Category: World

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development  has regional teams that support Posts around the world.   This is a request from the Latin America, Caribbean  and Overseas Territories Regional Comms Hub, as represented by the British Embassy in Mexico City, for the provision of creative agencies services for the “GREAT Architecture regional campaign” organised by the […]

  As Ukraine today celebrates its Independence Day, the EU is reconfirming its unwavering support to the country as it defends itself against Russia, for as long as it takes. “Europe will always be at Ukraine’s side, because Ukraine is Europe,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her video message. Ukraine has […]

  As summer comes to an end and kids return to school, many of us will soon start thinking about the cooler weather, changing leaves, football and shorter days. But before we get to that point, though, it’s important to take some time to think about workers, their rights and what we can all do […]

Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Hanoi, Vietnam from August 25-31, 2024, to engage partners on human rights, humanitarian cooperation, and human-centered civilian security. In Kuala Lumpur, Under Secretary Zeya will convey appreciation for U.S.-Malaysia cooperation based on democratic values and […]

Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell will travel to Tonga, Vanuatu, and New Zealand from August 28 to 31. Deputy Secretary Campbell will begin his trip in Nuku‘alofa, Tonga August 28 to lead the U.S. delegation to the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, hosted by the Kingdom of Tonga and chaired by the Prime Minister […]

Reversing the situation will require the international community and donors to increase the funding of UN and non-governmental organization (NGO) relief operations, the UN humanitarian office, OCHA, said in its latest advocacy note. Growing hunger and needs Months of violence have led to a deterioration of Haiti’s humanitarian crisis. Displacement has tripled in the last […]

“The needs are huge in Sudan; we are talking about people dying of hunger, we have conflict, we have protection issues, we have displacements on a daily basis; the needs are just huge,” compounded by several weeks of heavy rainfall, said Kristine Hambrouck, UNHCR Representative in Sudan. Famine ‘ongoing’ In addition to cholera, famine is […]

Knife-wielding prisoners identifying themselves as Islamic State terrorists staged a bloody attack on guards in a Russian penal colony on Friday and seized hostages, according to state media and news outlets with ties to the security services. A video posted by one of the news channels, Mash, showed at least two attackers. One of them […]

Ulaanbaatar – The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope concluded a visit to Mongolia, emphasizing how climate change and migration intersect and noting how women and girls are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. She spoke at the World Women’s Forum 2024 and met with Battsetseg Batmunkh, Minister […]

Thank you, Chair, Allow me to start by putting on record the United Kingdom’s appreciation for your efforts as Chair of the 2023 Working Group on further strengthening the NPT review process. The UK was prepared to join consensus on the Chair’s recommendations in Vienna last year. We very much regret that a small handful […]