FCDO Travel Advice and sign up for email alerts before they travel.  Travellers encouraged to take simple steps such as getting travel insurance, checking Travel Advice […]

The Home Office Modern Slavery Fund Viet Nam Programme will run from 2026 to 31 March 2029 to strengthen responses to labour, criminal and sexual exploitation affecting Vietnamese nationals. Grants are available across 4 pillars: Prevention, Protection, and System Strengthening in Viet Nam plus a complementary pillar improving identification and referral of Vietnamese nationals in […]