UK in Guatemala

A blog about the work of the British Embassy in Guatemala

30th July 2013

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Honduras: Judicial and Community leaders working together for crime prevention

To kick off this week, we have another guest blogger. This time it’s Sara Del Cid, our Security and Justice Officer who has written about her recent visit to Honduras. Over to you Sara. One of the Embassy’s priorities in Honduras is to support the security and justice sectors.   LA couple of weeks ago we […]

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26th July 2013

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Inspired by London 2012

Can it really be one year since the London Olympics!? To tell us how we are celebrating the anniversary, we have a guest blog from our very own Sigrid Pineda. Over to you Sigrid. When I started to think about this blog, I thought what inspires us?  What is it that makes us want to […]

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26th July 2013

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Inspirados por Londres 2012

Puede ser que ya pasó un año desde los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres?!  Para contarles cómo vamos a celebrar el aniversario, tenemos una invitada a nuestro blog, nuestra propia Sigrid Pineda.  A ti Sigrid: Cuando comencé a imaginar sobre este blog, pensé qué es lo que nos inspira?  Qué es lo que nos hace ser […]

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22nd July 2013

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Extraordinario Día de los Beatles en Guatemala!

Hoy le damos la bienvenida a nuestra invitada, Sigrid Pineda, nuestra Coordinadora de la Campaña GREAT y nuestra Oficial de Diplomacia Digital (y una gran fan de los Beatles) quien escribe acerca del Día de los Beatles que se celebró por 4to año en Guatemala.  A Sigrid. Los Beatles están vivos y tocando en Guatemala.  […]

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22nd July 2013

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Extraordinary Beatles Day in Guatemala!

Today we welcome a guest blogger, Sigrid Pineda, our GREAT campaign co-ordinator and digital diplomacy champion (and closet Beatles fan), who writes about Beatles Day celebrated for the 4th year in Guatemala. Over to you Sigrid. The Beatles are alive and playing in Guatemala. On Saturday 13th July we supported Guatemala celebrate Beatles Day with […]

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26th June 2013

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Economía de las drogas ilícitas: Un peligro para la humanidad

Hoy 26 de junio es el Día Internacional de la lucha contra el uso indebido y el tráfico ilícito de drogas; para ello nuestra blogger invitada es nuestra Oficial en Seguridad y Justicia, Sara del Cid.  El mundo está cada vez más globalizado, y al igual que muchos otros fenómenos sociales, la globalización ha acelerado […]

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26th June 2013

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Illicit Drug Economy: A Danger to Humanity

Today June 26th is the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking; our guest blogger is our Security and Justice Officer, Sara del Cid. The world is increasingly globalised, and as with many other social phenomena, globalisation has been accelerating the diffusion of the contemporary drug problem. While the increase in global trade has […]

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12th June 2013

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Project visit "boys and girls in action"

Thanks to the support of British Embassy; the Violence Prevention Programme of USAID and Guatemalan businessmen, the Foundation Elecciones Infantiles, with the endorsement of the Department of Education, for the consecutive second year we continue executing the Programme Girls and Boys in Action. The Programme looks for the formation and enforcement of human and democratic […]

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12th June 2013

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Visita a Proyecto “Niñas y Niños en Acción”

Gracias al apoyo de Embajada Británica; Programa Prevención de la Violencia de USAID y empresarios guatemaltecos, la Fundación Elecciones Infantiles, con el aval del Ministerio de Educación, se encuentra ejecutando por segundo año consecutivo a nivel nacional el Programa Niñas y Niños en Acción. El Programa busca la formación y puesta en práctica de valores […]

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10th June 2013

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

The G8 – scaling up nutrition, the Guatemalan experience

On 8 June the UK hosted a meeting in London, in the context of its presidency of the G8, to discuss nutrition and food security. The Guatemalan Vice President, Roxana Baldetti participated to talk about Guatemala’s experience.  Guatemala is no stranger to the challenges presented by malnutrition, under nutrition and food security. The UN index […]

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