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The UK and the United States have issued a joint statement on civilian massacres and media suspensions in Burkina Faso.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The UK delivered a statement during Burkina Faso’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Statement for Item 2 General Debate. Delivered by the UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on the Sahel.
Ambassador James Kariuki speaks at the UN Security Council meeting on West Africa and the Sahel
The UK has announced £37.65 million in UK humanitarian funding to help people across the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin area.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on West Africa and the Sahel
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on peace and security in Africa (G5 Sahel)
The UK is to support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, the world's largest free trade area initiative.
UK Minister for Africa Vicky Ford has issued a statement on the coup d’etat by military forces in Burkina Faso.
This statement was delivered by the delegations of Egypt and Burkina Faso on behalf of over 100 countries including the UK, UNFPA and UNICEF.
Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe at the Security Council briefing on West Africa and the Sahel
The UK is releasing new emergency aid to help over 1.3 million vulnerable people in some of the world’s most dangerous places.
Statement by Sonia Farrey, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council open debate on children and armed conflict
Minister for Africa James Duddridge meets Sahel leaders and partners, championing the UK’s role in girls' education and ending preventable deaths.
Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe at the Security Council briefing on the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on peace and security in Africa
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
British research has found that mega storms are three times more common than they were 35 years ago due to climate change.
Statement by David Clay, UK Deputy Political Coordinator to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Peace Consolidation in West Africa
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