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25th February 2014 London, UK
Economic reform in the Western Balkans
The Prime Ministers of all seven Western Balkan nations were in London yesterday seeking closer economic ties with countries across the EU. Speaking at a forum at the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) for investment in the Western Balkans, Ken Clarke encouraged the PMs to put in place the necessary reforms to encourage […]
25th February 2014
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Remembering the Holocaust
The usual approach of a blogger or commentator to a historical event is to look for modern-day comparisons; to use the event to support a link to a trend of interest or concern. But this approach cannot be adopted on the Holocaust. Because of its horrors, because of its sheer scale, there can be no […]
25th February 2014 Dushanbe, Tajikistan
7 reasons to visit Tajikistan
The following is a post by Shuhrat Sharipov, Communications Intern I have been working at the embassy for over two months on Communications and Digital Diplomacy. If you have been following UKinTajikistan’s Facebook and Twitter pages, you may have seen that we have been posting a lot about tourism lately. I think the development of […]
25th February 2014
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Chancellor of the Exchequer in Sydney for G20
Australia’s presidency of G20 this year means we’ll have lots of senior visitors. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney were in Sydney this weekend for the G20 Finance Ministers Meeting. It brought together ministers and central bankers responsible for 85% of the world’s economy. Mr Osborne […]
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24th February 2014 Chicago, USA
Naked Science Diplomacy: UK Minister Visits Chicago
I guest-blogged over on The Naked Scientists’ site this month on the AAAS meeting and the visit of David Willetts, UK Minister for Universities and Science. Read it here.
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24th February 2014 Paris, France
Extraordinary events in Ukraine
The events in Ukraine over last week have been absolutely extraordinary, and they’ve made me think back to that period in 1989 with the fall of the Berlin wall, and the liberation of the countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
24th February 2014 Mumbai, India
Championing renewable energies at DAVV
Recently, I visited the School of Energy and Environmental Studies (SEES) at the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), Indore, and met with the Head, Dr. S. P. Singh, who introduced me to the various renewable energy projects going on at the school. His research interests include solar passive buildings and energy systems, rural development: decentralised energy […]
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21st February 2014 Washington DC, USA
Global Forest Watch: Fighting Deforestation with Satellites, Open Data, and Crowdsourcing
Satellites, open data, crowdsourcing – these are some of the hottest buzzwords in the tech industry right now. But these innovations aren’t just limited to Silicon Valley and start-ups – they have come to dominate much of our everyday lives. Each time we open apps like Yelp and Foursquare to find the closest Starbucks or […]
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21st February 2014
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Reconociendo la Identidad Cultural en Honduras
Hoy es el Día Internacional de la Lengua Materna. En la región dónde trabajo, aunque la lengua española domina, hay más de 20 diferentes lenguas y probablemente muchos más dialectos. Recientemente visite en Honduras la Asociación Libre Expresión quienes han trabajado con 6 diferentes etnias en Honduras en temas de Identidad Cultural. Uno de los […]
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21st February 2014
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Celebrating Cultural identity in Honduras
Today is International Mother Tounge Day. In the region where I work, though Spanish language dominates, there are more than 20 different languages and probably many more dialects. Recently I visited in Honduras the Asociacion Libre Expresion, they have worked with 6 different ethnic groups in Honduras on cultural identity topics. One of their most […]
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