The UK is committed to improving respectful and dignified care for women and girls.

Today we announced new £5.83m funding to:

✅ Strengthen grassroots organisations
✅ Focus on marginalised
✅ Increase capacity of local midwifery
✅ Create emergency transport systems for women

While we must let the judicial process run its course, I am deeply concerned by allegations of British nationals carrying out criminal activity on UK soil to benefit the Russian state.

We will use the full weight of the criminal justice system to hold anyone found guilty of

Today we celebrate 75 years of the modern Commonwealth.

Since 1949, the #Commonwealth has grown in both scale and influence with 56 member countries, spanning six continents and representing a third of the world's population.

Discover our history 👇🏾

#Commonwealth At75

The British High Commission will be closed for Orthodox Easter from 3 to 6 May. If you need urgent consular assistance call +35722861100 and follow the consular option. Happy Easter to those who celebrate. Enjoy the *hot* spring break! The BHC will reopen on 7 May.

Today is #WorldMalariaDay .

Thanks to UK-India collaboration the world now has two malaria vaccines.

But there's still more we can do.

We’re supporting MedAccess to make malaria prevention tools like nets more available and affordable to people in lower income countries.

Happy #StGeorgesDay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

We welcomed #Commonwealth SG Patricia Scotland KC at Cyprus MFA today.

Extensive discussions with FM @CKombos on the common challenges our Commonwealth family is facing.

The SG also met with PermSec Andreas Kakouris and visited the permanent exhibition on the history of the MFA.

We need to do more to help Ukraine because they are our neighbours and friends – this matters for the whole world but it’s about our security and our continent.

Antonio Tajani Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock

Now, more than ever, we must work together with our partners around the world to avoid further escalation in the Middle East.

🏥 7,600+ people treated at our field hospital
🩹 620+ surgeries completed
🚑 3,400+ people reached via mobile health clinics

Our teams in #Gaza have provided healthcare for nearly 12,000 people, more than 40% of whom are children.

Learn more ➡tinyurl.com/mr3xa9zw

An effective Palestinian government for the West Bank and Gaza is a vital element for lasting peace.

I met Palestinian Authority PM Mohammad Mustafa to reiterate UK support as his government takes much needed steps on reform, and our shared commitment to a two-state solution.

The British High Commission in Nicosia is now looking to recruit a Personal Assistant to the High Commissioner.
Application deadline: 5 May 2024
Salary: €1938.50
Start Date: 10 June 2024
Apply online: fco.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/…

We are doing everything we can to get more aid to civilians in Gaza as quickly as possible by land, sea and air.

We need more road crossings and Ashdod Port open for humanitarian aid.

Working with Jordan, Royal Air Force has air dropped more food supplies to reach those in need.

Speaking with the new PM of the Palestinian Authority Mohammad Mustafa, I offered the UK’s support as his government implements much-needed reforms.

An effective PA is vital for lasting peace and progress towards a two-state solution.

I spoke with Israeli FM @Israel_Katz to underline that the deaths of World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza, including three British Nationals, are completely unacceptable.

Israel must urgently explain how this happened & make major changes to ensure safety of aid workers on the ground.

The news of the airstrike that killed World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers in Gaza is deeply distressing.

British Nationals are reported to have been killed, we are urgently working to verify this information and will provide full support to their families.

The BHC will be closed for Western Easter from 29 March to 1 April. If you need urgent consular assistance, call +35722861100 and follow the consular option. Happy Easter to those who celebrate and a nice spring break to everyone! The BHC will reopen on 2 April!

Why is it difficult getting aid into Gaza?

The Foreign Secretary David Cameron and his Representative for Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Bryson-Richardson, answer your questions on the Israel and Gaza crisis.

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