International Divisions

United Nations, Conflict and Humanitarian Division

Moazzam Malik (Acting)
Tel: 020 7023 0776


United Nations and Commonwealth Department

David Hallam
Tel: 01355 84 3320

UNCD has direct responsibility for a number of UN agencies as well as Commonwealth development institutions including, among others, UNDP, UNICEF, ILO and WHO.

Our role is to drive a coherent and strategic approach to strengthening the UN and Commonwealth systems for development, both inside and outside DFID, in order to improve their effectiveness in contributing to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals

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Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department 

Kenny Dick
Tel: 020 7023 0379

The Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department works with DFID divisions, other Whitehall Departments and international partners to tackle humanitarian, conflict, security and justice issues that underpin poverty in some of the most vulnerable communities around the world.

Our goal is to reduce the loss of lives, livelihoods and property, the incidence of refugees, and internal displacement in conflicts and natural disasters.

Our recent work has involved helping DFID offices to:

  • Manage the impact of floods, earthquakes, hurricanes and conflict in Bangladesh, India, Caribbean, Latin American and Sri Lanka;
  • Build up the disaster management capacity of national authorities in Southern Africa and Indonesia;
  • Think through how conflict and insecurity impact on poor people in Pakistan and Yemen;
  • Design interventions to improve security and help poor people access justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria.

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Stabilisation Unit

Richard Teuten
Tel: 020 7023 1320

The Stabilisation Unit, previously named the Post Conflict Reconstruction Unit (PCRU), is jointly owned by DFID, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) (the three “parent Departments”). It provides specialist, targeted assistance in countries emerging from violent conflict where the UK is helping to achieve a stable environment that will enable longer term development to take place.

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Missions and delegations

UK Representation to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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UK Permanent Representative: Jim Harvey
Via de Monserrato, 48/1, 00186 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 06 6840 0901-3 | Fax: +39 06 6840 0920

UK Delegation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was established in 1945 to promote universal respect for justice, the rule of law and human rights through international collaboration in education, science and culture.

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UK Permanent Delegate: Tim Craddock
1 rue Miollis, 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France
Tel: +331 45 68 27 84 | Fax: +331 47 83 27 77

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