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The UK Permanent Representative in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered the UK statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Belarus.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine
The UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French, delivered a statement on behalf of the UK during the high-level panel on countering the negative impact of disinformation on the enjoyment and realization of human rights.
The UK delivered a statement during a panel discussion on the adverse effects of climate change on the human rights of people in vulnerable situations.
The UK delivered a statement during the panel discussion on the nexus between climate change and violence against women and girls through a human rights lens, as part of the annual discussion on women's rights.
The UK delivered a statement during a panel discussion on human rights-based and gender-responsive care and support systems, as part of the annual discussion on women's rights.
The UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French, delivered a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression .
The UK delivered a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants.
The UK delivered a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change.
The UK delivered a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions.
The UK delivered a statement during the panel discussion on good governance in the promotion and protection of human rights during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The UK delivered a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons.
The British Embassy joined Guatemala’s pride parade with other diplomatic missions in support of human rights of LGBTQI+ persons.
UK National Statement delivered by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council Arria meeting on the Rome Statute
UK Intervention, delivered by Jonathan Hollis, Legal Counsellor and Deputy Legal Adviser, at the UN General Assembly open debate on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
The UK is announcing further funding today to support grassroots human rights defenders and advance equality and freedom across the Commonwealth.
US Deputy Chief of Mission Courtney Austrian delivers a joint statement on behalf of the US, the UK, and Canada in observance of Pride Month.
Canadian Ambassador Kinnear delivers a joint statement to mark World Refugee Day and to recognise all those who have been forced to flee their homelands.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on Afghanistan
Ambassador Neil Bush reiterates the UK's long-standing support to Ukraine in the face of the Russian government's brutal war.
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