tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications about United Nations General Assembly 2018 2018-09-28T12:45:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/minister-for-africa-announces-vital-funding-for-lgbt-inclusion 2018-09-28T12:45:00+01:00 Minister for Africa announces vital funding for LGBT inclusion At the UN General Assembly ''Violence against LGBTI Individuals' event, Harriett Baldwin affirmed the government's commitment to securing global LGBT equality. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-leads-diplomatic-effort-to-boost-international-support-for-iraq 2018-09-28T00:57:43+01:00 UK leads diplomatic effort to boost international support for Iraq Following a meeting hosted by the UK at the UN General Assembly, Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has welcomed renewed commitments from international partners to support a strong stabilisation partnership with Iraq. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-ministers-joint-statement-on-syria-27-september-2018 2018-09-27T21:14:00+01:00 Foreign Ministers' joint statement on Syria, 27 September 2018 Foreign Secretary joins others in support for the UN’s efforts to achieve a political solution to the conflict in Syria, at the UN General Assembly. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-secretary-urges-allies-to-commmit-to-yemen-peace-process 2018-09-27T20:48:00+01:00 Foreign Secretary urges allies to commmit to Yemen peace process The Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged the members of the Quad group to make every effort to advance the UN-led peace process for Yemen at a meeting during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-urges-donors-to-support-african-union-mission-in-somalia 2018-09-27T19:59:00+01:00 UK urges donors to support African Union Mission in Somalia UK, Somalia, Italy and Ethiopia at the UN General Assembly bring together international partners in support of Somalia’s security, political and economic reforms on 27 September 2018. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/north-korea-must-abandon-its-nuclear-weapons 2018-09-27T17:25:00+01:00 North Korea must abandon its nuclear weapons: statement by Jeremy Hunt The Foreign Secretary gave a statement on North Korea at the Security Council briefing during the 2018 United Nations General Assembly. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/lord-ahmad-reaffirms-uk-commitment-to-stamp-out-anti-semitism 2018-09-27T16:15:00+01:00 Lord Ahmad reaffirms UK commitment to stamp out anti-semitism At a United Nations General Assembly event, the UK government calls on international community to combat anti-semitism in all its forms. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/minister-calls-for-women-to-be-included-in-peacebuilding-process 2018-09-27T13:48:00+01:00 Minister calls for women to be included in peacebuilding process Lord Tariq Ahmad chairs an event in the margins of the UN General Assembly on how to increase women's participation in peace building and conflict resolution. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-secretary-hosts-first-platform-for-girls-education-meeting 2018-09-27T13:41:00+01:00 Foreign Secretary hosts first Platform for Girls' Education meeting During his time at the UN General Assembly, Jeremy Hunt hosted the meeting with influential figures who will lobby for quality education for girls. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-expertise-to-help-developing-countries-tackle-climate-change-and-move-to-cleaner-energy 2018-09-27T10:42:00+01:00 UK expertise to help developing countries tackle climate change and move to cleaner energy UK shows leadership at UN General Assembly in helping developing countries reduce emissions and build resilience to climate change. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-leads-the-fight-against-increasing-drug-resistant-tb 2018-09-27T09:00:00+01:00 UK leads the fight against increasing drug resistant TB The UK has committed to leading the fight against tuberculosis (TB), one of the world’s deadliest diseases, through funding research into three new treatments. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/pm-speech-to-the-un-general-assembly-26-september-2018 2018-09-26T20:16:00+01:00 PM speech to the UN General Assembly: 26 September 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May spoke on behalf of the UK at the UN General Assembly 2018. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/minister-for-africa-calls-for-promises-of-peace-in-south-sudan-to-be-put-into-action 2018-09-26T18:17:00+01:00 Minister for Africa calls for promises of peace in South Sudan to be put into action Whilst at the UN General Assembly, Minister Harriett Baldwin calls for the international community to ensure genuine change for the people of South Sudan. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/pm-statement-at-unsc-counter-proliferation-event-26-september-2018 2018-09-26T17:08:00+01:00 PM statement at UNSC counter-proliferation event: 26 September Prime Minister Theresa May spoke at the UN Security Council's event at UNGA 2018. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/support-survivors-of-sexual-violence-in-conflict-minister-says 2018-09-26T15:39:00+01:00 "Support survivors of sexual violence in conflict" Minister says At the United Nations General Assembly, Lord Tariq Ahmad calls on the international community to better support survivors. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/pm-speech-at-the-bloomberg-global-business-forum-26-september-2018 2018-09-26T14:48:23+01:00 PM speech at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum: 26 September 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May spoke at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum during the United Nations General Assembly, 2018. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/pms-bilateral-with-president-rouhani-of-iran-25-september-2018 2018-09-26T13:30:00+01:00 PM's bilateral with President Rouhani of Iran: 25 September 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May met with President Rouhani of Iran at the United Nations General Assembly 2018. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/pms-bilateral-with-president-erdogan-of-turkey-25-september-2018 2018-09-26T13:28:00+01:00 PM's bilateral with President Erdogan of Turkey: 25 September 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May met with President Erdogan of Turkey at the United Nations General Assembly 2018. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-leads-calls-to-reach-most-marginalised-girls-with-quality-education 2018-09-26T11:25:00+01:00 UK leads calls to reach most marginalised girls with quality education The Prime Minister has called on more countries to join the UK in giving girls in developing countries access to quality education. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/pm-speech-at-the-africa-call-to-invest-unga-event 2018-09-26T10:37:00+01:00 PM speech at the Africa ‘Call to Invest� UNGA event Transcript of the speech delivered by Prime Minister Theresa May at the Africa ‘Call to Invest� UNGA event.