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  • Minister Harriett Baldwin visited Mali on 8-9 November discussing development, humanitarian and stabilisation efforts.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • The UK welcomed Malta’s advances in fighting discrimination and improving gender equality, but recommended accelerating the judicial process and reviewing their plan against human trafficking.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • The UK is helping South African tech entrepreneurs to scale up with access to partnerships with top tech companies in the UK.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • The Prince of Wales and his wife The Duchess of Cornwall visited Nigeria on the third and final leg of a West Africa tour.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • The service paid tribute to all those from the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries and elsewhere who lost their lives during conflicts from World War I to the present day.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • The UK welcomed Congo’s efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality, but expressed concern about reports of torture and the lack of progress on death penalty abolition.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • The Child Safeguarding in Thailand conference launched on 12 November at the Sivatel Bangkok Hotel.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Statement by Stephen Hickey, UK Political Coordinator to the UN, at the Security Council Briefing on the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Statement by Stephen Hickey, UK Political Coordinator to the UN, at the Security Council Briefing on Iraq.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • FCO statement following the Italian conference for the future of Libya held in Palermo on 13 November 2018, attended by Minister Burt.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Jeremy Hunt has returned from meetings in Saudi Arabia and the UAE on the situation in Yemen.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • The UK acknowledged the difficult situation in Chad, but called on the government to prosecute security forces involved in human rights violations and enforce measures against human traffickers.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • British Embassy Office Bujumbura will be funding training of Burundian judicial police officers on human rights compliance and respecting the rights of those detained.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • FCO condemns illegitimate and unlawful “elections” held in the Donbas and calls on Russia to withdraw its military forces from Ukrainian territory.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • The UK highlighted Belize's progress on LGBTI issues and HIV/AIDS, but recommended strengthening the criminal justice system and measures around investigating slavery offences.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • On 11 November 1918 church bells and other bells, which had fallen silent during the course of the First World War, rang out spontaneously as news of the Armistice spread across Europe and the world.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • The UK welcomed Monaco's commitment to human rights, but encouraged Monaco to endorse the UK's Call to Action on Modern Slavery and further combat discrimination against women.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will visit Saudi Arabia and the UAE today [Monday 12 November] to press for an end to the bloodshed in Yemen.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • FCO Minister of State for Asia and Pacific, Mark Field has reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to Vietnam marking 45 years of UK-Vietnam diplomatic relations

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, at the Security Council Open Debate on maintaining peace and security: strengthening the role of multilateralism and the UN.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government