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A new report from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) confirms Assad’s regime responsible for 2018 Douma attack.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council briefing on Syria.
Representatives of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States met in Geneva with UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen on January 24
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has issued a statement one year on from a series of Houthi attacks on the United Arab Emirates.
Statement delivered by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on Yemen
Ahead of a Security Council meeting on Afghanistan, the signatories to the Women, Peace and Security Shared Commitments delivered the following statement.
Lord Ahmad, the UK’s Minister of State for the Middle East has undertaken a two-day official visit to Israel.
Minister for Development Andrew Mitchell gave a statement on United Nations Security Council resolution 2672 about continuing UN cross-border aid to Syria.
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on situation in the Middle East
Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the UN Security Council briefing on Chemical Weapons in Syria
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on Libya
Royal Marines Band Scotland stage surprise performances in Rome during HMS Albion’s visit to Italy
At the International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, James Cleverly called out Russia and Iran as threats to Middle East security.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will speak at the Manama Dialogue security conference in Bahrain.
Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the UN Security Council briefing on chemical weapons in Syria.
Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council meeting on Iraq
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has called on the Houthis to engage constructively with UN efforts to broker an extension to the truce in Yemen.
Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Political Coordinator at the UN at the Security Council meeting on chemical weapons in Syria.
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East peace process.
Minister of State for the Middle East calls on Iran to cease indiscriminate bombardment of Kurdish towns
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