Author: HM Government

Government supports high-achieving students from Gaza to take up scholarships at UK universities Government is facilitating new evacuations for critically ill children needing specialist NHS care announcement is part of the UK Government’s sustained response to provide immediate support amidst the humanitarian catastrophe and support the rebuilding of Palestinian society Young people in Gaza whose […]

First, the scale of grave violations and abuses against children in armed conflict remains deeply shocking. The 9,465 grave violations against children, attributed to Israeli armed and security forces, are utterly unacceptable, as are the grave violations against Israeli children.  The impact of the conflict in Gaza on children is a moral outrage.  It is […]

Mr Chair, during the last meeting of this Forum, on 10 June, the representative of the Russian Federation said that, in the context of civilian casualties, there are “gaps in the knowledge of International Humanitarian Law” of other States. We agree that civilian casualties are a tragedy.  We agree that IHL is an important issue. […]

Thank you Vice President, The UK delivers this joint statement on behalf of Australia, Brazil, Jamaica, Morocco, Spain and South Africa. Across the world, violence against women and girls persists, with one in three experiencing physical and/or sexual violence over their lifetime. We must address this global and national emergency. The UK together with Australia, […]

We, the Foreign Ministers of like-minded partners (France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, UK), are deeply concerned by reports of a continued assault on El Obeid, despite calls for a halt to the attack and protection of civilians.   Last year, the world witnessed with horror the atrocities in El Fasher –  crimes that are assessed to bear the “hallmarks of genocide”. We must […]

The United Kingdom welcomes this High-Level Meeting and its political declaration. The UK is proud to have contributed to the significant progress the world has made in tackling HIV over the past decades, reducing transmissions by 65% since 1995 and deaths by 74% since 2004.  This progress is particularly significant amongst children, where there has […]

President, I will make three points. First, the United Kingdom welcomes the continued progress on peace and security in the Central African Republic, with the support of MINUSCA.  This includes the holding of national and local elections in December 2025, and the disarmament and demobilisation of over 1,300 ex-combatants since last July. We urge further […]

UK and allies call on all parties to immediately halt attack and protect civilians to avoid further bloodshed  Foreign Secretary warns El Obeid on “precipice of atrocity” amid escalating violence  UN Security Council says there will be no impunity for those committing war crimes UK and allies are deeply concerned over continued Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone attacks targeting civilian infrastructure in El Obeid, Sudan. The UK, alongside France, Germany, […]

Overview The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is inviting proposals from organisations to support British nationals affected by forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM). Apply by 9am (UK time) on 3 August 2026. The maximum value of this funding opportunity is £25,000. You can apply for less than the maximum amount. The expected […]

Overview This commercial pipeline provides a forward look at potential upcoming commercial procurement activity in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) for official development assistance (ODA) programme delivery only. The pipeline data is provided in an open CSV format and can be downloaded from this page. This is a voluntary publication produced by FCDO […]