Author: HM Government

On behalf of the Democracy Defender Initiative, I would like to inform the Permanent Council of the following matter.   In 2016, the Democracy Defender Award was established to recognize the enormous contribution that civil society makes to defending and promoting democracy in the OSCE region.  The Award honours outstanding contributions to upholding the principles of the Helsinki Final Act.   In […]

First, the United Kingdom underscores UNISFA’s critical role in protecting civilians and maintaining stability in a fragile environment.  It is essential that UNISFA is able to deliver its mandate in full.  We are concerned by continued restrictions on UNISFA’s freedom of movement, the limited progress by the Sudanese and South Sudanese authorities against key mandate […]

I am delivering this statement on behalf of the following participating States, members of the Informal Group of Friends on the Safety of Journalists: Austria, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and my own country Finland. The following participating States have also aligned with this […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. Tomorrow, as we mark VE Day, we remember the end of a war that devastated a continent and claimed millions of lives. But remembrance is not an exercise in nostalgia. It is a test of whether we have learned the lessons of that catastrophe. Eighty‑one years ago, Europe resolved that security […]

Get help in an emergency Read how to: Rape or sexual assault in Indonesia If you or someone you know is a victim of rape or sexual assault, read Indonesia: information for victims of rape and sexual assault. This includes: who to contact how the British embassy or consulate can help support options in Indonesia […]

Thank you, Mr Chair.  This Friday, participating States will mark Victory in Europe Day. It is an appropriate moment for this Forum to reflect on the politico-military architecture that we collectively built in the decades after the Second World War to ensure, as the Helsinki Final Act’s first sentence put it, “true and lasting peace” in Europe.  The OSCE’s politico‑military acquis was designed to reduce the risks […]

Ten years ago, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2286, a landmark commitment to protect the wounded and sick, and the medical and humanitarian personnel caring for them during armed conflict.  The United Kingdom was proud to co-sponsor that resolution. Yet attacks on health care continue to rise.  The number of medical personnel and […]

The UK continues to disrupt Russia’s military supply chains and the callous trafficking of foreign migrants in a fresh wave of sanctions.   As Russia attempts to exploit migrants to prop up its war machine, sanctions announced today directly target individuals trafficking vulnerable migrants to fight on the frontline of Putin’s war, as well as companies’ supplying Russia’s drone factories.   […]

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 Global irregular migration and trafficking in persons issued by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation prior to 28 January 2026. Designations This regime provides for […]

When someone dies in Slovenia The process when a British national dies in Slovenia, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK. If the person who died had insurance, contact their insurance company as soon as possible. Read the general guidance on what to do when someone dies […]