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The UK government has expressed concern at recent loss of life in Yemen.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Alistair Burt has issued this statement following the United States’ decision to withdraw funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
The governments of France, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States issued a joint statement on the continued escalation of violence in and around Tripoli.
Transformative UK aid projects will protect the agricultural sector and small-scale farmers across the continent
New UK aid programmes to help millions more young people to plan their families, stay in education and get better jobs
New UK aid programmes will help strengthen criminal justice systems, utilise British asset recovery experts and create new centres of British expertise in major financial hubs
Two African companies prepare to list on the London Stock Exchange and a new UK-Africa FinTech Partnership is launched
Initiatives in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria will include teams to boost innovation in technology, an accelerator programme and entrepreneurship schemes
The Minister spoke at the United Nations Security Council debate on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Mediation and Settlements of Disputes.
100,000 new jobs will be created with support from UK aid
UK aid will help over 11 million people living off the grid access clean energy
The Prime Minister has announced increased support to African countries on the front line of instability, with an expansion of the UK’s diplomatic network.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for the Commonwealth and the United Nations, gave a statement at the Security Council briefing on Burma.
Prime Minister to unveil measures to cut illegal and unsafe migration and support victims of modern slavery as she visits Nigeria.
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the Security Council briefing on Syria
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations at the Security Council briefing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The UK aims to generate up to £8 billion of vital public and private investment in Africa to create jobs and boost growth over the next four years.
Minister Harriett Baldwin announced a new programme to create jobs for Ghanaians, stimulate private sector investment and drive Ghana’s economic transformation.
Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon addressed the UN Security Council on Burma, calling on the international community to increase support for Rohingya refugees.
British aid experts are working with the Met office, to help prevent major outbreaks of cholera and save lives in war-torn Yemen.
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