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Women aren’t just part of diplomacy. They are shaping it. #WomenInDiplomacyDay

Women aren’t just part of diplomacy. They are shaping it. #WomenInDiplomacyDay

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Stop the attacks. Return the children. Leave Ukraine. Russia must end its war.

Stop the attacks. Return the children. Leave Ukraine. Russia must end its war.

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We wish Sir David Attenborough a very happy 100th birthday. His passion for the natural world has galvanised international action to preserve it like nobody else.

We wish Sir David Attenborough a very happy 100th birthday. His passion for the natural world has galvanised international action to preserve it like nobody else.

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Three years of a full-scale and illegal war. Today, and for as long as it takes, the UK continues to stand with Ukraine 🇬🇧🇺🇦

Three years of a full-scale and illegal war. Today, and for as long as it takes, the UK continues to stand with Ukraine 🇬🇧🇺🇦

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After witnessing the devastation in Sudan, we are determined to keep the world's attention on this crisis. We will rally the international community in Berlin in April and will use our UN Security Council Presidency to demand aid access, accountability, and a ceasefire.

After witnessing the devastation in Sudan, we are determined to keep the world's attention on this crisis. We will rally the international community in Berlin in April and will use our UN Security Council Presidency to demand aid access, accountability, and a ceasefire.

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It’s time to reset our relationship with Europe. #EPC2024

It’s time to reset our relationship with Europe. #EPC2024

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🇧🇪🇨🇦🇩🇰🇫🇷🇮🇸🇮🇹🇱🇺🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇹🇬🇧🇺🇸 🇬🇷🇹🇷🇩🇪🇪🇸🇨🇿🇭🇺🇵🇱🇧🇬🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇷🇴 🇸🇰🇸🇮🇦🇱🇭🇷🇲🇪🇲🇰🇫🇮🇸🇪 NATO is bigger, stronger and more united than ever. #NATO75 #WeAreNATO #1NATO75years

🇧🇪🇨🇦🇩🇰🇫🇷🇮🇸🇮🇹🇱🇺🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇹🇬🇧🇺🇸 🇬🇷🇹🇷🇩🇪🇪🇸🇨🇿🇭🇺🇵🇱🇧🇬🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇷🇴 🇸🇰🇸🇮🇦🇱🇭🇷🇲🇪🇲🇰🇫🇮🇸🇪 NATO is bigger, stronger and more united than ever. #NATO75 #WeAreNATO #1NATO75years

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Drawn in silence. Remembered forever. Lest we forget. #RemembranceSunday

Drawn in silence. Remembered forever. Lest we forget. #RemembranceSunday

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Exposed → Disrupted → SANCTIONED. These are some of the Russian cyber criminals enabling attacks on British citizens and businesses we have sanctioned today ↓

Exposed → Disrupted → SANCTIONED. These are some of the Russian cyber criminals enabling attacks on British citizens and businesses we have sanctioned today ↓

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We remember. #LestWeForget #VJDay80

We remember. #LestWeForget #VJDay80

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Our first shipment of aid has arrived into Beirut. We’re working with UNICEF Lebanon to get vital medical assistance to those people in Lebanon who urgently need it.

Our first shipment of aid has arrived into Beirut. We’re working with UNICEF Lebanon to get vital medical assistance to those people in Lebanon who urgently need it.

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Merry Christmas from all of us at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office 🎄

Merry Christmas from all of us at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office 🎄

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Today is #AnzacDay, which commemorates all Australian and New Zealand military personnel who have served and died in war, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. We will remember them 🇦🇺🇳🇿

Today is #AnzacDay, which commemorates all Australian and New Zealand military personnel who have served and died in war, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. We will remember them 🇦🇺🇳🇿

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We remember. #VEDay80

We remember. #VEDay80

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At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. #LestWeForget #RemembranceSunday

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. #LestWeForget #RemembranceSunday

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Joining the CPTPP gives UK businesses access to dynamic, growing economies in the Indo-Pacific and the Americas. This will help kickstart economic growth – the number one mission of the UK government.

