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  • Foreign Secretary visits Somalia

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has visited Somalia’s capital Mogadishu – the first visit by a British Foreign Secretary since 1992.

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

  • Her Majesty's Non-Resident Ambassador to the Somali Republic

    Mr John William Matthew Baugh, UK Senior Representative for Somalia has been appointed Her Majesty's Non-Resident Ambassador to the Somali Republic.

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

  • World must address failure in Somalia

    Britain will provide new support for health services, which will benefit over 100,000 women and children, and for weapons management that will see more weapons taken off the streets

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes FAC report on piracy

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) report "Piracy off the Coast of Somalia".

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

  • Lifesaving aid for the Horn of Africa over Christmas

    British funded food supplies and medicines for 800,000 people will arrive in drought zones over the festive period

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

  • Dogs 1, Pirates 0

    A UK-trained police dog team has today gathered vital evidence to help prosecute seven suspected pirates in the Seychelles.

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

  • Afghanistan, Middle East and North Africa, Iran and Somalia discussed in Brussels

    EU Foreign Ministers met in Brussels on 14-15 November to discuss Afghanistan, Middle East and North Africa, Iran and Somalia. Minister for Europe David Lidington reported the outcome to Parliament.

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

  • Prime Minister announces conference on Somalia

    Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the UK will host a conference in London on Somalia in 2012 to pull together international effort.

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

  • Horn of Africa food crisis: three months on

    British support is feeding more than 2.4 million people in the drought-stricken Horn of Africa according to new figures

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

  • Strengthening the UK's relationship with the Puntland State of Somalia

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development Stephen O’Brien met the President of the Puntland State of Somalia on 17 October.

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

  • Government announces funding of counter-piracy projects

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has announced funding plans demonstrating the Government's determination to deliver action in response to the threat from piracy.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns bomb attack in Somalia

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has condemned the attack in Mogadishu. At least 65 people are reported to have been killed.

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

  • Britain urges more support for Somalia at UN talks

    Andrew Mitchell calls for more funding from UN members in New York, as disease threatens Somali families hit by the crisis

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

  • Extra UK aid to help 800,000 affected by drought in Somalia

    Up to 400,000 children are at risk of death through starvation if urgent action is not taken now, Andrew Mitchell said today on a visit to Mogadishu, Somalia

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

  • This week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog

    Somalia, Libya and International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia were amongst the topics discussed by Foreign Office bloggers.

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

  • Ministerial Statement on consultative process on Somalia

    Foreign Office Ministers Henry Bellingham urges all parties to stay the course and continue to engage on agreeing a workable solution.

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

  • Foreign Secretary announces UK funding to tackle piracy in Indian Ocean

    Foreign Secretary William Hague announced £6 million funding to improve maritime surveillance of pirates in the Indian Ocean and to increase prison capacity in Somalia and across the Indian Ocean region.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister on Somalia

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham's statement at the United Nations Security Council Somalia Open Debate

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

  • Britain set to increase aid to Somalia

    Britain is set to triple aid efforts in Somalia in a bid to tackle the deep-rooted humanitarian and political crisis that has driven thousands into war, extremism and piracy.

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

  • Minister for Africa welcomes conviction of Somali Pirates in Seychelles

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham said that such prosecutions demonstrate there will be serious consequences for the actions of pirates.

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