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26th February 2019
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Together we can
27 February is ‘World NGO Day’, a chance for all of us to reflect on the vital contributions made by Non-Governmental Organisations, also known as Civil Society Organisations. What do we mean by that? Anything that brings people together in the space outside of governments and business (hence the term ‘third sector’), from sports clubs […]
21st February 2019 Vienna, Austria
Is British education the BeSt? You judge!
Great news: Austria’s largest education fair is coming to Vienna from 7-10 March 2019. BeSt Vienna (the acronym stands for Beruf, Studium, Weiterbildung) will offer a terrific opportunity to find out more about studying in the UK. The excellent British Council will have a stand at the fair, at A18, offering advice about studying in […]
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20th February 2019 Skopje, North Macedonia
Workers’ rights in North Macedonia
“Everyone has the right to work, to freely choose his or her employment, to be protected at work and to be provided with material security during temporary unemployment.” Article 32 of the Constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia World Day of Social Justice 20th of February is a suitable occasion to talk about workers’ […]
19th February 2019 Geneva, Switzerland
Disarmament blog: Taking on the Presidency of the Conference on Disarmament
The Presidency of the Conference on Disarmament rotates alphabetically amongst its members, who each take a turn for four weeks while the Conference is in session. That means that, over the 24 weeks of each year’s session, six countries are asked to take the chair. This week, the UK picked up the baton from Ukraine […]
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19th February 2019 King Charles Street, London
Global Action on Patient Safety
Patient safety is a growing global challenge and taking collective action is a critical step in improving healthcare for all, a key part of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. The UK government, with Germany, Japan, and a range of other countries and international partners, including the World Health Organization (WHO), are working on our […]
14th February 2019 London,UK
Leicester’s global links
I headed on Wednesday to Leicester, for two events organised by the think tank the British Foreign Policy Group. One was an induction programme for its enthusiastic cohort of Student Ambassadors, a new scheme to engage students in the public debate on UK foreign policy, including through encouraging them to produce short articles for online […]
13th February 2019 Skopje, North Macedonia
Judicial Council as a guarantee of the judicial independence
“In the eyes of reasonable, just, truthful and informed person, the behaviour of a Judicial Council member should be flawless” – provision from the Code of Ethics of the Judicial Council. All wrongdoings made by individuals, no matter in which capacity they are, and no matter whether they have been done intentionally or by negligence, have […]
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6th February 2019 Beirut, Lebanon
Celebrations, and Responsibility
The Embassy has been celebrating in recent weeks. There was a Wedding – on Saturday night a colleague married, the couple looked radiant, and the party was full of Lebanese life. We’ve had an award from Her Majesty The Queen, who at New Year recognised Lea Baroudi of MARCH for her inspiration in creating peace, […]
6th February 2019
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More than a game
Sport has always played a big part in my personal life, as a young rugby player, a student field hockey player, and more than all as an armchair enthusiast. I am lucky that sport has also factored in my professional career, by managing to be in Japan for the 2002 World Cup, London for the […]
6th February 2019 Geneva, Switzerland
Disarmament blog: the P5 meet in Beijing
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) recognises five states as ‘Nuclear Weapon States’ – China, France, Russia, the UK and the US. In 2009, the UK took the initiative to convene a conference of those States to discuss matters related to the NPT. This ‘P5’ process has since become an important channel […]
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