Joining the CPTPP gives UK businesses access to dynamic, growing economies in the Indo-Pacific and the Americas. This will help kickstart economic growth – the number one mission of the UK government.

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In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly🇬🇧 announced an extra £2m for @AmazonFACE, a pioneering cooperation with @MetOffice to monitor the forest's resilience and help the world understand how fast we need to move to meet global climate goals.

In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly🇬🇧 announced an extra £2m for @AmazonFACE, a pioneering cooperation with @MetOffice to monitor the forest's resilience and help the world understand how fast we need to move to meet global climate goals.

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Protecting the viability of a two-state solution is the right thing to do.

Protecting the viability of a two-state solution is the right thing to do.

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Ukraine's fight is our fight. That's why we're continuing to put pressure on Russia's war effort until Ukraine prevails ⤵️

Ukraine's fight is our fight. That's why we're continuing to put pressure on Russia's war effort until Ukraine prevails ⤵️

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Young people across Palestine are striving to reclaim the futures the conflict in Gaza threatened to take away. The government is helping more Gazan scholars travel to the UK to complete their studies, and enabling more critically injured children to access specialist medical care.

Young people across Palestine are striving to reclaim the futures the conflict in Gaza threatened to take away. The government is helping more Gazan scholars travel to the UK to complete their studies, and enabling more critically injured children to access specialist medical care.

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Ebola is back. Here's what the UK is doing to help prevent further outbreaks and save lives ⬇️

Ebola is back. Here's what the UK is doing to help prevent further outbreaks and save lives ⬇️

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The UK is continuing to provide all the help we can to those affected by the devastating floods on the Nepal-China border.

The UK is continuing to provide all the help we can to those affected by the devastating floods on the Nepal-China border.

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The UK is committed to helping Nepal following the devastating floods.

The UK is committed to helping Nepal following the devastating floods.

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Here’s how we’re helping British nationals affected by the devastating floods in Nepal.

Here’s how we’re helping British nationals affected by the devastating floods in Nepal.

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Today, the UK convened representatives from more than 40 countries to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, and the urgent need to restore freedom of navigation for international shipping, and see the Strait reopened once more.

Today, the UK convened representatives from more than 40 countries to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, and the urgent need to restore freedom of navigation for international shipping, and see the Strait reopened once more.

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Supporting British nationals and their families is our absolute priority. That’s why we’re deploying a Rapid Deployment Team to Nepal to help those affected by the flash flooding.

Supporting British nationals and their families is our absolute priority. That’s why we’re deploying a Rapid Deployment Team to Nepal to help those affected by the flash flooding.

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The UK and US, with support from the Netherlands, Canada, Bahrain, and Australia, have carried out targeted strikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen. Our action is necessary, legal, proportionate and right.

The UK and US, with support from the Netherlands, Canada, Bahrain, and Australia, have carried out targeted strikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen. Our action is necessary, legal, proportionate and right.

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Star baker approved ✅ To mark Ukraine’s Independence Day, Bake Off star Nataliia surprised the Foreign Secretary with a cake in the shape of Ukraine 🇺🇦 It was a pleasure to celebrate Ukraine’s greatest strength and best ingredient: its people.

Star baker approved ✅ To mark Ukraine’s Independence Day, Bake Off star Nataliia surprised the Foreign Secretary with a cake in the shape of Ukraine 🇺🇦 It was a pleasure to celebrate Ukraine’s greatest strength and best ingredient: its people.

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The UK's decision to recognise the State of Palestine was a historic moment – 75 years in the making. On the first day of Ramadan, the Minister for the Middle East Hamish Falconer MP visited the Embassy of Palestine.

