28th October 2015
London, UK
On 11 October Belarus went to the ballot box to elect its President. Although the official turnout in elections is usually high, engagement is quite low due to poor conditions for political pluralism in the country. International observation missions, such as the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Office for Democratic Institutions and […]
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26th September 2014
London, UK
It’s not always easy to promote human rights in China. But people do care. In particular, our statements supporting LGBT rights always achieve a great deal of attention, most of which is very positive. This is despite China refusing to legally recognise same-sex couples and homosexuals face widespread stigma. On 6 September, Brian Davidson, our […]
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26th September 2013
London, UK
Sexual violence is used in conflict as a way to humiliate and destroy communities. A culture of impunity means that millions of women, children and men who have survived sexual attacks in war rarely see any form of justice, and perpetrators are able to commit these horrific crimes without fear of any consequences. To address […]
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23rd August 2013
London, UK
Visualising the FCO’s travel advice data: It’s the holiday season, and as millions of people head off on their travels the importance of a single source of authoritative and accurate travel advice becomes particularly relevant… Read more >>
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1st August 2013
London, UK
British people travelling or living overseas can now get help from the FCO on Twitter: The new Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) service offers an easy way to stay up to date with the latest advice about travel, and to get help before and during a trip abroad. Questions to @FCOtravel are answered 9am – […]
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26th June 2013
London, UK
Peter Millett on communicating effectively: “Could you tweet my blog please?” Did I really say that to one of my staff? What on earth is this new language I’m using? No-one knew of “tweeting” and “blogging” 20 years ago. More…
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7th June 2013
London, UK
HootSuite discuss social media strategies in government on their blog, following the visit of Alistair Burt MP (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) in May: As members of the media are taking to social media channels to deliver important news in real time, a growing number of governments (from municipal to federal) […]
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26th March 2013
London, UK
Sara Bowley outlines our new travel services on GOV.UK: “This morning we fully welcomed the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on to GOV.UK…
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12th February 2013
London, UK
Nikesh Mehta, Foreign Policy and Security Counsellor at the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, on digital diplomacy…
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30th January 2013
London, UK
Simon Fraser, Permanent Under-Secretary at the FCO, on the digital revolution…
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