LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * PM to announce £48 million industry partnership to back dementia research and speed up the development of new treatments * Dementia to be one of the first priorities for the new Health Data Research Service that will join up NHS and research data for the first time to help new drugs reach patients faster * Comes alongside commitment to deliver a new National Care Service and reform social care to improve su...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK's first dedicated business centre for industry in Ukraine has now opened, offering companies a permanent presence in Kyiv to deepen industrial ties with our ally. The Kyiv Business Centre (KBC) is the first of its kind in the Ukrainian capital and is the result of close collaboration between the National Armaments Director (NAD) Group, industrial partners and finance industry, demonstrating the sustained c...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Ed Miliband reaffirms UK's unwavering backing for Ukraine on first visit as Foreign Secretary and unveils £54m package of winter resilience funding. * Fresh sanctions action today now means over 90% of Russia's total oil producing capacity covered by UK sanctions regime. * On a joint visit with President Zelenskyy, Foreign Secretary sees site of recent strike in Pryluky, which claimed lives of at least 22. ...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Over 5 million more households could benefit from strict new protections that force landlords to quickly fix dangers like severe damp and mould * Private renters, homeless families, care leavers and people in supported housing could get faster repairs through legal deadlines set by Awaab's Law * Changes already protecting social housing tenants come in memory of two-year-old Awaab Ishak who died in 2020,...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Mr President, The UK thanks Georgia for presenting this resolution again. We reaffirm our support to Georgian sovereignty and self-determination and recognise that for 18 long years Georgian territory has been occupied by an aggressor state. Russia's unlawful occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia has defied international law and denied ethnic Georgians their basic human rights. This occupation must ...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report. Upholding and promoting the rule of law, both at home and abroad, is a priority for the UK. As our Prime Minister made clear at the UN General Assembly, the United Kingdom will proudly stand up for our values and the rule of law. We remain a strong supporter of the United Nations, the UN Charter, and the Group of Friends on the Rule of Law. ...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Thank you, Chair. I just wanted to come in support of the statement made by our colleague from Sri Lanka in him noting our inability to make progress. It is both worrying and it is accurate. The inability to make progress in decisions is both relevant to the negotiations track and also to the reform track, and as many noted last week, the two are not separate. Like Sri Lanka, the UK seeks the politica...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Thank you Chair. The United Kingdom has listened carefully to Members today and over the past few weeks. We recognise many concerns have been raised. These include capacity constraints and also the need to ensure that all Members can see something of interest and value to them in this reform process. By return, the United Kingdom continues to want an inclusive process and is happy to look at ideas that...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Thank you, Mr Chair. The United Kingdom stands in full solidarity with Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye following the attacks on civilian shipping in the Black Sea over the past 48 hours. Our thoughts are with the seafarers who have lost their lives, with those still missing, and with their families. The facts so far are these. On 5 October, the Turkish-owned cargo vessel Royad Mammadov, carrying cor...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Thank you, Chair. The UK would like to take this opportunity to respond to both Items 7 and 8 together. The UK is a strong supporter of the ECA, and we took note of the questions raised by Members at the July General Council. We welcome the Co-Conveners' written response to those questions in document WT/GC/W/1006. I would add that this sort of questioning, and the responses that have been given, are ...