The UK's decision to recognise the State of Palestine was a historic moment – 75 years in the making. On the first day of Ramadan, the Minister for the Middle East Hamish Falconer MP visited the Embassy of Palestine.

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A UK Rapid Deployment Team is now in Nepal to support British nationals and their families affected by the devastating flooding. British nationals who need assistance should call: 📞 Nepal: +977 (0) 1423 7100 📞 China: +86 (0) 10 5192 4000 📞 UK: +44 (0) 20 7008 5000

A UK Rapid Deployment Team is now in Nepal to support British nationals and their families affected by the devastating flooding. British nationals who need assistance should call: 📞 Nepal: +977 (0) 1423 7100 📞 China: +86 (0) 10 5192 4000 📞 UK: +44 (0) 20 7008 5000

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We are working around the clock to support people affected by the devastating floods on the Nepal-China border. Stephen Doughty HC MP ⤵️

We are working around the clock to support people affected by the devastating floods on the Nepal-China border. Stephen Doughty HC MP ⤵️

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We are ambitious at home and abroad on the climate and nature crisis. We are committed to tackling the climate crisis and moving towards clean power. The Global Clean Power Alliance will drive international commitment to triple renewables capacity by 2030.

We are ambitious at home and abroad on the climate and nature crisis. We are committed to tackling the climate crisis and moving towards clean power. The Global Clean Power Alliance will drive international commitment to triple renewables capacity by 2030.

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The UK is proud to support Professor Dapo Akande’s candidacy for election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), reflecting our commitment to international justice and the rule of law. With deep expertise in international law and global experience in its application, Dapo would be a huge asset to the Court. He has received the most nominations of any candidate. The ICJ plays a vital role in helping states resolve disputes peacefully through international law. If elected, Professor Akande would join the Court’s 15 judges, who serve nine-year terms.

The UK is proud to support Professor Dapo Akande’s candidacy for election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), reflecting our commitment to international justice and the rule of law. With deep expertise in international law and global experience in its application, Dapo would be a huge asset to the Court. He has received the most nominations of any candidate. The ICJ plays a vital role in helping states resolve disputes peacefully through international law. If elected, Professor Akande would join the Court’s 15 judges, who serve nine-year terms.

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"I thought I was going to be a rock star" 🎸 Dreadlocks. Lip ring. Punk band. Not the typical route to becoming a British Ambassador. Hear Nic Bowler's story ⤵️

"I thought I was going to be a rock star" 🎸 Dreadlocks. Lip ring. Punk band. Not the typical route to becoming a British Ambassador. Hear Nic Bowler's story ⤵️

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Get ready with the UK's Ambassador to the Holy See - one of diplomacy's most unique jobs 🇬🇧🇻🇦 As the UK's new Ambassador to the Holy See, Tammy Sandhu M.B.E. will work with the Vatican on global challenges from peacebuilding to humanitarian action, AI ethics and supporting women and girls worldwide.

Get ready with the UK's Ambassador to the Holy See - one of diplomacy's most unique jobs 🇬🇧🇻🇦 As the UK's new Ambassador to the Holy See, Tammy Sandhu M.B.E. will work with the Vatican on global challenges from peacebuilding to humanitarian action, AI ethics and supporting women and girls worldwide.

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We’re living in more dangerous times, but we’re also more connected than ever. That’s why Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is in Manila, working with partners across ASEAN and beyond to strengthen the UK’s security and prosperity.

We’re living in more dangerous times, but we’re also more connected than ever. That’s why Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is in Manila, working with partners across ASEAN and beyond to strengthen the UK’s security and prosperity.

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What’s in a dignity kit? UNFPA’s London director @MonicaPFerro talks us through the life-saving items in the packs we’re funding in Gaza. #WorldHealthDay #PublicHealth

What’s in a dignity kit? UNFPA’s London director @MonicaPFerro talks us through the life-saving items in the packs we’re funding in Gaza. #WorldHealthDay #PublicHealth

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