The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has closed. It’s been replaced by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). FCDO guidance, services and information These services are now provided by FCDO: foreign travel advice consular help and services abroad document legislation History of FCO FCO was a ministerial department from October 1968 to September 2020. It merged with the Department for International Development to create FCDO.
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Ministers
Urge the Government to Oppose Ghana's Anti-LGBTQ Draft Legislation
Open from Friday 13th August 2021 to Sunday 13th February 2022
308 signatures
Commission investigation into Covid-19 cases in Cornwall and the G7 conference
Open from Monday 28th June 2021 to Tuesday 28th December 2021
306 signatures
Provide more aid to the people suffering in Yemen
Open from Thursday 16th July 2020 to Saturday 16th January 2021
306 signatures
Work to amend the Hague Convention regarding mothers and children fleeing abuse
Open from Thursday 15th April 2021 to Friday 15th October 2021
304 signatures
Immediately send more air defence systems to Ukraine
Opened on Monday 22nd April 2024
299 signatures so far
Suspend the foreign aid budget indefinitely
Open from Wednesday 9th February 2022 to Tuesday 9th August 2022
280 signatures
Pressure China to support the use of the Mongolian language in Southern Mongolia
Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
279 signatures
Recognise Northern Cyprus as an independent state and enable free trade
Open from Wednesday 26th May 2021 to Friday 26th November 2021
269 signatures
Ban military exports to Israel and investigate use of UK arms by Israel
Open from Thursday 16th February 2023 to Wednesday 16th August 2023
260 signatures
Support the UN-recognised Libyan government to achieve a stable democratic state
Open from Monday 29th June 2020 to Tuesday 29th December 2020
255 signatures
Cut all diplomatic ties with Israel and seek international sanctions
Opened on Wednesday 22nd November 2023
245 signatures so far
An immediate evacuation of British Afghans' Families in Afghanistan
Open from Wednesday 1st September 2021 to Tuesday 1st March 2022
245 signatures
Stop all foreign aid and sanction Uganda over its anti-LGBT+ legislation
Open from Monday 27th March 2023 to Wednesday 27th September 2023
241 signatures
Seek to replace Russia with Ukraine in the Security Council.
Open from Wednesday 13th April 2022 to Thursday 27th October 2022
240 signatures
Censure the Chinese Government for ignoring the Sino-British Joint declaration.
Open from Thursday 16th July 2020 to Saturday 16th January 2021
240 signatures
Seek to start peace talks between Israel and Palestine to resolve the conflict
Open from Friday 27th October 2023 to Saturday 27th April 2024
238 signatures
Seize frozen Russian assets and give proceeds to Ukraine
Open from Friday 10th February 2023 to Thursday 10th August 2023
237 signatures
Seek to establish an international fleet of hospital ships off the coast of Gaza
Opened on Thursday 9th November 2023
233 signatures so far
Redistribute unrequired medical supplies to prevent waste and offer aid
Open from Friday 5th March 2021 to Sunday 5th September 2021
230 signatures
Lift all sanctions on Syria after the devastating Earthquake
Open from Wednesday 15th February 2023 to Tuesday 15th August 2023
229 signatures
Support relocation of adults and children in Greek refugee camps due to Covid-19
Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
229 signatures
UK should act to address settler violence in the West Bank
Opened on Friday 3rd November 2023
226 signatures so far
Recognise Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) as an independent state
Open from Friday 11th December 2020 to Friday 11th June 2021
217 signatures
Cut diplomatic ties with Russia. We can never work with them again.
