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โConflict zones are terror zones for women and children.โ
Yesterday Danai Gurira spoke powerfully at the United Nations Security Council about the sexual violence occuring in camps for internally displaced people, where she reported 80 cents 'will buy you a child to rape.'
โWhen was the last time you handled 80 cents?โ
That is the price to rape a child in internally displaced people camps in eastern DRC.
Danai Guriraโs powerful words at todayโs Security Council meeting on conflict-related sexual violence.
We are proud to support Ukraine in the fight to defend their sovereign territory, and the UN Charter.
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Asย David Cameronย has said, if we do not stand up to Putin now, he will be back for more.
'All the worldโs a stage' ๐๐๐ญ
With some help from Shakespeareโs Globe, Ambassador
Ambassador Barbara Woodward celebrates Shakespeare's birthday today.
He was born over 400 years ago, but his work still resonates and inspires at the United Nations.๐ #EnglishLanguageDay
.UKR Mission to the UN expresses its profound appreciation to our friends and collogues at UK at the UN ๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ณ and personally to Ambassador Barbara Woodward for their unwavering support of Ukraine.
The UK will provide an additional ยฃ500 million (โฌ580 million) to Kyiv on top of the ยฃ2.5bn allocated for this
The UK set the most ambitious target to cut carbon emissions by 68% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and is the only major economy to set a target of 77% for 2035.
Tech and collaboration will be key to reaching these targets โ we'll work closely with United Nations partners to get there.โ
Last night, the United Kingdom joined U.S. Mission to the UN and 47 other United Nations member states in condemning the Islamic Republic of Iranโs attack on the State of Israel: