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  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK to host Friends of Yemen meeting in March

    Foreign Secretary William Hague looks to meeting in London for progress on political transition in Yemen.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Yemen: World must tackle malnutrition 'death sentence'

    Long-term UK aid will help to improve nutrition for 1.65 million women and children across the country

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Yemeni President Hadi visits UK ahead of Friends of Yemen meeting in New York

    The Prime Minister today welcomed President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi of the Republic of Yemen to Downing Street to discuss ongoing reform in Yemen and joint efforts to defeat terrorism.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Yemen: British-led initiative gives new hope

    A meeting of key donors in Saudi Arabia has today agreed a vital package of support for Yemen that will help to stabilise the country and ensure it does not slip back into serious conflict.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK reiterates support for Yemen as further clashes take place in Sana'a

    Violent clashes took place today near Yemen's Defence Ministry in the country's capital.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Friends of Yemen meeting a “critical moment”

    "The UK government is committed to driving international efforts to provide assistance for Yemen’s plans to tackle all forms of instability and help it build on the important, but fragile progress it has made on politic…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Yemen: International support crucial for country in crisis

    British aid will help more than a quarter of a million people caught up in the humanitarian crisis in Yemen

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns attack in Yemen

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has condemned the "cowardly" attack in Sana'a on 21 May which has killed more than 90 people.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes UN Statement on Yemen

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt calls on all those with a stake in Yemen’s future to work together to make political, economic and security reform a reality.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Friends of Yemen to meet in Riyadh

    The next Friends of Yemen meeting will be held on 23 of May in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Yemen: UK aid to tackle humanitarian crisis

    International Development Minister Alan Duncan announced new support for healthcare, emergency shelter and food

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister visits Yemen

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said the UK will remain a close development and political partner to Yemen when he visited the country on 5 March.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes President Hadi’s inauguration

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the inauguration of President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi in Yemen, the first change of Head of State in over 33 years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes successful Yemeni election

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "Yemeni people made clear there is no place for violence in Yemen’s democratic future"

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister urges Yemeni people to seize electoral opportunity

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt said that tomorrow's poll is a crucial opportunity to endorse political change in the country.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FCO Minister welcomes approval of candidacy for interim President in Yemen

    Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, says an important milestone has been reached today in Yemen's political transition process.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK backs activist's call for a new Yemen

    William Hague and Alan Duncan pledged Britain's support for Yemen’s transition in a meeting with Nobel Laureate Tawakul Karman

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary meets Nobel Peace Prize winner

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Tawakul Karman, the Yemeni recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in London on 15 December.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen

    Mr Nicholas Hopton has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government