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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) was a UK government department responsible for protecting and promoting British interests worldwide. It managed diplomatic relations, supported British citizens abroad, and worked on international issues such as security and trade. In 2020, it merged with the Department for International Development to form the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.
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Friday, 17 July 2026
UK Statements at the World Trade Organization's General Council. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and the UN, Kumar Iyer....
Thursday, 16 July 2026
The UK and eight other countries marked twelve years since the downing of Flight MH17, stressing their unwavering commitment to truth, justice and acc...
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Ambassador Holland said Russia alone caused this war through its illegal use of force against Ukraine. NATO and international support for Ukraine are ...
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Deputy Ambassador James Ford honours the memory of those killed in the Srebrenica genocide, underlines the UK's support for BiH’s stability, sovereign...
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Ambassador Holland updates on the National Security (State Threats) Act 2026 and the recent UK and EU joint cyber sanctions package. ...
Thursday, 16 July 2026
The UK has sanctioned those suspected of being linked to financing, procurement, and commercial networks fuelling the Sudan conflict....
Thursday, 16 July 2026
UK Counsellor for Politico-Military Affairs, Ankur Narayan, rejects Russia’s attempts to portray increased European defence spending and NATO readines...
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Statement by Legal Adviser Colin McIntyre at the UN Security Council meeting on Sudan....
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Statement by Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Colombia....
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Statement by Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development....
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Travelling Brits urged to ‘Know the Signs’ following cases of death and serious illness overseas....
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has today summoned the Iranian Chargé d'Affaires in London in response to the Islamic Revolutionary G...
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Statement by Jess Jambert-Gray, Deputy Political Coordinator, at the UN Security Council meeting on West Africa and the Sahel....
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
A statement by G7 Foreign Ministers on El Obeid calling for the immediate protection of civilians, unhindered humanitarian access, and a cessation of ...
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Former Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt will support British nationals in the most difficult and complex cases....
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Joint statement from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom on the launch of the United Nations Hori...
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Minister of State Stephen Doughty signs UK-EU Treaty on Gibraltar with EU Commissioner Maroš Šef?ovi? in Brussels....
Monday, 13 July 2026
Statement by Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Yemen....
Monday, 13 July 2026
Statement from the Foreign Secretary on the sanctioning of Islamic Movement of Companions of the Right (IMCR)....
Monday, 13 July 2026
The UK has announced £10 million to support Palestinian-led early recovery efforts in Gaza and joined an international initiative to help coordinate f...
Monday, 13 July 2026
The governments of Australia and the United Kingdom gave a joint statement following the third UK–Australia Strategic Dialogue on Gender Equality on 4...
Monday, 13 July 2026
The Minister for Development set out the need to scale up finance for climate resilience and outlined new UK initiatives to support vulnerable countri...
Monday, 13 July 2026
UK and EU?hit back with first joint cyber sanctions package...
Sunday, 12 July 2026
A statement by the E3 (UK, France & Germany) on Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and countries in the region....
Sunday, 12 July 2026
Foreign Secretary Statement on the death of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani...
Saturday, 11 July 2026
The UK has signed a joint statement marking the tenth anniversary of the Arbitral Tribunal Award on the South China Sea....
Saturday, 11 July 2026
Brits heading overseas this summer urged to check Travel Advice as the FCDO highlights unusual requests for consular assistance....
Friday, 10 July 2026
Statement by Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Iran....
Friday, 10 July 2026
UK ratifies the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement....
Thursday, 09 July 2026
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine....
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Civil Nuclear Police Authority CNC publishes Annual Report & Accounts 2025/26
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