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12th June 2014 Jerusalem, Israel
Welcome to my new blog!
Welcome to my new blog! Some of you will remember me from my time as Ambassador in South Sudan. Others will be meeting me for the first time. I have been in Jerusalem for five months and would like to start a conversation with you about this fascinating part of the world. My first five […]
12th June 2014
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Ending Sexual Violence as a Tool of War
Sexual violence committed in war zones has been not only an abomination against humanity but a growing problem. Long seen as an inevitable consequence of a breakdown of law and order and often regarded as a ‘lesser crime’, it is increasingly being used as a means of war to humiliate and devastate communities belonging to the […]
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12th June 2014
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#TimeToAct – emblazoned across the Australian sky
I’m not a fan of hot air. Although when you’re floating in a balloon over Australia’s capital city Canberra, and it’s the only thing keeping you up there, you’re rather glad of it. The balloon was emblazoned with the hashtag #TimeToAct. We were drawing attention to the Global Summit on Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict, […]
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12th June 2014 London, UK
Now it is #TimeToAct
The use of sexual violence in war is one of the great injustices of our lifetime. It is hard to document, let alone investigate. Perpetrators do not discriminate, because it’s not about sex, but violence, terror, power and control. When rape is committed during conflict, it has often been seen as an inevitable part of […]
11th June 2014 Paris, France
It’s #TimeToAct
We’ve just had an extraordinary few days here with the State Visit of Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh – but of course there’s a lot else happening in the world as well. I talked before about my foreign minister William Hague’s initiative on preventing sexual violence in conflict. Well, the big […]
11th June 2014
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#TimeToAct: Catholics building a better future
As the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict unfolds, I am delighted to give voice in my blog to a story from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Last week at Vatican Radio, a panel discussion showed that religious networks have a huge role to play to end the use of rape as a […]
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11th June 2014 Mumbai, India
Future of manufacturing in the UK: Highlights from Foresight report
Globalisation is here to stay and will continue to evolve with the changing dynamics of the world in which we live. The influence of globalisation on the manufacturing sector has been tremendous. It is crucial to understand these influencers at play to chart out a future path for sustainable manufacturing. Clearly, the government and industry […]
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11th June 2014
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Football for the Fans
The World Cup starts tomorrow. For the next month the beautiful game will be played in 64 matches between 32 teams, watched by people all over the world. It will be the greatest show on earth this year. This extravaganza will be played in Brazil, a country that lives, breathes and sleeps football. As a […]
10th June 2014 Sana’a, Yemen
Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict
Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict The use of sexual violence in war is one of the great injustices of our lifetime. It is hard to document, let alone investigate. Perpetrators do not discriminate, because it’s not about sex, but violence, terror, power and control. When rape is committed during conflict, it has […]
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10th June 2014 Toronto, Canada
Canadian science news: 2-8 June 2014
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