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UK and others regret Belarus' lack of response to the Vienna Mechanism of July 2024 on prison conditions and call for immediate humanitarian release of political prisoners in Belarus.
Erol Özakçay Príncipe, US Mission to the OSCE, delivers a joint statement on behalf of the UK and six other OSCE participating States to mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown says the fourth European Political Community summit held in the UK demonstrated strong commitment to Ukraine and on shared challenges like migrant smuggling and energy security.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown underlines the increased scale and intensity of the hybrid threat now faced by many participating States.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown thanks head of OSCE mission in Kazakhstan Dr Frobarth for his and his team's work, especially on human rights, transnational threats, and prosperity.
Ambassador Holland expresses concern at the mounting evidence of Russia's violations of international law and demands answers on whether Russia stands by its OSCE commitments.
At the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC), Ambassador Neil Holland calls on Russia to end its war, withdraw all its forces from all of Ukraine and to re-engage in dialogue and risk-reduction.
Justin Addison, UK Delegation to the OSCE, tells the OSCE's Economic and Environmental Committee (EEC) that Russia is prioritising its own aims above global food security.
Ambassador Holland thanks Austria's Court of Audit for their professional work as External Auditor, and underlines the importance of the urgent adoption of the 2024 Unified Budget.
Following the sentencing of Vadym Golda, a member of the OSCE’s Special Monitoring Mission, Ambassador Holland condemns Russia’s detention and treatment of OSCE officials in Ukraine.
Ambassador Holland marks ten years since the downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine and the deaths of 298 innocent people, including 10 British nationals
Ambassador Holland condemns Russia’s relentless targeting of Ukraine's critical infrastructure, which is a violation of humanitarian law and OSCE principles.
UK military advisor, Nicholas Aucott, says Russia’s invasion poses a profound challenge to the international order on which our prosperity and security depends.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown voices UK support for the OSCE Centre's work in Turkmenistan, especially on border management, environment, gender, and cybercrime.
UK and 37 other countries invoke the OSCE Vienna Mechanism in respect of serious human rights concerns in Belarus, including torture, physical or sexual violence, lack of basic medical care and privacy, lack of a fair trial,…
Ambassador Holland remembers the victims of the Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and pays tribute to the courage and resilience shown by families and survivors.
Ambassador Holland sets out how President Putin’s preconditions for negotiations with Ukraine flagrantly violate OSCE principles.
Ambassador Holland thanks OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid for presenting the Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the OSCE 2004 Gender Action Plan.
Ambassador Holland thanks the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities for his work and urges continued prioritisation of support for Ukraine against Russian aggression.
UK Acting Ambassador Deirdre Brown thanks the OSCE Mission to Montenegro for work supporting Montenegro's efforts on the Euro-Atlantic path.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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