Press release

UK to not attend the UN's Durban Conference anniversary event 2021: FCDO Statement

The UK will not be attending the UN’s Durban Conference anniversary event, later this year.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 21 June 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

An FCDO spokesperson said:

Following historic concerns regarding antisemitism, the UK has decided not to attend the UN’s Durban Conference anniversary event, later this year.

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Published 21 June 2021