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The UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO & UN, Simon Manley, delivered a statement at Afghanistan’s Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council.

• Updated: 29 April 2024

UK Statement for Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan.

• Updated: 1 March 2024

Explanation of vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan.

• Updated: 29 December 2023

Statement from special representatives and envoys for Afghanistan from Canada, the EU, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, UK and USA after their 18 October 2023 meeting.

• Updated: 3 November 2023

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan.

• Updated: 21 June 2023

Enhanced Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Afghanistan. Delivered by UK's Ambassador to the WTO & UN, Simon Manley.

• Updated: 20 June 2023

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan

• Updated: 29 April 2023

Explanation of vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan

• Updated: 16 March 2023

The foreign ministers of 27 countries and the EU High Representative urged the Taliban to reverse restrictions on women and girls’ human rights and freedoms.

• Updated: 8 March 2023

Special Envoys and Representatives for Afghanistan from the EU, the UK and 8 other countries gave a statement on the situation in Afghanistan.

• Updated: 6 March 2023

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Member States Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan

• Updated: 1 February 2023

Foreign ministers from 12 countries, and the EU, gave a statement after the Taliban’s order barred Afghan women from working for non-governmental organisations.

• Updated: 29 December 2022

On behalf of the UK government Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon condemned the Taliban's recent decision to ban women from going to university across Afghanistan.

• Updated: 22 December 2022

The foreign ministers gave a joint statement condemning the Taliban’s recent decision to ban women from universities in Afghanistan.

• Updated: 21 December 2022

Ambassador Barbara Woodward speaks at the UN Security Council briefing on Afghanistan

• Updated: 20 December 2022

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on Afghanistan

• Updated: 27 September 2022

Special representatives for Afghanistan and Pakistan, and envoys from the US and Europe gave a statement after their meeting on Afghanistan on 15 September 2022.

• Updated: 25 September 2022

The UK Minister for South Asia Lord Ahmad writes in The Times that the UK government's commitment to Afghanistan and its people remains strong.

• Updated: 26 August 2022

Writing in Times Red Box, former UK Ambassador to Afghanistan Sir Laurie Bristow reflects on last year's evacuation effort in Afghanistan.

• Updated: 26 August 2022

Alice Jacobs, UK Deputy Political Coordinator at the United Nations, gave a statement at the UN Security Council briefing on counter-terrorism.

• Updated: 9 August 2022