Author: HM Government

The Strategic Stability Programme (SSP) is the UK government’s initiative to address the growing risks that threaten international security and stability. These risks larger and more diverse nuclear arsenals, disruptive technologies proliferating rapidly, and international arms control arrangements failing to keep pace with these developments. The programme exists because today’s security environment is more complex […]

Arrested or in prison in Croatia This guide provides information about being arrested in Croatia and what conditions are like in prison there. The British Embassy in Croatia can offer help but will not be able to get you out of prison or get you special treatment because you’re British. Find out what help the […]

UK commits more than £13 million for lifesaving assistance, protection services, and support for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence Minister for Development and Africa Jenny Chapman hears first hand from those delivering frontline services including UN peacekeepers, aid workers, midwives and women peacebuilders. New UK-backed investments to drive sustainable economic growth, including expanding finance for small […]

Chair,  I take the floor on behalf of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States to respond to false narratives about Australia’s acquisition of conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines through the AUKUS partnership. Once again, we have heard unsubstantiated claims which purposefully mischaracterise a legal and legitimate use of nuclear power, foreseen by the drafters of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear […]

Chair, The Director General’s report describes an increasingly bleak nuclear safety situation in Ukraine. Russia’s ongoing attacks on Ukraine’s energy system remain the driving cause for this deterioration. As a direct result, Ukraine’s nuclear facilities now face an unprecedented level of risk far beyond anything foreseen in their original design or safety planning. These are […]

Colleagues, as has been said already, competition for natural resources has long been a driver of conflict. And yet, lasting economic growth and prosperity requires expansion of supply and a successful transition to sustainable sources of clean and renewable energy.  Critical minerals are central to the global energy transition, economic resilience, and modern technology. I […]

At a meeting on 3 March 2026, the UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls, joined by the Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the UK, agreed with cross-party representatives of the National Council of the Slovak Republic to enhance cooperation on advancing the rights and equality of women and girls in all spheres of […]

Chair, The E3 have consistently advocated for a diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear issue. We have urged Iran to seek a negotiated solution and to cooperate fully with the IAEA. Let me reiterate that France, Germany, and the United Kingdom did not participate in the strikes on Iran but stand ready to take steps […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. And thank you very much Dr Schläppi for your interesting presentation and overview of the work of the CEDAW Committee, which the United Kingdom fully supports. The security, prosperity and stability of our region depends on the full, equal and safe participation of women and girls. The global trajectory remains deeply […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. I will start by speaking on behalf of both the United Kingdom and France. At last week’s meeting of this Council, the Russian delegation made a false and dangerous allegation that the United Kingdom and France were planning to provide nuclear weapons and related capabilities to Ukraine. We rejected this accusation […]