RSF forces are building up on the outskirts of El Fasher where 800,000 civilians are sheltering from fighting across Sudan.
 
The consequences of an attack on the city would be catastrophic.

The Security Council is united and clear: the SAF & RSF need to de-escalate immediately.

Next month UN member states will gather to adopt a landmark resolution launching World Football Day.

Ahead of that, it was my honour this week to bring the greatest football manager of all time to the UN General Assembly.

Today I met acting Foreign Minister Murillo of 🇨🇴 to discuss next steps after the Feb UNSC visit.

We discussed accelerating implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreement including gender and ethnic provisions.

The UK will continue to support Colombia’s path to sustainable peace.

We have to work together to harness the full potential of AI and contain its risks.

This consensus adoption of a historic AI resolution is a testament that UN Member States are doing just that.

Thank you 🇺🇸U.S. Mission to the UN for your leadership. We are proud to have co-sponsored this text.

Great evening celebrating the Commonwealth yesterday with Permanent Mission of Rwanda to The United Nations and Permanent Mission of Samoa to the UN. 

We are an extraordinary family.  

56 independent nations, 2.5 billion people; brimming with the talent, ideas and determination to build a better world.

Russia is holding fraudulent elections in parts of Ukraine.

These elections are a sham because of a simple truth: you cannot hold legitimate elections in someone else’s country.

Reports that Iranian ships avoid UNVIM inspections are extremely concerning. We recommit our support to UNVIM so they can carry out their work.

Houthi attacks are impacting us all and must end.

We urge all stakeholders & parties to the conflict to prioritise the peace process.

In the week we commemorate the 25th anniversary of Poland's membership in NATO, Amb. Krzysztof Szczerski hosted together with DPRs of UK at the UN 🇬🇧🇺🇳 🇬🇧 and UKR Mission to the UN 🇺🇦 MPs from NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

Our dialogue centered on implications for the United Nations of Russia's war of aggression.

Welcome conversation with @OSE_Yemen on how the Security Council can build on the progress made in the Yemen Peace Process, announced in December, and ensure the tangible benefits of the truce are expanded and continue to be felt by the Yemeni people.

This adoption sends a strong, clear message to the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces to agree an immediate ceasefire.

I thank my colleagues across the Council for their engagement on this resolution.

The Security Council has adopted resolution 2724 to call for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan.

14 countries voted in favour, 1 abstained.

The war in Sudan has led to a horrendous humanitarian situation.

The UK has brought forward a Security Council resolution supporting the UNSG António Guterres’s call for an immediate cessation of hostilities and unhindered aid access.

We have a duty to help the vulnerable.

🇬🇧 is a top aid donor and growing trade partner for developing countries.

But illegal migration run by gangs is deadly and unsustainable.

To fight a network, we must build one.

To do this right, we must do it together.

James Cleverly🇬🇧👇

Russia called today’s Council meeting to attempt to distort history.

It was Russia’s aggression that killed the Minsk process. It was President Putin who chose to launch his illegal invasion of Ukraine.

We urge Russia to withdraw its forces from Ukraine.

🇬🇧Ambassador James Kariuki