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Panel discussion for the annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child: Child rights mainstreaming in the United Nations. UK statement.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A decade of recognition, justice, and development: Implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent. Statement from the UK.
UK Statement for Interactive Dialogue on the Oral Update of the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Mali.
The UK's statement at North Macedonia's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
The UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Simon Manley, delivered this statement at the WTO Trade Policy Review of Argentina on 15 September 2021.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Julian Braithwaite, delivered this statement at the WTO Trade Policy Review of Zimbabwe on 30 September 2020.
This statement was delivered on 22 March 2017 during the ratification and implementation of the Protocol of 2014 on the Forced Labour Convention.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
UK Statement on role of digital & media in promotion & enjoyment of right to freedom of opinion & expression. Due to time constraints, this was not delivered.
The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva gave a statement during Sri Lanka’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council.
The UK's Ambassador to the WTO in Geneva, Julian Braithwaite, delivered this statement at the WTO's Committee on Government Procurement.
The UK's Ambassador in Geneva, Simon Manley, delivered this written statement during the UN Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) Humanitarian Affairs Segment.
Statement delivered by the UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Simon Manley, on behalf of the Sri Lanka Core Group.
Statement by Sri Lanka Core Group comprising Canada, N Macedonia, Malawi, Montenegro, United Kingdom and United States. Delivered by UK Ambassador, Rita French.
Statement on report of OHCHR on promoting reconciliation, accountability & human rights in Sri Lanka. Delivered by UK Ambassador to the WTO & UN Simon Manley.
The UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Simon Manley, gave a statement during Hong Kong, China's WTO Trade Policy Review (TPR).
The UK delivered this statement during the panel discussion on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests.
The UK delivered a statement during Turkmenistan's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council on 6 November 2023.
The UK's statement during Belize's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Delivered on 29 January 2024.
Ambassador Simon Manley, Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, made the below comments following the vote on whether the UN Human Rights Council should hold a debate on the situation of human rights in Xinjiang Uyghu…
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
This UK statement was delivered at the 36th session of the Human Rights Council during the Item 4 General Debate on 19 September 2017.
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