Sarah Dickson
Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)
11th December 2013
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The following is a guest blog by our new Human Rights and Projects Officer, Motsabi Rooper. This Monday, as part of our marking of Human Rights Day 2013, we took part in the EU’s Annual Human Rights Defenders Meeting. During the event we met with a diverse range of Guatemalan Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) – […]
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25th November 2013
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El Reino Unido promueve la igualdad de género y aborda la violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas como una cuestión de principios. Por lo que, como parte de los 16 días de activismo contra la violencia de género, tenemos a Sara Del Cid, nuestra Oficial de Seguridad y Justicia, como invitada a nuestro blog. […]
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25th November 2013
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The United Kingdom promotes gender equality and tackles violence against women and girls as a matter of principle. So, as part of the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence we have a guest blog from Sara Del Cid, our Security and Justice Officer. Over to you Sara… Since the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, launched […]
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31st October 2013
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It has been all go between Guatemala and the UK this week. On Monday the Guatemalan Foreign Minister was in the UK attending the Parliamentary Conference on Drugs Policy Reform. He met the president of the Open Society Foundation, George Soros and with Norman Baker, Home Office Minister for State for Crime Prevention so that […]
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11th October 2013
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We are aware of the particular and important role that girls play in economic and social growth, and so to commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child we have a guest blog from Sara Del Cid, our Security and Justice Officer. Over to you Sara… The Global Gender Gap Report 2012 indicates that women […]
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11th October 2013
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Recently we said farewell to one of our Chevening Scholars, Javier Brolo, who has now left Guatemala and arrived safely in the UK. Here’s guest blog from him with some first impressions. Over to you Javier… This is my first week of classes as a Chevening scholar at the University of Essex, and I wanted […]
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9th September 2013
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Recientemente he tenido la oportunidad de visitar Peten, en el Norte de Guatemala. Sin querer sonar como un folleto, es una parte verdaderamente impresionante del país con lluvias tropicales, aves de todo tipo de colores, monos ruidosos y templos Mayas. Esta área es llamada Biosfera Maya. La razón de este viaje, fue para visitar a […]
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9th September 2013
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Recently I had the privilege of visiting Peten in Northern Guatemala. Without wanting to sound too much like a brochure, it is a truly stunning part of the country with tropical rain forests, colourful birds, loud monkeys and Mayan temples. The area is called the Maya Biosphere. The reason for the trip was to visit […]
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21st August 2013
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Cuando estas a un largo camino lejos de casa, eventos como el nacimiento de Su Majestad Real el Príncipe Jorge pueden llegar a tener un significado especial. Muchas personas han felicitado a la Embajada por el nacimiento que sentimos que debíamos hacer algo para celebrar esta feliz llegada. De hecho, fue algo más que solo […]
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21st August 2013
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Recientemente tuve el placer de estar en Londres por la visita del Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Fernando Carrera. Su agenda, estuvo compuesta por varios temas, desde la política de drogas hasta el comercio internacional de azúcar. Dentro de ello, quiero resaltar un tema en particular que discutió con el Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores William Hague […]
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