Author: HM Government

UK, alongside the Government of Gibraltar, has published a draft Treaty with the EU which will protect British sovereignty, UK military autonomy and secure Gibraltar’s economic future. Treaty builds on political agreement and resolves the last major unresolved issue from Brexit – avoiding the need for checks on people and goods crossing the Gibraltar-Spain border. […]

I will make three points today: on elections, on the security situation and consolidating peace.  First, the United Kingdom commends the government of the Central African Republic for their efforts, working in coordination with MINUSCA, to ensure that presidential, legislative, regional and municipal elections took place and largely peacefully on 28 December.   We welcome that […]

Mr Vice President, When the United Kingdom asked the world to place its trust in us and return us to this Council, we made a clear promise – that we would use our seat to defend human dignity wherever it is threatened. Today, standing here as a member once again, I want to renew that […]

Current list of designated persons for Sudan UK Sanctions List: Sudan Designated persons include sanctioned individuals and entities. Notices Sanctions Notice, Sudan: 5 February 2026 (PDF, 166 KB, 7 pages) 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 […]

The United Kingdom thanks France for convening this important discussion. We fully support today’s focus on the protection of prisoners of war, an obligation that lies at the centre of International Humanitarian Law and at the core of the OSCE’s politico military commitments. Madam Chair, as the panellists have rightly highlighted, Article 4 of the […]

Thank you, Madame Chair. Yesterday marked four years of Ukrainian resistance against the illegal full-scale invasion by the Kremlin regime. The Russian Federation, planned to bring down the independent nation of Ukraine in just three days. Showing remarkable resilience, Ukraine continues to endure this unprovoked, unlawful and brutal assault and determinedly remains a sovereign, independent […]

As we mark this grim anniversary, I want to reflect on three personal encounters I’ve had with Ukrainians from all walks of life.  They show what Russia’s illegal and unprovoked war is doing to civilians, to vital infrastructure, and fundamentally to the rules we are all here to uphold, our United Nations Charter. First, a year […]

Sectoral financial and investment restrictions are in place in the Russia sanctions regime which restrict specified activities. These include restrictions on dealing with transferable securities or money-market instruments and granting or entering into arrangements to grant loans or credit. These persons and certain other parties are subject to financial and investment restrictions, as set out […]

I want to start by speaking directly to President Zelenskyy and you, dear Mariana, and all Ukrainians who have carried this war on their shoulders for four long years.  The United Kingdom stands with you, in our unwavering commitment to a just and lasting peace.  And we salute your courage, and dear members of this […]

Nearly 300 new sanctions announced as UK cracks down on critical Russian energy revenues, including oil exports, and key suppliers of military equipment fuelling war efforts.    Russian Oil revenues are now at their lowest since 2020 as the UK and international partners continue to ratchet up pressure on Putin’s flailing war machine.  News comes as the Foreign Secretary is in Kyiv announcing new support for Ukrainian resilience. The package, the largest since the early months […]