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Aung San Suu Kyi (Getty Images)

A united message to Burma on human rights abuses 03 July 2009

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Burma today calling for the release of pro democracy leader Aung San Su Kyi and to send a united international message to Burma on human rights abuses.

United Nations Security Council, Copyright UN Photo/Jenny Rockett

Comments on UN Security Council Resolution on North Korea 12 June 2009

Philip Parham, from the UK's Mission to the UN, made comments on the UN Security Council's resolution on North Korea on 12 June.

International Day of UN Peacekeepers 21 May 2009

Head of the Diplomatic Service, Sir Peter Ricketts, laid a wreath as part of a ceremony at the Cenotaph to commemorate those who lost their lives whilst serving in UN peacekeeping missions.

Foreign Secretary statement on Sri Lanka at UN 11 May 2009

Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, spoke to the media about the situation in Sri Lanka ahead of a meeting at the United Nations on 11 May 2009.

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