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5th May 2022
The Chemical Weapons Convention represents one of few means for accountability in Syria
Radi Saad started working in the humanitarian field in mid-2012, shortly after he joined the White Helmets – Syria Civil Defence. Then moving into the field of Response Coordination, establishing special teams that respond to and document chemical weapons attacks in Northern Syria and other besieged areas like Eastern Ghouta. The White Helmets work as […]
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3rd May 2022
What does the Chemical Weapons Convention mean to me?
Alastair Hay has a BSc in Chemistry and PhD in Biochemistry from London University. After a research career as a teacher, toxicologist, and former adviser to the UK government and European Union on occupational standards for chemicals in the workplace, Alastair retired from the University of Leeds in 2015, but retains a position at the […]
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30th April 2022 Belgrade, Serbia
The multilayered world of (dis)information
Disinformation has become one of the defining words of our age. It is not a new phenomenon. But its present scale is unprecedented, helped by round the clock broadcasting and social media. There is a shorter word for it: lies. But ‘disinformation’ perhaps better conveys the sense of deliberate corrupting of the media environment with […]
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20th April 2022 Skopje, North Macedonia
Celebrating Western Balkans Regional cooperation and diversity at high profile UK Events
The British Embassy Skopje based Conflict Stability & Security Funded (CSSF) HMRC Western Balkans Training Team have enjoyed a successful (if hectic) start to their 2022 programme of events. The team, supported in no small part by respective Fiscal Crime Liaison Officers (FCLOs) and Country Based Staff throughout the region have worked extremely hard to […]
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19th April 2022 Belgrade, Serbia
This is What Human Tragedy Looks Like
This joint article by Ambassadors Rafal Perl (Poland), Giles Norman (Canada) and Sian MacLeod (UK) first appeared in Serbian in ‘Nedeljnik’ on 14 April 2022. This week Protestant and Catholic churches around the world mark the darkest, most solemn days in the Christian year followed by celebration of Easter and hope for the future. Next […]
11th April 2022
UK in NL at the Invictus Games in The Hague
The Invictus Games have finally come to The Hague! The British Embassy in The Hague is delighted to welcome Team UK to the Netherlands, and we wish them the best of luck. From 16-22 April, we’ll also be present at the Games! Come visit our tent in the Zuiderpark, where you can meet British businesses developing […]
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8th April 2022 Geneva, Switzerland
It was 20 years ago today…
On 8 April 2002, I started working at the UK Mission to the UN. I’d had no diplomatic experience. At all. And I’d never been to a UN meeting. I’d only ever been to Geneva once – for my interview, which I started off by spilling water all over the table (I’ve always had a […]
29th March 2022 Geneva, Switzerland
Disarmament blog: an extraordinary month
It’s just over a month now since the Russian armed forces launched their unprovoked, premeditated and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s attack is an assault on Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and an egregious violation of the United Nations Charter. Its use of indiscriminate force against innocent civilians is barbaric, and amounts to war crimes. […]
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28th March 2022 Belgrade, Serbia
The myth of russophobia
People around the world have watched in horror and disbelief as Russian military hardware wreaks death and destruction across Ukraine. Moscow’s decision to launch a brutal and bloody war is illegal and unjustified. It is unsurprising that the world has moved quickly to condemn the invasion, and actions such as targeting of maternity hospitals and […]
24th March 2022
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
The Marvellous Miss Irby
“Here lies the body of Adeline Paulina Irby A great benefactress Of the Servian People in Bosnia-Herzegovina” Educator. Writer. Humanitarian. Suffragist. I will start by admitting that I did not know the name Adeline Paulina Irby before I began this job. In fact, when I picked up the shiny first edition of ‘Žene BiH’, it […]