Category: World

Programme expanded to help migrants who have fled regional conflicts rebuild their lives much closer to home across North Africa. £9 million will support people into local jobs in the region and benefit host communities. While visiting Egypt the Foreign Secretary will meet migrants from Sudan who have been supported by the programme. The UK is expanding funding for programmes which […]

UK pledges a new package to address the dire humanitarian crisis joint visit steps up humanitarian support and underscores close partnership between the UK, France and Qatar UK Development Minister calls on all sides to use the opportunity presented by the recent agreement to restore stability, uphold the ceasefire, protect civilians, and comply with international […]

  Summer is upon us, and it’s time to reach for your swimsuit. In Europe, there are numerous beaches and lakes to choose from. And the good news is that according to the latest EU bathing water report, most of them meet ‘excellent’ standards.   Some 85% of the 22,200 European bathing sites monitored meet the stringent ‘excellent’ standard, while 96% of all EU sites monitored meet the minimum quality standard. Only 1.5% are rated […]

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 abroad if you’re not sure if they had insurance. The insurance company should appoint a funeral director in Armenia and the UK. They may also cover the cost of […]

A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida has returned an indictment charging a Florida man with federal hate crime and firearm offenses for allegedly attempting a mass shooting targeting Jewish victims because of their race and religion. According to court records, Forrest Kendall Pemberton, 27, of Gainesville, armed himself with an AR-15-style […]

President, last November this Council adopted resolution 2803, endorsing President Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to end the Gaza conflict.   This provided a historic opportunity to achieve lasting peace.   And as USG Fletcher’s briefing set out, there has been some progress since then on the humanitarian front, and in the return of all hostages. But Mr Fletcher […]

The Justice Department notified the U.S. District Court that it intends to intervene in a lawsuit filed by an order of Catholic nuns — the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne — against the State of New York, challenging a State law that requires housing biological men with women in the Sisters’ residential hospice care program. The […]

Volker Türk spoke out on Thursday following reports of a significant build-up of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and allied troops around the city, accompanied by intensified drone strikes and artillery shelling.  Sudan has been engulfed in war since April 2023, when fighting erupted between the formerly allied Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF, plunging […]

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia, Mayor Cherelle Parker, District Attorney Lawrence Krasner, and City Solicitor Renee Garcia, challenging their unconstitutional attempt to regulate federal law enforcement officers by criminally prohibiting federal officers from wearing masks, requiring individual identifiers, and prohibiting the use of unmarked vehicles in the […]

I will focus on three points raised by the SRSG, covering the UN-facilitated political process, irregular migration, and military reunification. First, the United Kingdom welcomes the conclusion of the Structured Dialogue and the publication of its recommendations.  We commend the dialogue’s participants who worked to find consensus on difficult issues, demonstrating the Libyan people’s desire for […]