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Recommendation 7
7
Accepted
UK well-placed to mobilise like-minded states for global conflict resolution.
Conclusion
The UK is well placed to mobilise like-minded states and build regional and bloc-based coalitions to advance efforts to lead on the resolution of global conflict. This applies in particular to those organisations which have a regional remit for country files for which the UK holds the pen on the United Nations Security Council. (Conclusion, Paragraph 46)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government details its substantial contributions to UN budgets and reaffirms its commitment to restoring ODA spending to 0.7% of GNI when fiscal conditions allow. It plans to publish indicative ODA allocations for the next three years, prioritizing multilateral institutions, but states it cannot commit to ringfencing future spend.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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Agree. 14. HMG continues to be a leading player in the UN context. HMG also remains committed to utilising the skills and capability held by UK Missions and diplomats to confidently work towards resolving conflicts where it is not possible to do so within the UN Security Council, including using the UK’s full range of bilateral and multilateral relationships. While conflict prevention and resolution has a narrower definition within organisations such as the OSCE, the UK’s policy is to exercise leadership in line with international law and accountability. This is supported when efforts in one forum are then reinforced and amplified across all our multilateral equities. We have leveraged this via our chairing of the OSCE Security Committee in 2025 and 2026, and the Forum for Security Cooperation in late 2026. 15. HMG’s response to Russian aggression, which was called out in the UN Security Council and responded to by NATO forces, is an example of a complimentary and functional response across multiple multilateral organisations. Wider multinational initiatives such as the Coalition of the Willing focus on the potential for a combined effort to maximise the contributions of each Member State. 16. HMG is engaging closely with the US across all files in the UN Security Council. Since the publication of the Committee’s report we have, for example, cooperated closely with the US and other partners in the Council to agree UN mandate renewals including most recently on Yemen, South Sudan, and Haiti in addition to Western Sahara, Libya, and Colombia.
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