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Minister of State for the Middle East honours those killed and injured in Saddam Hussein's brutal campaign.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Lord Tariq Ahmad, Minister of State for the Middle East, visited Iraq, including the Kurdistan region, from 28 February to 2 March 2023.
The UK government launches the new National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security to reduce the impact of conflict, and other global threats, on women.
Statement delivered by Political Coordinator Fergus Eckersley at the UN Security Council briefing on counter terrorism
Statement delivered by Political Coordinator Fergus Eckersley at the UN Security Council briefing on Iraq
Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council meeting on UNITAD
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly gave opening remarks at the PSVI conference 2022, and gave a speech following remarks from Nobel Laureate Nadia Murad.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is hosting an international conference in London to strengthen urgent action to combat the use of sexual violence in conflict.
The UK and Japan co-hosted a meeting on economic reform and climate action in Iraq at the Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council meeting on Iraq
Minister of State for the Middle East calls on Iran to cease indiscriminate bombardment of Kurdish towns
Alice Jacobs, UK Deputy Political Coordinator at the United Nations, gave a statement at the UN Security Council briefing on counter-terrorism.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Statement by Alice Jacobs, UK Deputy Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council emergency meeting on Iraq
A statement from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office following the attack in the Zakho district of Duhok, Iraq on 20 July 2022.
Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the UN Security Council briefing on Iraq
Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation concerning Iraq
The British Embassy Baghdad and British Consulate General Erbil are inviting proposals to scope a pilot project to address the push factors / drivers of irregular migration in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).
Prime Minister Boris Johnson met the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Masrour Barzani.
Minister for Asia and the Middle East, Amanda Milling, has issued a statement on the 34th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's military campaign against the Kurds.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office issued a statement in response to the attack on Erbil, Iraq on 12 March 2022.
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