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Ambassador Bush commends ODIHR for to delivering on its mandate effectively and impartially, and for its efforts following Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
UK Ambassador James Kariuki delivered the UK national statement on human rights at the UN Third Committee.
Ian Stubbs (UK delegation to the OSCE) says that Putin and Russia's military leadership are resorting to new depths of depravity against the Ukrainian people.
Nick Ryder (FCDO) highlights the appalling environmental damage caused by Russia's war in Ukraine, and efforts needed to rebuild Ukraine and its environment.
Ambassador Jocelyn Kinnear from Canada marks International Day of the Girl, and urges that human rights of all girls must be respected.
Ambassador Neil Bush welcomes OSCE's work on combating the risk of trafficking in human beings resulting from Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine.
Deputy Ambassador Brown voices strong UK support for the Geneva International Discussions (GID) as well as for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Ambassador Neil Bush denounces Russia’s ongoing and indefensible attacks against civilians across Ukraine, and commends human rights defenders.
The UK will donate hundreds more air defence missiles to Ukraine, including AMRAAM rockets which are capable of shooting down cruise missiles.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said today's vote on Ukraine at the UN General Assembly shows that Putin stands alone on the international stage.
Ian Stubbs (UK delegation to the OSCE) stresses that, when Putin is losing on the battlefield, he takes the war to the Ukrainian people instead.
Ambassador Neil Bush condemns Russia’s intense barrage of missile attacks on Kyiv and across Ukraine, including Lviv, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia.
Prime Minister Liz Truss will join a virtual gathering of G7 leaders and President Zelenskyy today.
Prime Minister Liz Truss spoke to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy this afternoon.
Ambassador Simon Manley, Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, delivered the following Explanation of Vote on the resolution calling for the establishment of a Special Rapporteur to investigate the human rights situa…
Deputy Ambassador Brown says that Russia's illegal war has had an impact on human rights and fundamental freedoms in Ukraine, Russia and across the OSCE region.
Prime Minister Liz Truss and President Emmanuel Macron met in the margins of the first Summit of the European Political Community in Prague.
Deputy Ambassador Brown stresses at Warsaw Human Dimension Conference that Russia’s actions have had terrible consequences for the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
Ambassador Bush says that President Putin's illegal annexation attempts are yet another brazen attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Prime Minister Liz Truss to attend European leaders’ meeting in Prague to galvanise the response to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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