Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Coverage of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the Nexus archive.
- Overseas education project for women and girls axed by UK after two years
The UK government has axed the SHEFE program, a £45m initiative aimed at keeping 1 million girls in school across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, which was launched two years ago by the outgoing Conservative government. The program's tender has been withdrawn by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
- UK failed to stop el-Fasher massacre because it feared the UAE, MPs told
A UK parliamentary committee was told the UK failed to prevent a massacre in Sudan's el-Fasher due to prioritizing relations with the UAE over civilian safety. Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond claimed the UK ignored warnings about UAE-backed paramilitaries committing genocide, despite being uniquely positioned to act as the UN penholder for Sudan.
- Family accuse FCDO of lack of support over death of UK man in Grenada
The family of Andrew Frederick, a 47-year-old British man found dead in Grenada, accuses the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of withholding specialist support. A pathologist ruled his death a homicide, but UK authorities reportedly refused assistance, prompting calls for a policy review on aiding Brits killed abroad.