Author: HM Government

Last November this Council adopted UN Security Council Resolution 2803, endorsing President Trump’s Comprehensive Peace Plan for Gaza.  It continues to offer a historic opportunity to achieve lasting peace. But eight months on, implementation risks stalling.  Now is the time for all parties to fulfil their commitments under the plan, in full.   In that context, […]

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As we have heard today, Russia continues to escalate in its violence against Ukraine.  Russia is on track to fire well over 300 missiles at Ukraine in July, a grim war record. Around half have been directed at Kyiv alone. And the consequences are clear in the rising civilian casualty figures, but also in Russia’s […]

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Thank you, Mr Chair. Russia’s war against Ukraine is illegal, unprovoked and indefensible. That remains the starting point for every discussion in this Council. But the conduct of that war matters too. International humanitarian law applies. Civilians must be protected. And those responsible for violations must be held to account. Overnight on 18 to 19 […]

ASEAN-UK Joint Ministerial Statement on Cooperation on the ASEAN Outlook on the IndoPacific: Advancing Together WE the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), gathered on the occasion of the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with the UK in Manila, 22 July 2026; […]

The UK welcomed the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek’s work supporting Kyrgyzstan’s stability, resilience and development. The Office’s contributions to border security, democratic governance, human rights, economic resilience and regional co-operation demonstrated the value of the OSCE’s field presence. This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government Thank you, Mr Chair, and thank […]

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Thank you to Pakistan for its leadership on this issue following the unanimous adoption of resolution 2788 last year. Challenges to international peace and security continue to mount, from Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, to the war in Sudan, the crisis in Gaza, and rising regional tensions in the Middle East.  The need for diplomacy […]

Thank you so much Foreign Minister Trung and can I thank you first of all for your warm welcome today and for Vietnam’s excellent support as our country coordinator over the past year, we are extremely grateful to you. And thank you to Secretary Lazaro and the Philippines for their leadership as ASEAN Chair and […]