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22nd December 2015 Madrid, Spain

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by Daniel Pruce

British Ambassador to the Philippines and to Palau

The UK meets its promise to resettle 1,000 refugees before Christmas

During the Kosovo crisis in 1999 I saw at first hand the tens of thousands of Kosovar Albanian refugees seeking shelter in neighbouring countries. It showed me the utter misery of being a refugee, fleeing for your life, with your barest possessions, struggling to look after your loved ones, facing uncertainty and vulnerability. Those memories […]

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23rd December 2013 Beirut, Lebanon

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by Tom Fletcher

Former British Ambassador to Lebanon

Five Challenges for Lebanon in 2014

A year ago, I shared elements of my annual review of the year in Lebanon.  One year on, we’re still running to stand still. I’ve learnt three rules about diplomacy here. Never think you can understand Lebanon. Never think you can predict Lebanon. Never think you can fix Lebanon. However, breaking at least one of these […]

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