Open from Thursday 20th October 2022 to Thursday 20th April 2023
215 signatures
Seek to ensure access to clean water for the people of Palestine
Opened on Wednesday 24th January 2024
210 signatures so far
Recognise the Isaaq Genocide
Open from Monday 18th July 2022 to Wednesday 1st February 2023
209 signatures
UK government to impose sanctions on Poland for treatment of LGBTQ+
Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
209 signatures
Impose sanctions on countries involved in the illegal tiger trade
Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
209 signatures
Take concrete steps against Israeli settlements in Palestine
Opened on Thursday 4th January 2024
208 signatures so far
Redeploy UK Forces to Afghanistan to protect the citizens against the Taliban
Open from Tuesday 17th August 2021 to Thursday 17th February 2022
208 signatures
Redeploy UK Forces to Afghanistan to protect the citizens against the Taliban
Propose full world multilateral disarmament in five years at the United Nations
Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
203 signatures
Offer all Uyghur Muslims asylum in the UK
Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
201 signatures
Debate the Chinese government’s handling of Covid-19
Open from Thursday 14th May 2020 to Saturday 14th November 2020
201 signatures
Cease foreign aid during covid-19 and use the funds to support UK economy
Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
194 signatures
Call on the Cuban Government to respect the civil right to peacefully protest
Open from Tuesday 3rd August 2021 to Thursday 3rd February 2022
193 signatures
Work internationally to seek to end conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
193 signatures
Pressure the Indian Government to stop construction of Ram temple
Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
184 signatures
Pressure Japan to abandon plans to discharge contaminated water into the sea
Open from Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Wednesday 20th October 2021
183 signatures
Help Ukrainian refugees and create a safe path for them to get to the UK
Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
177 signatures
Remove quarantine rule for Madeira.
Open from Thursday 20th August 2020 to Saturday 20th February 2021
174 signatures
Introduce harsher punishments against organised human trafficking
Open from Tuesday 11th April 2023 to Wednesday 11th October 2023
173 signatures
Pressure Israel to release Palestinian prisoners who are vulnerable to COVID-19
Open from Thursday 11th June 2020 to Friday 11th December 2020
173 signatures
Allow families with under-5s arriving from red list countries to home quarantine
Open from Tuesday 18th May 2021 to Thursday 18th November 2021
172 signatures
Grant full diplomatic status to the ambassador to the UK from the EU
Open from Thursday 28th January 2021 to Wednesday 28th July 2021
167 signatures
Government to fund repatriation for those who die on holiday
Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
166 signatures
Urge UN Security Council to refer Sri Lanka to the ICC prosecutor
Opened on Thursday 2nd May 2024
165 signatures so far
Provide military equipment to Israel
Open from Wednesday 18th October 2023 to Thursday 18th April 2024
165 signatures
Hold an inquiry into Russian interference in UK democracy
Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
164 signatures
Stop spending taxpayer money on foreign aid
Open from Friday 27th October 2023 to Saturday 27th April 2024
163 signatures
Seize assets held by anyone with close ties to the Russian government
Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
161 signatures
Urge the UN and India to carry out a plebiscite on the future of Kashmir
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
161 signatures
Stop aid to Somalia until it eradicates the discriminatory 4.5 political formula
Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
158 signatures
Pressurise the UN to reconstruct the Yemeni state.
Open from Wednesday 26th August 2020 to Friday 26th February 2021
155 signatures
Hold an inquiry into antisemitism including support for terrorist organisations
Opened on Wednesday 20th December 2023
152 signatures so far
Hold a referendum on the mandatory Foreign Aid target
Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
152 signatures
Negotiate with the EU for mutual visa-free six month visit rights
Open from Monday 10th October 2022 to Monday 10th April 2023
151 signatures
Provide humanitarian aid and work with Greece to resettle refugees in Lesbos
Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
149 signatures
Seek to develop an international recovery programme for Gaza
Opened on Friday 3rd November 2023
135 signatures so far
End all military support and arm sales to Saudi Arabia
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
133 signatures
Abolish Foreign Aid and use the savings to reduce energy bills
Open from Tuesday 6th September 2022 to Monday 20th March 2023
131 signatures
Review and enhance FCDO foreign travel advice for the United Arab Emirates
Open from Friday 15th October 2021 to Friday 15th April 2022
130 signatures
Allow parents of EU citizens to live in UK without a visa
