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FCO Minister for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field extremely disappointed with the sentencing of Reuters journalists in Burma.
Following his visit to Bangladesh, International Development Minister Alistair Burt has reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to stand by the Rohingya people as this latest crisis continues.
Jeremy Hunt attended the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers to discuss issues including Iran, Syria and the future of the transatlantic partnership.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for the Commonwealth and the United Nations, gave a statement at the Security Council briefing on Burma.
Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon addressed the UN Security Council on Burma, calling on the international community to increase support for Rohingya refugees.
Mark Field, Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, has responded to the UN Fact Finding Mission's report into Burma.
Today, 24 August 2018, marks the anniversary of the publication of the Kofi Annan Commission recommendations for Rakhine State.
One year on from the devastating man-made crisis which saw the mass exodus of 700,000 people from Burma to Bangladesh the UK is calling on the international community to provide long-term support
Foreign & Commonwealth Office Minister for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field spoke at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta.
Event to launch the 2017 Annual Human Rights and Democracy Report laid in parliament on 16 July.
Minister for Human Rights Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, publishes the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s 2017 annual Human Rights and Democracy Report.
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council Open Debate on children and armed conflict.
Minister for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field, and UK Special Envoy for Gender Equality, Joanna Roper, are to visit Dhaka and refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar to discuss the Rohingya crisis and girls’ education in Bangladesh.
Today (25 June 2018) at the Foreign Affairs Council, the EU introduced travel bans and asset freezes on 7 individuals from the Burmese military.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson spoke with Burma’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi about the Rohingya people, and recent violence in Kachin and Shan States.
Foreign Office Minister Harriett Baldwin gave a statement at the United Nations Security Council debate on upholding international law.
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN
Minister for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field statement on the humanitarian situation in Kachin State.
International Development Secretary praises Scottish aid workers for helping save the lives of persecuted people that have fled Burma.
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