Letisha Lunin

UK Spokesperson at @UKUN_NewYork | Formerly @UKMisBrussels and @ODI_Global

[Hamish Falconer MP @HFalconerMP]

We welcome tonight’s UNSC session on Lebanon. Escalation on this scale is not acceptable.

All parties must implement a genuine and lasting ceasefire.

Only a negotiated, diplomatic solution can deliver long term peace and security.

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

Last night a Russian drone entered Romanian airspace and hit a residential building, injuring civilians.

Time and again, Russia has shown it has no regard for civilian life, international law, or sovereignty of its neighbours.

We stand with Ukraine, Romania and all NATO allies.

[Yvette Cooper @YvetteCooperMP]

Awful scenes in Kyiv and across Ukraine overnight after another massive Russian attack.

I agree with Andrii - Moscow's escalating assault on Ukrainian civilians betrays its weakness.

We will keep up pressure on Russia. The UK is resolute in our support for Ukraine.🇺🇦 🇬🇧

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

I welcome the progress towards an agreement between the US and Iran.

We need to see an agreement that brings the conflict to an end and reopens the Strait of Hormuz, with unconditional and unrestricted freedom of navigation. It’s vital that Iran must never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon.

My government will continue to do everything we can to protect British people from the impact of this conflict.

We will work with our international partners to seize this moment and achieve a long-term diplomatic settlement.

[UK at the UN 🇬🇧🇺🇳 @UKUN_NewYork]

We are pleased to announce that Dame Sarah MacIntosh DCMG @SarahMacFCDO has been appointed UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the @UN in New York.

Dame Sarah will take up her appointment during the summer of 2026.https://t.co/QPeEuw2s4N

[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office @FCDOGovUK]

Women and girls deserve to live free from fear of violence.

We won’t have peace, security or prosperity until they do.

With our partners, the UK is setting up a new International Coalition to End Violence Against Women and Girls.

[UK at the UN 🇬🇧🇺🇳 @UKUN_NewYork]

Peace begins with truth: this war could end the moment Russia stops its invasion.

Russia is losing more soldiers than it recruits.

So Putin is desperate to convince us all that Russian victory is inevitable. But no one is falling for it.

Europe's support is here to stay.

[Ambassador James Kariuki @JamesKariuki_UN]

The Strait of Hormuz must be fully reopened. The law of the sea must be respected.

Iran must cease attacks on shipping, remove mines immediately, and must not charge tolls.

We support the efforts of Bahrain, the GCC, and the US at the UN to restore freedom of navigation.

[UK at the UN 🇬🇧🇺🇳 @UKUN_NewYork]

“We need to work with nature, not against it.”

Happy 100th birthday, Sir David Attenborough!

Sir David has brought the wonders of the natural world into homes around the world, deepening our understanding of the urgent need to conserve, protect, and restore it - together.

[Yvette Cooper @YvetteCooperMP]

Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine continues to be met by European unity.

Working together to equip Ukraine to defend itself, the UK will enter talks to join the EU loan programme.

We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes. 🇺🇦🇬🇧

https://t.co/MNGa6YU9tN

[UK at the UN 🇬🇧🇺🇳 @UKUN_NewYork]

Independent journalism shines a spotlight on the reality of war.

@Pressfreedom reports that 129 journalists and media workers were killed in 2025. This is unacceptable.

On World Press Freedom Day, we strongly condemn all violence against journalists and call for accountability

[UK at the UN 🇬🇧🇺🇳 @UKUN_NewYork]

Free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz is a cornerstone of global security and prosperity.

Along with 90 countries and partners, @SDoughtyMP joined Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani to call for the urgent and unimpeded opening of the Strait.

[Yvette Cooper @YvetteCooperMP]

Events in the Strait of Hormuz remind us that we’re in a new era of geoeconomics, where economic security must be at the top of our foreign policy agenda.

My words in @TheEconomist ⬇️

https://t.co/mJtTk1n2uq

[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office @FCDOGovUK]

Joint statement by the UK and Finland, as Co-Chairs of the Media Freedom Coalition, on attacks on journalists in Lebanon ⬇️

[UK at the UN 🇬🇧🇺🇳 @UKUN_NewYork]

The International Court of Justice opened its doors 80 years ago and remains a powerful force for peace and the rule of law worldwide.

We spoke with Professor Dapo Akande, the UK’s candidate for election as an ICJ judge, about the ICJ’s history, significance and impact.

[UK at the UN 🇬🇧🇺🇳 @UKUN_NewYork]

Today, on what would have been her 100th birthday, we remember Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

“In my lifetime, the United Nations has moved from being a high-minded aspiration to being a real force for common good.”

Her Majesty addressed the @UN in 2010 and 1957.

[UK at the UN 🇬🇧🇺🇳 @UKUN_NewYork]

The UNSC met today because Russia continues to violate the Charter it is bound to uphold.

In Ukraine, Russia is the aggressor.

Russia is the one that must show restraint, that must de-escalate, that must engage in meaningful dialogue.

[Hamish Falconer MP @HFalconerMP]

Attacks against peacekeepers are unacceptable. @UNIFIL personnel's safety in Lebanon cannot be compromised.

Deeply saddened by the death of peacekeeper Sergeant-Chief Montorio, along with three other peacekeepers injured in an attack in southern Lebanon.

[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office @FCDOGovUK]

Hajooj Kuka is a founding member of the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan - community-led organisations where volunteers are getting lifesaving support to the hardest-to-reach areas.

Where aid is blocked and humanitarian needs are desperate, local responders embedded within affected communities are often best placed to reach those most in need.

We are doubling our support to them to reach 1.8 million people in the year ahead.

[Ambassador James Kariuki @JamesKariuki_UN]

Three years on, Sudan faces the worst humanitarian crisis of our time.

At the Berlin Conference, UK Foreign Secretary @YvetteCooperMP pledged almost $200m in humanitarian aid to support those most in need.

We continue to press at the @UN for an urgent ceasefire.