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
129 signatures
Recognise the Holodomor as an act of genocide against Ukrainians
Open from Monday 28th November 2022 to Sunday 28th May 2023
119 signatures
Impose sanctions on Qatar in light of human rights concerns
Open from Monday 11th April 2022 to Tuesday 25th October 2022
119 signatures
Include Femicide numbers in FCDO Foreign Travel Advice
Open from Tuesday 24th January 2023 to Monday 24th July 2023
118 signatures
Seek to negotiate peace in Ukraine without sanctions or military action
Open from Thursday 3rd March 2022 to Saturday 3rd September 2022
117 signatures
Urge the Indian government to better protect its Christian population
Open from Thursday 3rd August 2023 to Saturday 3rd February 2024
115 signatures
Return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Open from Tuesday 15th March 2022 to Thursday 29th September 2022
113 signatures
Seek to create war free zones in Palestine, guarded by international army forces
Opened on Thursday 21st December 2023
112 signatures so far
Immediately lift the sanctions on Russia
Open from Wednesday 31st August 2022 to Tuesday 14th March 2023
107 signatures
Seek to start peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
Open from Tuesday 4th October 2022 to Tuesday 4th April 2023
105 signatures
Work to establish a global Pension Fund Guarantee for clothing supply chains
Open from Wednesday 7th July 2021 to Friday 7th January 2022
104 signatures
Reduce foreign aid until cost of living crisis ends and NHS funding increases
Open from Monday 11th September 2023 to Monday 11th March 2024
103 signatures
Urge Venezuela to tackle illegal mining and protect the Amazon rainforest
Open from Tuesday 6th June 2023 to Wednesday 6th December 2023
101 signatures
Urge the UN to intervene in Gaza and send a peace keeping force
Open from Friday 21st May 2021 to Sunday 21st November 2021
100 signatures
Condemn the plans to ban hijab in France
Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
100 signatures
Freeze Qatari assets in the UK until Qatar expels Hamas leaders
Opened on Tuesday 19th March 2024
99 signatures so far
Stop Giving Foreign Aid to India
Open from Monday 14th November 2022 to Sunday 14th May 2023
99 signatures
Call on all remaining countries to ban whaling completely.
Open from Thursday 30th April 2020 to Friday 30th October 2020
99 signatures
Stop UK Aid money going to organisations with an anti-LGBTQ agenda
Open from Wednesday 31st May 2023 to Thursday 30th November 2023
96 signatures
Stop spending taxpayer money to support Ukraine
Opened on Monday 22nd January 2024
95 signatures so far
Seek To Join The Schengen Area, To allow UK citizens to travel and work freely.
Open from Tuesday 26th January 2021 to Monday 26th July 2021
94 signatures
Review the foreign travel advice for Libya
Open from Monday 10th July 2023 to Wednesday 10th January 2024
93 signatures
Withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT)
Open from Friday 28th October 2022 to Friday 28th April 2023
92 signatures
Seek to suspend Russia as a permanent member of the UN Security Council
Open from Wednesday 23rd March 2022 to Friday 7th October 2022
92 signatures
Provide emergency medical equipment and medicines to Sri Lanka
Open from Thursday 21st April 2022 to Friday 4th November 2022
91 signatures
Negotiate a working holiday visa agreement with France
Open from Wednesday 21st July 2021 to Friday 21st January 2022
91 signatures
Stop proposed cuts to UK funding for clean water and sanitation overseas aid
Open from Tuesday 4th May 2021 to Thursday 4th November 2021
90 signatures
Impose sanctions on Israel if it annexes settlements in the West Bank.
Open from Thursday 16th July 2020 to Saturday 16th January 2021
90 signatures
Sanction individuals linked to illegal activities in Pakistan
Open from Monday 22nd August 2022 to Wednesday 8th March 2023
88 signatures
Don't introduce sanctions against Israel
Open from Wednesday 26th May 2021 to Friday 26th November 2021
88 signatures
Seek single work-visa for business people who routinely work across the EU
Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
88 signatures
Create a scheme to relocate vulnerable White South Africans to the UK
Open from Monday 11th September 2023 to Monday 11th March 2024
87 signatures
Negotiate a military & economic alliance with Taiwan (Republic of China)
Open from Monday 1st February 2021 to Sunday 1st August 2021
85 signatures
Work internationally to make solar energy the primary energy source
Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
85 signatures
Urge the Indian Government to revoke the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)
Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
85 signatures
Impose trade sanctions on countries which have introduced anti-LGBT legislation
Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
83 signatures
Work with the Ethiopian and Egyptian governments to resolve the Nile dispute
Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
82 signatures
Take action to support South African citizens/British nationals in South Africa
Open from Tuesday 20th July 2021 to Thursday 20th January 2022
81 signatures
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