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UK urges focus on delivery at UN committee session
Britain has told the UN's Second Committee that countries must turn agreed development promises into real results, warning that time is running short.
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UK warns chemical weapons watchdog that Russia's violations threaten global ban
Britain has told the OPCW that Moscow's repeated use of banned toxins risks eroding the worldwide prohibition on chemical arms, while welcoming progress on Syria's stockpiles.
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UK backs stronger UN-AU partnership on African security
Britain says deeper cooperation between the United Nations and African Union is vital as conflicts grow more complex across the continent.
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UK presses for budget discipline and reform at UN committee
Britain has set out three priorities for the UN's budget committee, calling for reforms that improve effectiveness, sharpen accountability and deliver value for money.
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UK urges accountability as Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine
Britain has told an OSCE conference that evidence of Russian violations continues to mount, warning of a new winter campaign against Ukraine's energy network.
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UN core group urges action on Sudan human rights crisis
Britain, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway have put forward a draft resolution at the UN Human Rights Council calling for accountability and the renewal of the Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan.
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UK backs OSCE election observers as Russia's war on Ukraine tops agenda
Britain has reaffirmed its support for the OSCE's human rights work at a conference in Warsaw, naming Ukraine as its top priority and condemning Russian strikes and sham elections.
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle to attend Inter-Parliamentary Union assembly in Tanzania
The Commons Speaker will join more than 600 parliamentarians in Arusha for the 153rd IPU Assembly, where good governance, climate change and inequality are on the agenda.
