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<p>The British Government’s actions to prevent conflict in Afghanistan and in the
Middle East and North Africa include:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Afghanistan</strong>:
Continuing our close engagement with the Afghan government and our international partners
to help bring about an inclusive and sustainable Afghan-led peace process as quickly
as possible. We strongly support current US efforts to drive forward peace. The UK
welcomed the conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council in April that set out a clear
path for how the EU will support peace in Afghanistan. We also support the important
contribution made by the UN Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA). Prospects for
peace are probably better now than at any time since 2001. However, after decades
of war and the lack of trust on all sides, achieving a credible and sustainable peace
process is challenging.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p><strong>Egypt:</strong> The UK plans
to spend more than £50m from 2016 to 2020 to support Egypt’s continued stability,
by providing economic opportunities for and protecting ordinary Egyptians, tackling
radicalisation and safeguarding tourists and British nationals. The Home Office and
Egyptian Ministry of Interior are committed to increasing cooperation across a wide
range of areas, including counter-terrorism, illegal migration and organised crime.</p></li><li><p><strong>Iran:</strong>
We are working with regional and international partners to call for restraint in order
to de-escalate the situation. Yet we remain determined to preserve the Iran nuclear
deal, and are working with E3 partners to achieve this. This deal remains in our shared
interests as long as Iran meets its commitments under the deal in full. It is a key
achievement of the global nuclear non-proliferation architecture, which is in our
shared security interests. We are deeply concerned at the heightened level of regional
tension. Our priority remains de-escalation.</p></li><li><p><strong>Iraq:</strong>
Providing support, together with the Coalition and international partners, to the
Iraqi security sector in countering the ongoing threat from Daesh, and addressing
the root causes of this threat. This involves addressing the underlying political,
social and economic drivers which led to Daesh’s rise. We continue to support, alongside
UN partners, the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) whose mandate renewal was unanimously
approved on 21 May 2019. The UK held the pen on UNSCR 2379 which was unanimously adopted
by the UNSC in 2017 and established the UN Investigative Team for the Accountability
of Daesh (UNITAD). UNITAD will seek to ensure documentation and accountability for
Daesh crimes and work with the Government of Iraq to support reconciliation efforts.</p></li><li><p><strong>Libya:</strong>
We are engaging in intensive diplomacy, involving the UN Special Representative of
the Secretary-General, Ghassan Salamé, and partners in the UN and EU. The UK is clear
that all parties must commit to a ceasefire, ensure humanitarian access, and return
to UN-mediated political talks. The EU28 issued a statement on 12 April 2019 condemning
the violence, and urging all parties to resume political dialogue.</p></li><li><p><strong>Syria:</strong>
Our diplomatic and programme efforts remain focused on bringing the conflict to an
end through a UN-led negotiated political settlement. The UN-led Geneva process between
the Syrian parties remains the forum to achieve this. We are also engaged in completing
the enduring defeat of Daesh. As events unfold, we are keeping our approach under
constant review.</p></li></ul>
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