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11th April 2014 Oslo, Norway
Om menneskerettigheter og demokrati
Utenriksminister William Hague lanserte torsdag 10. april Storbritannias årlige rapport om menneskerettigheter og demokrati. Den sammenfatter informasjon fra det britiske diplomatnettverket, andre lands myndigheter, internasjonale organisasjoner og det sivile samfunn for å gi grundige situasjonsbeskrivelser og redegjøre for arbeidet britiske embetsmenn og –kvinner legger ned for å oppnå framgang og resultater. Rapporten fremhever fem temaområder […]
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11th April 2014 New Delhi, India
UNBOX-ing ‘Future Cities’
“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody” – Jane Jacobs The Science and Innovation Network in India have been associated with the Unbox festival since 2012. The festival returned this year with its trademark celebration of interdisciplinary thought and work through a series […]
11th April 2014
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Modern slavery: Church and State working together
“An open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge on upon the body of Christ. It is a crime against humanity”. With these words, Pope Francis addressed the second international conference in the Vatican organised by the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales and the Metropolitan Police on “Combating Human Trafficking: Church […]
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11th April 2014 New Delhi, India
UK-India research & innovation partnership set to grow
Recently in Brazil, the UK Chancellor announced a new £375m fund, known as the Newton Fund, to promote economic development though science and innovation. This is intended improve the science and research capabilities of emerging powers and strengthen their ties with Britain. We asked Geeny George, Communications Manager for Research Councils UK (RCUK) India, to […]
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10th April 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
To Food with Love
by Jane Burner Jane Burner lived in Bulgaria between 1970-1972 and 1984-1987 – during the two postings of her husband Alan Burner to Bulgaria as 3rd Secretary and Deputy Head of Mission respectively. “The old stories about joining a queue to see what was at the end of it are all true!” – Jane Burner […]
10th April 2014
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Guest Blog: “Winning the bet” by Lt. Enas Salem Sheyyab
I am happy to host a blog written by Lt. Enas Salem Sheyyab who is a Lieutenant in the Jordanian Armed Forces currently undergoing initial officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in UK. Women are slowly creeping into combat positions across the Jordanian military and that has encouraged me after I got my […]
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10th April 2014 Sana’a, Yemen
Human Rights and Wrongs: Why are they important?
Today the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office publishes its Annual Human Rights Report, which details our efforts to promote human rights globally in 2013. But while Yemen faces daily struggles against conflict, poverty, corruption, food and water insecurity, and terrorism why should we worry about human rights? Why should this be a priority? Yemen has […]
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10th April 2014
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British ships help in Australian-led search for MH370
Anyone who has ever boarded an aeroplane must have felt a sense of personal engagement as the sad story of Malaysian Airlines MH370 has unfolded. Our hearts go out to the families of the passengers from many nations, and particularly China which had over 150 citizens on board. In the last couple of weeks the […]
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9th April 2014 Calgary, Canada
Personal Reflection on our Universities and Science Ministerial Visit to Ottawa
Working long and hard, the SIN team was able to put together an intense and thorough program for MP David Willetts, UK Minister for Universities and Science, along with his accompanying delegation of renowned Nottingham professor and scientist, Royal Society Foreign Secretary and Vice-President, and YouTube sensation Professor Martyn Poliakoff, and Vice Principal of the […]
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9th April 2014
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British Week Guatemala 2014 – which bit did you like best?
The public events are the most obvious ones to start with and we kicked off in February with a Battle of the Bands to show that British Music is GREAT and so is Guatemalan musical talent. Singing along to British songs from bands as different as Coldplay, Led Zepplin and the Beatles is always a […]
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