Author: HM Government

Thank you, Mr President. We join others in taking this opportunity to pay tribute to Colombia’s role as penholder in these difficult circumstances and wish to honour once again the memory of Ambassador Gustavo Gallon. The United Kingdom is pleased to join consensus on this important resolution and thanks the Core Group for its leadership […]

Thank you, Mr President, Child, early and forced marriage is a harmful practice and a form of gender-based violence. The UK supports efforts to tackle the root causes of the practice, including discriminatory social norms, gender inequality and violence against women and girls. It is in this context, that we thank the core group and […]

Mr Chair, Director General, Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, I would like to begin by welcoming Your Excellency, Ambassador Basri, as the new Executive Council Chair – you can count on the UK’s full support. My Thanks also to Ambassador Schieb for his service as the previous Chair of this Council. I also warmly welcome the new […]

The UK recognises the gravity of the issues addressed in this resolution and welcomes the opportunity to set out its position.  We have repeatedly recognised the abhorrent nature of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, which inflicted untold harm and misery on millions of people over many decades.  Its horrors were profound and its legacy […]

Thank you, Mr President, I deliver this statement on behalf of the Sudan Core Group: consisting of Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the UK. Mr President, as we heard from so many during the Urgent Debate last week, the imminent risk of large-scale atrocities in and around El Obeid demands our attention. Escalating drone […]

Thank you, Mr President, I deliver this statement on behalf of the Sudan Core Group: consisting of Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the UK. Mr President, as we heard from so many during the Urgent Debate last week, the imminent risk of large-scale atrocities in and around El Obeid demands our attention. Escalating drone […]

The UK is sanctioning Russian actors involved in the research, development and production of the deadly Novichok nerve agents and the lethal toxin Epibatidine used in the poisoning of Alexei Navalny and Dawn Sturgess. After exposing Navalny’s death in 2024, the UK is shining a light on Russia’s heinous violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, urging Russia to stop this deadly activity. Ahead of the […]

The world is more dangerous than it has been for decades, and families across the United Kingdom are feeling the impact. War has returned to Europe, pushing up energy bills at home. A closed strait 3,000 miles away drives up prices at the petrol pump. Cyber-attacks from the other side of the world force British […]

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 Chemical weapons issued by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation prior to 28 January 2026. Designations This regime provides for the designation of individuals and […]

Mr Vice President, We thank the High Commissioner for this report and commend OHCHR’s continued technical assistance in South Sudan. The report makes clear that the human rights situation continues to deteriorate. Escalating political tensions and intensified hostilities have driven a sharp increase in violence, with civilians continuing to bear the brunt, including through indiscriminate […]