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Security Council briefing on sexual violence in Israel, Gaza and West Bank

Amid worsening humanitarian conditions in the war in Gaza, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, briefed the Security Council in New York on her sexual violence report...

Monday, 11 March 2024 19:47

UK supports millions of people globally in bid to end gender-based violence

New figures on the UK’s support to end Gender-Based Violence (GBV) show how this funding has transformed the lives of over 4 million of the world’s most vulnerable people...

Monday, 11 March 2024 17:42

£6.1 billion investment is delivering a green transport revolution to regenerate the West Midlands

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is investing a total of £6.1 billion to deliver a green transport revolution across the region, expanding Metro, bus, rail, cycling and walking networks...

Monday, 11 March 2024 17:36

UK champions women in business and shares the Women’s Empowerment Principles

The British Embassy delivered an activity with UN Women with the objective to share the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) in Guatemala...

Monday, 11 March 2024 16:21

Ceasefire in Gaza, urges UN chief, on first day of Ramadan

A Ramadan ceasefire for Gaza must be implemented immediately, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, the first day of the Muslim holy month...

Monday, 11 March 2024 15:42

Etrasimod approved to treat patients over the age of 16 with ulcerative colitis

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (11 March 2024) approved the medicine etrasimod (Velsipity) to treat people with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis...

Monday, 11 March 2024 15:17

Secretary of State speech at Tech UK, London

A speech delivered by Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Michelle Donelan, at Tech UK on Monday 11 March...

Monday, 11 March 2024 14:41

Proposals published to improve gender balance in the Senedd

Landmark legal proposals to increase the proportion of women standing as candidates in future Senedd elections are published today (11 March)...

Monday, 11 March 2024 13:44

Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee members to visit Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

A range of views are being considered for UK-wide project...

Monday, 11 March 2024 13:42

NEU comments on Ofsted response to Education Select Committee report into the inspectorate

Commenting on Ofsted’s response to the Education Select Committee report calling for major changes to the inspectorate’s work, Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...

Monday, 11 March 2024 13:04