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UK in Guatemala
A blog about the work of the British Embassy in Guatemala
9th December 2014
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The 9 December is World Anti-Corruption Day. Corruption is a complex social, political and economic phenomenon that affects all countries. It undermines democratic institutions, slows economic development and contributes to governmental instability. A couple of weeks ago Transparency International published its latest Corruptions Perceptions Index which measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption worldwide. […]
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25th November 2014
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To commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women I would like to share some information about the project ‘Never Again’. We are developing this project together with the National Union of Guatemalan Women (UNAMG) and Artistas Trabajando with the aim of preventing sexual violence in conflict. Today, we have a guest […]
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25th November 2014
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Para conmemorar el ‘Día internacional contra la violencia hacia la mujer’ quiero compartirles información sobre el proyecto ‘Never Again’ que estamos desarrollando con la Unión Nacional de Mujeres Guatemaltecas (UNAMG) y Artistas Trabajando para prevenir la violencia sexual en conflicto. Para ello nuestra blogger invitada es Margarita López coordinadora del proyecto: ‘Never Again’ es un proyecto […]
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23rd October 2014
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Cualquiera que haya visto el equipo hondureño U23 jugar en los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres en el 2012 sabrá lo apasionados que los hondureños son hacia el fútbol. Especialmente si estuvieron en el St. James Park para ver la victoria contra España y escucharon las ovaciones que esto provocó. Bueno, la semana pasada no estuvimos […]
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23rd October 2014
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Anyone who saw the Honduran U23 national team playing in the London Olympics in 2012 will know how passionate Hondurans are about football. Especially if you were at St James Park to see the victory against Spain and heard the cheering this provoked. Well, last week we weren’t in one of the glorious stadiums of […]
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15th October 2014
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He tenido una semana seriamente colorida. Color magenta para ser precisos. Trabajando con Plan Internacional hemos estado pintando la ciudad de rosado, por así decirlo, llevando globos rosados al Congreso y al Palacio Nacional de Gobierno y orgullosamente usando una playeras rosadas, pines y bufandas. 11 de octubre es el Día Internacional de la Niña […]
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14th October 2014
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I have had a seriously colourful week. Magenta to be precise. Working with Plan International we have been painting the town pink, so to speak, by taking pink balloons to Congress and the Government’s National Palace and proudly wearing our pink t-shirts, badges and scarves. 11 of October is the International Day of the Girl […]
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3rd September 2014
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En el día Mundial de la Asistencia Humanitaria, tuve el honor de recibir el premio como Embajadora Humanitaria, en representación de todas las personas del Reino Unido que contribuyen con el presupuesto del Gobierno Británico para el desarrollo en el exterior. En 2013 por primera vez el Reino Unido cumplió su objetivo de contribuir con […]
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3rd September 2014
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On world humanitarian assistance day I had the good fortune to pick up an award as a humanitarian ambassador on behalf of all the people of the UK who contribute to the British government’s overseas development budget. In 2013, the UK met the target of contributing 0.7% of its national income in aid for the […]
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28th August 2014
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Viendo Hamlet a la sombra de las ruinas de Copan en Honduras o en la cima de una montaña sobre Antigua Guatemala es una maravillosa y extremadamente inusual experiencia. También se sintió bien haber tenido el tour de Shakespeare en el 450º aniversario de su nacimiento. Las reacciones locales para el tour mundial de 2 […]
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