Category: World

Thank you, Madam Chair.  And thank you, Ms Fearon, for your first report to the Permanent Council since taking on this crucial role. Your report is sobering and timely. It is a stark reminder of the value – both potential and realised – of the OSCE’s unique conflict cycle toolbox. It offers us a response […]

The new designations are in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Gambia, Italy, Mongolia, Philippines, the Republic of Korea and Spain.   Additionally, and for the first time, the list includes two transboundary reserves, spanning Belgium and the Netherlands, and Italy and Slovenia. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO emphasized that these designations come at a time when […]

Senator Lindsey Graham, while addressing the pro-Palestinian demonstrations that took place on America’s Independence Day, claimed on X, formerly Twitter, that Palestinians born in Gaza are “the most radicalized population on the planet.” Graham added that in addition to being the “most radicalized,” Gazans are “taught to hate Jews from birth,” and this “will take […]

Geneva, 5 July – Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, human rights violations and exploitation not just at sea, but also on land routes across the African continent, towards its Mediterranean coastline. This is according to a new report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for […]

Thank you Chair. The United Kingdom continues to strongly support the Geneva International Discussions (GID) and thanks the Co-Chairs for their work in the 61st round held last month. As the only international forum that brings together all sides from the conflict, the GID plays a vital role in trying to achieve a lasting resolution […]

“People are facing multiple protection risks and have reported widespread looting of homes and personal possessions,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a flash update issued late on Thursday. Humanitarian partners receiving displaced people from Sennar state in the southeast of Sudan are scaling up response to meet their […]

Islamist terror organizations are using the outrage from Israel’s war against Hamas, which the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry claims has casualties surpassing 38,000, to bolster its numbers and inspire lone-wolf attacks in the US and Europe, according to media reports from the last week. Brett Holmgren, the assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research, […]

Geneva/ Porto Alegre, 5 July – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is partnering with the state of Rio Grande do Sul to operate the Humanitarian Reception Centres (CHA) for people affected by the floods that hit the region at the end of April. Many of those affected have lost their homes and are in […]

It is the honour of my life to stand before you as Foreign Secretary.  A descendant of enslaved people. A black, working class, man from Tottenham.   A community which has never produced a Foreign Secretary before.   This speaks to what a modern, multicultural Britain can be.  Proudly internationalist.  Determined to deliver for working people.  And […]

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases… National Elections in Mauritania Press Statement July 5, 2024 The United States congratulates Mohamed Ould Ghazouani on his re-election to a second term as President of Mauritania.  We commend the commitment and determination displayed by Mauritanians in exercising their right to vote and engaging […]