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The Royal Air Force completed its 11th airdrop today, delivering a total of 110 tonnes of aid from 120 parachutes. In this latest airdrop, the UK has provided ready-to-eat meals, water, rice, tinned goods and flour for the p…

• Updated: 9 May 2024

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum.

• Updated: 6 May 2024

British High Commission announces £850,000 funding uplift to support flood relief efforts in Kenya.

• Updated: 6 May 2024

The UK and Saudi Arabia set to significantly increase cooperation on joint humanitarian and development programmes around the world.

• Updated: 6 May 2024

The UK and Ukraine have launched the InnovateUkraine programme, which will support 13 green energy innovation projects in Ukraine with a £16m investment from the UK government.

• Updated: 3 May 2024

The UK's statement at Yemen's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

• Updated: 1 May 2024

Statement by Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell at the United Nations General Assembly 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development.

• Updated: 29 April 2024

The UK and UNICEF have launched a programme to improve health and nutrition of vulnerable pregnant women and young children in Somalia.

• Updated: 29 April 2024

Foreign Secretary attends World Economic Forum (WEF) in Saudi Arabia where he will hold high level talks with partners in the Middle East.

• Updated: 29 April 2024

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Gaza.

• Updated: 25 April 2024

Support for MedAccess will be used to negotiate lower prices for vital malaria drugs and diagnostic tests for people in countries affected by the disease.

• Updated: 25 April 2024

The UK Mission to ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat launched the ASEAN-UK Economic Integration Programme (EIP) in Jakarta to foster economic growth in the region.

• Updated: 25 April 2024

The UK is providing £6.6m to help Kenyan counties access green finance, and has funded expert analysis to guide these investments

• Updated: 24 April 2024

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on UNRWA.

• Updated: 17 April 2024

The Foreign Secretary is in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories for talks with Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Herzog and Foreign Minister Katz.

• Updated: 17 April 2024

Minister Mitchell announces £100 million hybrid capital contribution to help tackle urgent development issues, as he is due to attend the World Bank Spring Meetings.

• Updated: 17 April 2024

Minister Mitchell announces global call to action to tackle illicit finance through increased transparency of company ownership, ahead of World Bank Spring Meetings.

• Updated: 16 April 2024

The UK participated in a shareholder statement on Multilateral Development Bank Callable Capital, responding to the G20 Review of MDB Capital Adequacy Frameworks.

• Updated: 16 April 2024

The UK has announced life-saving assistance for hundred of thousands of Ethiopians at a pledging event in Geneva.

• Updated: 16 April 2024

The British Ambassador visited communities in Guatemala and Honduras that will benefit from the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund.

• Updated: 9 April 2024