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The UK Minister of State for the Commonwealth, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, visited Rwanda (28-30 April) as the UK prepares to hand over the role of Commonwealth Chair-in-Office to Rwanda in June.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, UK Minister of State for the Commonwealth, will be visiting Rwanda on 29 and 30 April as it prepares to host Commonwealth leaders in June.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon welcomes the conclusions of the 37th Universal Periodic Review of human rights records of United Nations member states.
The UK delivered a statement on Rwanda at the 37th Session of Universal Periodic Review (UPR), sharing recommendations to improve their human rights record.
Mr Omar Daair has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Rwanda in succession to Ms Joanne Lomas.
Statement by Amy Townsend, UK Legal Counsellor and Deputy Legal Adviser, at the UN Security Council Briefing on the IRMCT
UK partnership with Rwanda has enabled significant progress in tackling corruption, including through £19 million support to public sector reforms.
Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe at the Security Council briefing on the situation in the Great Lakes region
British High Commissioner to Rwanda, Joanna Lomas, writes on the importance of this year for Rwanda's economic, trade, financial and agricultural development on the back of the UK-Africa Investment Summit.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
DFID has provided £3 million (US$3.8 million) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help improve the food security of Burundian refugees in Mahama Camp in Eastern Rwanda.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson met President Paul Kagame at the UK-Africa Investment Summit.
The British High Commission is seeking an experienced consultant to design and implement a campaign to raise awareness of the Commonwealth in Rwanda and UK-Rwanda links on Commonwealth priority areas.
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the Great Lakes Region
Countries at risk of Ebola will receive extra UK aid support to help stop the deadly disease from spreading, International Development Secretary Alok Sharma announced today (Monday 19 August).
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon has issued a statement following a meeting to celebrate the Commonwealth's 70th anniversary.
The UK Minister of State for Africa, Harriett Baldwin MP, arrived in Kigali on Friday to join the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Statement by Stephen Hickey, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council Briefing on the Great Lakes Region
In her blog, Head of DFID Rwanda, Sarah Metcalf, talks about building learning foundations to improve learning opportunities for 2.6 million children in Rwanda.
During his time at the UN General Assembly, Jeremy Hunt hosted the meeting with influential figures who will lobby for quality education for girls.
Film director Richard Curtis joins International Development Secretary, Education Secretary and the British Council to launch new education programme.
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