Thank you Mr President. May I start by thanking you for convening this important meeting and also thanking the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and informative briefing. And I am also, like many others, looking forward to Prime Minister Maiga f… read more
Statement by UK Minister of State for the UN and the Commonwealth, Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, and Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, at the … read more
Under-Secretary-General, your Excellencies, colleauges, Ladies and Gentleman, I wish to begin by thanking the most important contributors to the United Nation’s proud history of peacekeeping: the peacekeepers themselves. The brave men and women that w… read more
Schools in England to get hands-on access to new times table tests from today read more
From today (Monday, April 1), schools up and down the country will be able to try out the new multiplication tables check. The check is designed to help ensure children in primary school know their times tables up to 12 off by heart. As well as being … read more