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16th October 2014 Beirut, Lebanon
Equality, Dignity, Respect: Trading Places
This year’s Blog Action Day (#BAD2014 #Blogaction14), on 16 October, is on inequality. To encourage debate about the rights of migrant workers, I spent the day with Kalkidan Nigusie, from Ethiopia. In the morning, we visited the Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk (who has written his response here), gave a press conference, and chaired a meeting […]
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16th October 2014
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To Defeat Intolerance and Inequality We Must Have Open Minds and Open Hearts
Every year since 2007 on Blog Action Day, thousands of bloggers come together to talk about one important issue, like poverty, climate change and human rights amongst others. This year the event is held on 16 October and the theme is inequality. HMA Jonathan Allen joins the initiative and blogs why to defeat intolerance and inequality, we must have […]
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15th October 2014 Toronto, Canada
Canadian science news: 6-12 October 2014
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15th October 2014
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Celebrando a las niñas para un futuro rosado
He tenido una semana seriamente colorida. Color magenta para ser precisos. Trabajando con Plan Internacional hemos estado pintando la ciudad de rosado, por así decirlo, llevando globos rosados al Congreso y al Palacio Nacional de Gobierno y orgullosamente usando una playeras rosadas, pines y bufandas. 11 de octubre es el Día Internacional de la Niña […]
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15th October 2014
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Great Britons in Romania
In my first blog as British Ambassador to Bucharest, I wanted to write a few words about the contribution of some Great Britons to the development of the voluntary sector in Romania. One of the pleasures of my first few weeks at Post has been to meet a range of dedicated Brits who have devoted […]
15th October 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
Painting as a Way to Understand a Country's Soul
by Ronald Young Ronald Young left Britain in 1991 and since then he has been on the move – first in Central Europe and then from 1999 in Central Asia and Caucusus. After working on various projects in China, Bulgaria and Romania, now Ronald shares his time between an old house in the Carpathian Mountains […]
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15th October 2014 Singapore
How the UK is helping Vietnam to progress its Climate Change Policy
By Claire Lewis & Le Thi Ngoc Bich, Climate Change Attaché, Vietnam. It’s been a busy few weeks for our colleagues in Vietnam. From ASEAN-wide International Negotiators training in Hanoi to the launch of the Greenhouse Gas Inventories workshops in London, to the development of a 2050 Calculator tool; there has been a lot to […]
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15th October 2014
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Green Growth Summit important for economy and climate change
On 15 October, today, ministers, businesses, experts and MEPs from across the political spectrum will come together for the Green Growth Summit to call for an ambitious EU 2030 climate change and energy package agreement at the October European Council. An ambitious package could pave the way for a global deal on climate change at […]
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15th October 2014
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Learning for Life
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the world’s most prestigious awards. This year it was won by a Pakistani schoolgirl who fought for the right to learn. At 17 Malala Yousafzai was the youngest person ever to win the prize. She was told about it during a chemistry class at Edgbaston High School in […]
15th October 2014 Jerusalem, Israel
UK will continue to support statehood building effort and to recognize the State at the right time
On Monday night, the British Parliament voted in favour of a non-binding motion, calling the government to recognise the state of Palestine as a contribution to securing a negotiated two-state solution. Palestinians I have spoken to in Jerusalem and Ramallah, Gaza and Hebron have delivered the same message to me. So what is the British […]
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