This week at the Foreign Office
A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.
The key areas of focus for the Foreign Office this week were Libya, providing consular assistance to British nationals affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the ongoing situation in Bahrain.
Libya
On Monday, Prime Minister David Cameron updated Parliament on the that focussed on Libya and the Middle East.
On Tuesday, the United Nations Human Rights Council met to discuss the and Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the response to the situation in Libya following the .
Permanent Under Secretary Simon Fraser on Wedneday and reiterated that the UK and many others in the international community believe Qadhafi must relinquish power immediately.
The United Nations Security Council was approved on Thursday. Commenting on the Resolution, the Foreign Secretary said, 鈥� Following the adoption of the Resolution, the Prime Minister gave a on Friday.
Japan
The Foreign Office has been regularly publishing since an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 struck 250 miles from Tokyo on Friday 11 March.
Our is being continually updated and we have provided a in Japan. The UK Government is .
On 14 March the Prime Minister updated Parliament on the , and the Foreign Secretary gave a further update on the on 17 March.
Bahrain
On Wednesday, the Foreign Secretary spoke with and expressed serious concern about the situation on the ground. The Prime Minister personally of street protests in the Gulf state.
The Foreign Office is regularly updating our in light of developments, and the to supplement commercially available options.
Also this week, the Foreign Secretary opened a debate on the in the House of Commons. He described the as unacceptable and discussed developments across the Middle East in his meeting with on 17 March. He also updated Parliament on the into the death of British aid worker Linda Norgrove.
The UK Government celebrated and the Foreign Office marked . A film featuring was launched to coincide with this milestone.