This decade is critical for action on climate change. Today Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with Sir David Attenborough to discuss how we can work with partners around the world to tackle the climate crisis. We will put climate and nature at the heart of the UK's foreign policy.
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The countdown to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa has begun! On the agenda: 🌳 Ensuring that vulnerable countries have quick and easy access to the finance they need to adapt to the climate crisis 📈 Building economic resilience and supporting sustainable growth throughout the Commonwealth 🌍 Empowering Commonwealth youth by supporting more scholarships and building employable skills WATCH to find out what to expect in Samoa 🇼🇸 ⬇️ #Commonwealth #CHOGM2024 #Samoa
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Read Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s thoughts on this year’s upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa ✍️ ⬇️
What makes the Commonwealth so unique? To answer this, I start with my own history. My parents came to Britain from Guyana, as part of the Windrush generation. Through them, I can trace my lineage back to Africa – through the horrors of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. I feel the pain and anguish of that heritage, as did my parents. Yet I share with them a pride in my Commonwealth roots. It gives me a sense of belonging and solidarity with all members of the Commonwealth diaspora. This week, I met some of the brilliant members of that diaspora at a Commonwealth reception. Artists, activists and authors. People like Benson and Isabella – New Zealand-born Samoan singers who are rising stars on the English opera scene. This connection spanning continents and generations is why the Commonwealth feels like a family. But to grasp the Commonwealth’s singular nature, it also helps to turn to great figures in its history. Nearly two years since her death, we treasure Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s role in bringing the people of the Commonwealth closer together. The affection in which she is held across the Commonwealth is a testament to her skills as a diplomat – she was, quite simply, the greatest diplomat of our time. But it equally testifies to her vision for how to do diplomacy – a vision, frankly, far ahead of its time. A vision of the Global North and Global South working together, in a spirit of partnership. A vision the Commonwealth exemplifies, as a forum in which voices from all corners of the globe are heard and respected. Her late Majesty worked with six Secretaries-General, amongst them Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal. This great Guyanese diplomat passed away last month. He also championed this vision of the Commonwealth as an organisation which can forge closer, more equitable relations between the Global North and Global South. He described Commonwealth summits as a bit like a club. Not, he stressed, in the sense of being exclusive or elitist. In fact, the Commonwealth incorporates members great and small, from all over the world, and has now expanded to cover one third of the world’s population. But he sensed a unique chemistry between leaders at Commonwealth summits. Leaders had different points of view, faced different circumstances. But they would nevertheless come together and agree to deliver things together. Next month, for the first time since Her late Majesty and Sir Sonny passed, Commonwealth leaders will gather in Samoa for their next regular summit – His Majesty King Charles III’s first as Head of the Commonwealth, and the first ever to be held in a Pacific Island Country. Together, we can use the unique platform of the Commonwealth so that our diverse membership can tackle global challenges and make a positive impact for all.
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Foreign Secretary David Lammy gives an update on arms export licences to Israel, following the completion of the government’s review. https://lnkd.in/enMztQTa
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Peru has become the sixth country to ratify the UK’s CPTPP membership. This means the UK has now reached enough signatures to enter the dynamic trade group as a full member by 15 December 2024. The countdown begins. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ep6KnTrP
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“There's so much potential when we give people the opportunities to access jobs on an equal basis with everybody else.” Paralympic gold and bronze medalist at Rio and London, Susannah Rodgers MBE PLY has been working globally on disability inclusion. On joining the FCDO in 2020 Susie has worked in the Energy, Climate and Environment Directorate and is currently in the Disability Inclusion Team in the Gender and Equalities Department, developing strategies and programmes to mainstream disability inclusion internally and externally. “There's huge potential to really move away from exclusion and move towards leaving no one behind” With the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening today, Susie sat down for a conversation with Foreign Secretary David Lammy to talk about the work she does at the FCDO and the moment she realised she’d won gold.
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🇺🇦 This Ukrainian Independence Day, hear from displaced Ukrainians living in the UK. In the heart of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in London, a choir sings their spiritual anthem, Prayer for Ukraine. Their voices will never be silenced. #StandWithUkraine #SlavaUkraini #Ukraine
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33 years ago, the Ukrainian people chose independence from the Soviet Union. Today, Ukraine is a sovereign state, standing against Russia's attempts to destroy its national and cultural identity. The UK will #StandWithUkraine for as long as it takes. #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
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"Most of the impact falls on women and children. We try to make sure there's a family-centred, female-centred approach to the delivery of healthcare." Hear from UK-Med CEO David and senior nurse Harriet on their tireless work in Gaza, supported by the UK Foreign Office, to provide lifesaving healthcare. #WorldHumanitarianDay
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Today and every day the UK remembers all humanitarian workers who have lost their lives. We pay tribute to those who continue to deliver life-saving aid in the most challenging of circumstances. Anneliese Dodds #WorldHumanitarianDay