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27th March 2015 Canberra, Australia
Supporting R2P in Asia
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the establishment at the 2005 World Summit of the principle of Responsibility to Protect (R2P). The governments present agreed that they had a responsibility to protect civilian populations from genocide and mass atrocity events. This could be in three ways: a state protecting its own populations; a state […]
26th March 2015 Istanbul, Turkey
Syrians’ right to truth and justice
This week marked the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims. The recent release of photographs by the Syrian army defector known as ‘Caesar’ shows the tortured bodies of thousands of detainees, giving the international community a timely reminder of the concealed truth […]
26th March 2015 Pretoria, South Africa
UKinSouthAfrica hosted a GREAT Britain zone at SciFest Africa 2015
Last week had a distinctly technical flavour for me, with the arrival of Professor Robin Grimes, the Foreign Secretary’s Chief Scientific Adviser making his second official visit to South Africa. Prof Grimes gave a lecture in Pretoria hosted by the National Science and Technology Forum on the UK’s Nuclear Energy Vision to a packed room of scientists, journalists and officials(recordings available). […]
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26th March 2015
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Видео-блог Посла Великобритании в Казахстане Др. Кэролин Браун.
Enjoy the next video-blog of Carolyn Browne talking about weather in Astana, ‘korisu’ tradition, special exhibition dedicated to Nauryz and see who did not invite Ambassador to the Legends of Kazakh steppe ball! Follow us: @UKinKZ, @UKinKZ_Russian Русский транскрипт речи ниже: Добро пожаловать на страницу еженедельного видео-блога. На прошлой неделе мы говорили о Северной Ирландии, […]
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25th March 2015 Toronto, Canada
Canadian science news: 16-22 March 2015
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25th March 2015 London, UK
Remember Crimea
by Sarah Riley Jonathan Allen has moved on as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Bulgaria in January 2015 and Sarah Riley has stepped in as Chargé d’Affaires at British Embassy Sofia. This blog is written by guest blogger Sarah Riley. A year ago, the Kremlin helped stage an illegal and illegitimate “referendum” in Crimea that culminated […]
25th March 2015 Windhoek, Namibia
The Land of the Brave turns 25
Namibia celebrated its Silver Jubilee this weekend – marking 25 years since it gained its independence from South Africa’s former Apartheid regime. It was a historic and joyous occasion for all Namibians. This significant birthday event also coincided with the inauguration of the country’s third democratically elected President. This provided an additional reason to celebrate. […]
24th March 2015 London, UK
The importance of the Voluntary Principles on Security & Human Rights
The key role of business is to generate investment, employment and economic growth. But we also need to think about how business operates and the importance and impact that they may have on reducing poverty through the creation of jobs. This, in turn, can be achieved by providing access to knowledge and technology, and by […]
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24th March 2015 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Celebrating International Day of Forests
It was a pleasure on Saturday morning to join the Minister of Industry and Primary Resources at an event to celebrate the International Day of Forests. Appropriately enough, the event was held in the beautiful setting of Bukit Shahbandar Forest Recreation Park. After a ceremonial tree planting, the Minister launched a new free visitor guide […]
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23rd March 2015
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"Corruption stinks!"
Pope Francis is a powerful campaigner against corruption; the exploitation by the powerful of the vulnerable, the poor and the weak. He returned to this theme again on his recent visit to Naples, a city blighted by the corrupting influence of organised crime. “Corruption stinks”, he said, “corrupt society stinks and a Christian who lets […]