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27th May 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
Bulgaria – Where My Teaching Journey Began
by Phil Dexter Phil Dexter worked as British Council teacher and Teacher Coordinator in Sofia in the period 1987-1994. In Bulgaria, he set up and developed centres for self-access English lessons for students from secondary foreign language schools – a project that is now successfully used in other British Council representatives around the world. Phil has many dear memories from […]
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27th May 2014 Sana’a, Yemen
Building an education, building the future
There are many immediate urgent challenges in Yemen: preventing violence, achieving a peaceful political transition, balancing the books, and responding to a humanitarian crisis to name a few. The urgency of these issues, however, should not blind us to challenges that are equally important, but less immediately apparent or urgent. Education is a classic example. […]
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27th May 2014 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Ust-Yurt
I recently joined a visit by a UN team to the Ust-Yurt plateau in Karakalpakstan. The UN were there in connection with their joint programme that works on education, health, prosperity and environment issues in Karakalpakstan. For me it was an opportunity to find out more about the UN’s work here but also to see […]
26th May 2014 Toronto, Canada
SIN to support the Coalition of Centres in Global Child Health
The Coalition of Centres in Global Child Health, launched in July 2013, is a platform for academic centers of excellence to collaborate on child survival, health and development. Headquartered at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, it focuses on capacity building, advocacy, knowledge generation, evidence translation and creating institutional linkages. There are currently over […]
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25th May 2014 Havana, Cuba
Cuba, England needs you!
Next month the World Cup kicks off in Brazil and billions of football fans, including millions of Cubans, will be watching it. The last and only time Cuba made it to the finals was in 1938 in France when they beat Rumania in the first round and then lost heavily to Sweden (8-0 – ouch!) […]
24th May 2014 Beirut, Lebanon
An Apology, and a Lebanese Manifesto
Today I visited the Presidential Palace to thank President Sleiman for his leadership. Throughout his mandate he has led Lebanon with great dignity and wisdom, and worked tirelessly for unity and consensus. He has just left the building. In theory, a new President should be preparing to arrive, making the last adjustments to his or […]
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23rd May 2014 London, UK
We should trust Ukrainians to make the right choice in Sunday’s elections
Ukraine is trying to find democratic solutions to the challenges it faces, and the international community must give it time to do so Trust in the ability of people to make decisions about their own future is a fundamental tenet of democracy. On Sunday, the citizens of Ukraine go to the polls to elect a […]
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23rd May 2014 Budapest, Hungary
Elections again – this time it is about Europe
Guest blog by Zsolt Maróti, Senior Domestic Policy Officer at the British Embassy in Budapest. The first EP elections were held in 1979 with the participation of nine member states. This time between 22 and 25 May some 400 million Europeans from 28 countries are eligible to cast their votes and elect a new […]
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23rd May 2014 Madrid, Spain
Are you free on the evening of 27 May? Do you want to help end sexual violence?
We will be screening the documentary, “War on Women” at the Caixa Forum in Madrid on 27 May. Entrance is free but you have to register with us. This link gives you all the details. “War on Women” is a powerful film by Argentinian director Hernan Zin. It tells the personal stories of several women, […]
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22nd May 2014 Toronto, Canada
Canadian science news: 12-18 May 2014
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