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19th October 2010 London, UK

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by David Lidington

Minister for Europe, London

Ukraine and Poland

I spent several days travelling last week. My first destination was Kyiv, capital city of Ukraine, and following my engagements there, I travelled to Warsaw, capital of Poland. Watch my latest video blog to find out more about the UK’s relationship with both Ukraine and Poland.

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18th October 2010

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by Leigh Turner

Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

Why HIV/AIDS in Ukraine matters to us all

Ukraine is the country worst affected by HIV/AIDS in Europe. 440,000 people aged 15-49 are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS. Three regions – Kyiv, Odessa and Donetsk – have recently crossed the threshold of 1% HIV infection among pregnant women, indicating the increasing generalisation of the epidemic. The importance of these statics is brought […]

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18th October 2010

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by Leigh Turner

Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

Choose the best: British Education

It’s autumn.  As temperatures plummet and the new academic year gets under way, students and parents across Ukraineare thinking about 2011-2012.  So it’s good to welcome to the residence on different nights two bodies promoting British educational excellence.  The first is the Edinburgh Business School, whose internationally recognised distance learning MBA programme is one of […]

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18th October 2010

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by Leigh Turner

Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

Обирай найкраще: Британська освіта

Уже осінь. Температура знижується, і починається новий навчальний рік, студенти та їхні батьки в усій Україні думають про навчальний рік 2011-2012. Тому приємно приймати в резиденції дві організації, що сприяють поширенню високоякісної британської освіти. Першою є Единбурзька бізнес-школа (ЕБШ) з її визнаною у світі дистанційною програмою MBA, однією з найбільших і найуспішніших у світі. У […]

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18th October 2010

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by Leigh Turner

Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

Choose the best: British Education

It’s autumn.  As temperatures plummet and the new academic year gets under way, students and parents across Ukraineare thinking about 2011-2012.  So it’s good to welcome to the residence on different nights two bodies promoting British educational excellence.  The first is the Edinburgh Business School, whose internationally recognised distance learning MBA programme is one of […]

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16th October 2010

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

Blog Action Day 2010: Climate Change and Water Supply

It is often said that we are more likely, in the future, to fight wars over water than over oil. Global warning, and changes to our climate, mean that this future possibility becomes more real every day. In Bolivia, every year, the glaciers that supply water – for drinking and hydro-electric power – to cities […]

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15th October 2010 Chevening, UK

Chevening joins Blog Action Day – H1O…..

Water is an essential source of life. Let’s start today to use this rare resource of the planet more sensibly.  We should treasure every drop of it when we have clean water from the tap conveniently everyday. Flo, Hong Kong, 1998 British Hyder Chevening Scholar in Engineering Geopolitics of water has affected Asia. India is […]

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15th October 2010 Chevening, UK

Chevening joins Blog Action Day – H2O…..

Women and children are badly affected by the absence of water and sanitation services; therefore women and children will get the most benefit from water and sanitation development program. Rini astute, Indonesia Water shortage is a serious problem that faces the Middle East and Palestine is no exception. In addition to the arid/semi arid climate, […]

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15th October 2010

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by Greg Dorey

Diplomat

Blog Action Day 2010: Waterblogged

In Hungary, aside from elections and the change of government, the dominant theme in 2010 so far has been water. But this is about elemental forces, environmental damage and climate change – not just because the government here has chosen water as a priority for when Hungary takes on the EU Presidency in the first […]

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15th October 2010

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by Leigh Turner

Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

Чому проблеми ВІЛ/СНІДу в Україні стосується усіх нас

Україна є країною, що найбільше в Європі потерпає від ВІЛ/СНІДу. 440 тисяч чоловік віком від 15 до 49 років вважаються такими, що живуть з ВІЛ/СНІДом. Три області – Київська, Одеська та Донецька – нещодавно перетнули межу в 1% ВІЛ-інфікованих серед вагітних жінок, що вказує на прискорене поширення цієї епідемії. Важливість цієї статистики стала відчутною під […]

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